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Professor Stephen Bainbridge posted a two‑part analysis of the Delaware case Witmer v. Armistice Capital, LLC, examining how insider‑trading claims intersect with state corporate law. Lauren Pringle of The Chancery Daily highlighted the series in her newsletter, noting the omission of a Supreme Court feature in her March cadence. The posts dissect the Vice Chancellor’s opinion on controlling shareholder duties and Zurn’s related analysis. The discussion resurfaces as practitioners seek guidance on emerging corporate governance risks.
German Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig has drafted a bill that would criminalise the creation or distribution of unauthorised "sexually suggestive" photographs of clothed individuals, punishable by up to two years in prison. The legislation targets images of clothed posteriors, genital...
Seyfarth Shaw’s sixth annual Commercial Litigation Outlook highlights how AI, privacy regulation, economic strain, and shifting restrictive‑covenant law are reshaping corporate legal risk in 2026. Courts are wrestling with authentication of AI‑generated evidence while businesses seek to protect hybrid intellectual‑property...
FOLIO introduced an AI‑driven suite that automatically categorizes and tags legal documents using a shared ontology. The tools integrate via APIs with existing case‑management systems, requiring no code changes. Pricing starts at $199 per month, with enterprise options for on‑premise...
Two 2026 decisions sharpen judicial oversight of administrative tribunals. The Ontario Divisional Court ruled that the Human Rights Tribunal’s practice of dismissing complaints on a premature jurisdictional analysis violated statutory duties. The Federal Court of Appeal clarified that mandamus can...
A federal judge in Connecticut dismissed the libel suit Khan v. Yale University after finding the plaintiff’s litigation conduct egregious. The court highlighted a 70,000‑page document dump, false interrogatory answers, and deliberate concealment of privileged communications. Judge Kari Dooley granted...
Thomson Reuters unveiled an AI Advisory Board composed of leading technologists and legal scholars to steer its next generation of AI‑driven research and workflow tools. At the same time, DocuSign introduced an AI Contract Review Assistant that automatically extracts, analyzes,...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FMCSA Administrator Derek Barr s used the Mid‑America Trucking Show to unveil a sweeping anti‑fraud agenda. The agency announced a crackdown on ghost offices, non‑domiciled CDL holders and bilingual testing, while launching the “Operation Safe Drive” enforcement...
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act will sunset on April 20, 2026, forcing Congress to decide whether to renew a tool that lets the NSA collect foreign communications but often sweeps up Americans. The article highlights the growing...
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that mandatory life‑without‑parole sentences for second‑degree felony murder are unconstitutional, overturning a decades‑old sentencing scheme. The decision, detailed in a majority opinion and several concurring and dissenting opinions, paves the way for the largest resentencing...
The U.S. Supreme Court set April 29 as the hearing date for two high‑profile Temporary Protected Status (TPS) cases—Mullin v. Doe (Syrian nationals) and Trump v. Miot (Haitian nationals). The cases combine challenges to the Trump administration’s attempt to terminate...
Brazil's first officially recognized naturist beach, Praia do Pinho, lost its legal protection after Balneário Camboriú's new master plan removed naturism from all city beaches and a Santa Catarina court denied the Brazilian Naturist Federation's request to suspend the ban....
A federal jury this week found Meta and YouTube liable for harming children’s developing brains, marking one of the most consequential tech verdicts to date. The decision hinges on evidence that the platforms’ design deliberately exploits reward pathways, fragmenting attention...
The Justice Department handed the House Judiciary Committee a January 13, 2023 memo outlining evidence in the Mar‑a‑Lago prosecution of former President Donald Trump. The release came despite Judge Aileen Cannon’s order sealing related materials, raising questions about selective disclosure. Attorney General...
The article stresses that the first 15 minutes after a new case lands are critical for attorneys. During this brief window, rapid, focused research can uncover pivotal facts, identify jurisdictional issues, and shape an initial strategy before formal assignment. Firms...
A federal judge reduced Elizabeth Holmes' prison term by one year, setting it at 10¼ years after finding she did not cause "substantial financial hardship" to any individual investor. The decision hinges on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines provision § 4C1.1, which...
Google’s senior India lawyer Bijoya Roy resigned after 16 months, adding to a series of high‑level exits that left the firm without a government‑relations chief. The departure occurs amid intensifying regulatory scrutiny, including antitrust investigations, a probe into AI‑training data...
A federal judge granted two former FBI special agents permission to proceed pseudonymously in a lawsuit alleging they were fired for working on the "Arctic Frost" investigation into a 2020 election‑interference conspiracy. The agents claim their terminations violated First and...
The District Court in Nebraska denied the plaintiff’s motion to strike paragraph 58 of the defendant’s amended answer, finding that the allegation of a sealed Iowa charge was not immaterial, scandalous, or prejudicial. The plaintiff argued that Iowa’s juvenile‑record confidentiality...
Grant Cleveland, CTO of Cleveland & Co, says AI is deepening client‑firm partnerships by creating shared intelligence across platforms. The firm recently earned the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Award for Most Innovative Law Firm/Client Tech Collaboration, underscoring its pioneering...
Troutman Pepper Locke’s chief knowledge management and innovation officer, William Gaus, says artificial intelligence will speed the shift toward self‑service intelligence tools in legal departments. The firm recently earned the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Award for Innovations in Knowledge...
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court affirmed a preliminary injunction that bars a private citizen from publishing personal information he obtained from discarded City of Scranton personnel files. The boxes, marked "Shred 2033," were left at the curb, photographed, and partially disclosed...
Louisiana lawmakers have introduced three bills aimed at modernizing the state’s captive insurance framework, with a particular focus on entities that underwrite commercial trucking risks. House Bills 936 and 904 would tighten capital requirements, impose stricter governance standards, and broaden...
Justice Felix Frankfurter’s 1952 remarks in the steel seizure case warned that executive power must be checked by a disciplined judiciary. He argued that courts should limit themselves to narrow, concrete disputes and avoid broad constitutional pronouncements unless no lesser...
Gerard Ryan, a Mississippi resident, pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to insider trading using confidential drug‑approval information obtained from a family member employed at a pharmaceutical firm. The scheme involved Ryan and an associate executing thousands of illegal trades...
A federal judge in Northern California denied Meta's bid to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the company helped create fraudulent pump‑and‑dump ads for a Chinese penny stock. Plaintiffs claim Meta's AI‑driven tools—Flexible Format, Dynamic Creative, and Advantage+ Creative—generated and optimized deceptive...
The FTC has sued Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, alleging Robinson‑Patman violations based on 17 million paired price transactions. Southern Glazer’s counters that the agency cannot point to a single unlawful sale or a retailer harmed by price discrimination. The FTC’s...
Law firms rely heavily on email for client instructions, draft circulation, and negotiation, creating a hidden productivity bottleneck. Emerging AI tools now scan inboxes, automatically classify messages, extract action items, and summarize long threads. These capabilities link directly to document...
The Merit Systems Protection Board issued a ruling that allows the Trump administration to dismiss non‑partisan administrative judges without cause or prior warning. The decision argues that civil‑service protections impede the president’s Article II authority to oversee agencies that shape policy....
The Delaware Court of Chancery ruled that directors and senior officers who ignore credible sexual‑misconduct reports can face breach‑of‑fiduciary‑duty claims. The decision applied the Caremark oversight framework, finding that both systemic inaction and superficial responses constitute bad‑faith conduct. It also...
A federal judge in Atlanta will hold an evidentiary hearing on March 27 to decide whether the FBI’s January 28, 2026 seizure of 656 Fulton County ballot boxes violated Georgia’s sovereign and constitutional rights. The hearing, presided over by Trump‑appointed...
Republicans in the House are advancing the SAVE America Act, a proof‑of‑citizenship bill that would require a passport, birth certificate, or naturalization papers to register or re‑register to vote. The legislation effectively reinstates a poll tax, with document costs ranging...
Advocate General Emiliou urged the CJEU to interpret Article 17 of the EU DSM Directive as covering not only the communication right but also the reproduction right of online content‑sharing service providers (OCSSPs). He argued that storing user‑uploaded content creates a...
The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for a chemical company after finding its severance release was knowing and voluntary under a five‑factor test. The court held the employee, a master’s‑degree holder, had ample 45‑day review time, clear language, adequate consideration,...
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced the No Adversarial AI Act, which would permanently prohibit federal agencies from purchasing or using artificial intelligence developed by China, Russia, Iran or North Korea. The bill tasks the Federal Acquisition Security Council...
The SEC’s recent rulemaking has come under heightened scrutiny for relying on fairness arguments without solid empirical evidence, especially in its cost‑benefit analyses. Critics focus on the Alternative Uptick Rule, a short‑selling restriction triggered by a 10% daily price drop,...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s "no quarter, no mercy" comment during Operation Epic Fury has activated criminal liability under 18 U.S.C. § 2441, exposing him and any service members who act on the directive to war‑crime prosecution. The article ties this exposure to...
A class-action settlement has been announced for New York residents who received the Tdap (whooping cough) vaccine between May 20 2016 and May 20 2020 after seeing a specific advertisement. Eligible individuals may file a claim to receive a monetary payment funded by GlaxoSmithKline. The...
GlobalFoundries has initiated legal actions against Tower Semiconductor in both the U.S. International Trade Commission and the Western District of Texas. The complaints allege that Tower is infringing on eleven of GF’s U.S. patents covering high‑performance analog, RF, and silicon‑photonics...
Hong Kong has amended its National Security Law, making it a criminal offense to refuse police access to passwords or decryption assistance for any personal electronic device. The rule applies to all individuals, including U.S. citizens, whether arriving or merely transiting...
House lawmakers advanced H.R. 7567, a farm‑bill amendment that would sharply curb the ability of individuals to sue pesticide manufacturers in state courts. The legislation also pushes back the EPA’s deadline for reviewing more than 700 pesticides, including glyphosate, from...
A recent 404 Media report reveals that Georgia State Patrol used a Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) to issue a traffic ticket for a motorcyclist holding a phone, contradicting the vendor’s claim that its technology is not employed...
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The Milan Court ruled that Inter Milan validly terminated a three‑year sleeve‑sponsorship agreement after the Cyprus‑based sponsor failed to pay, confirming the binding nature of express termination clauses under Italian law. The decision classified the deal as a fiduciary contract, emphasizing...
The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) released a consultation paper proposing a standalone market‑abuse framework for IFSC securities, replacing reliance on SEBI rules and introducing hybrid principle‑ and rule‑based standards. In Europe, ESMA approved supplementary deferral timelines for sovereign...
Recent financial stress has spurred a wave of regulatory initiatives worldwide. In the United States, the Treasury signaled a possible reset of bank liquidity rules, including a review of the Liquidity Coverage Ratio and discount‑window caps. China’s CSRC introduced a...
The White House unveiled a new AI framework aimed at guiding the development and deployment of artificial intelligence while safeguarding democratic values. Among its provisions are requirements for transparent labeling of AI‑generated content and mechanisms to curb deepfake misinformation. The...
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) clarified the line between “in‑scope” and “out‑of‑scope” contract modifications in its 2017 Zodiac of North America decision. GAO held that a modification is out‑of‑scope only when it creates a material difference—substantially altering work, cost, or...
The legal‑tech market is witnessing a rapid surge in demand for legal engineers as generative AI reshapes contract analysis, compliance automation, and litigation support. Job postings for legal engineers grew 48% year‑over‑year in the first quarter of 2026, with median...
Lawfare will host a live webinar on March 27 at 4 p.m. ET featuring editor Benjamin Wittes and senior editors Anna Bower and Roger Parloff. The discussion will focus on the Friday hearing where the Justice Department must justify a search...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced a series of high‑profile investigations targeting cargo theft, chameleon carriers, fake electronic logging devices (ELDs) and fraudulent trucking schools at the Mid America Trucking Show. Agency leaders highlighted a new vetting process...
