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attorneys publicly dragging AI while quietly running it through their CRM, marketing, and research tools need to be studied. nobody said it's a lawyer. but telling people to steer clear of it entirely while your firm's chatbot answers intake questions at 2am is...a choice. the legal profession has a long history of gatekeeping while privately benefiting from the very things it gatekeeps. AI is just the newest gatekeep. use it. understand its limits. that's the actual ethical position.
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 The White House introduces a national policy framework to guide AI regulation. https://t.co/lLgBBS8OkL
This #WeekendReading: U.S. District Court has formally put an end to the Biden-era Retirement Security Rule (aka "Fiduciary Rule 2.0") after the Trump administration's Department of Labor elected not to defend the rule against lawsuits led by groups representing product...
It means the case has dragged on since 2023, and the judge isn’t having any more delays
The judge overseeing Brian Flores' discrimination lawsuit against the NFL denied the league's motion to stay the part of the case involving the Giants, Texans and Broncos while they appeal to the Supreme Court. she declined to reschedule upcoming deadlines...
Reddit $RDDT gets significant win against Anthropic The Court tentatively agreed that Reddit’s claims are "qualitatively different" from copyright infringement. Specifically, the judge noted that the claims arise from alleged:Violations of contractual restrictions on how and why data is accessed.Technical...
39% cap waiver is going to get litigated, I guess. Not sure what an Obama judge will say. Wait, actually I do know. Loper is a good point; MQD, probably not in play. IMO: Prof. Terry has a severe case...
Wall Street hates the Paramount-Warner deal. There's a shareholder derivative lawsuit here against the Ellisons, or maybe the deal doesn't even go through. https://t.co/ek5wSMzOXW https://t.co/fqN6mZnTz9
UPDATE: At 1:13am ET this morning, Gill's lawyers submitted a heated motion to the court, saying Krafton must explain why it shouldn't be sanctioned. Peeved at Krafton confirming "May" to IGN, then PC Gamer and Kotaku Says Gill hadn't had a...
“Public relations firm Global Situation Room on Thursday sent a cease and desist letter to Polymarket over the prediction market's planned bar pop-up in Washington. Polymarket has dubbed the bar "The Situation Room," which the consulting firm's attorney said infringes...
A man spends 170 days in a high-security jail. When he finally walks out, he doesn't ask for revenge. He asks for a deal. Last weekend, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was suddenly released from prison. For nearly 6 months, he was locked up...
The offices of the state AGs and DirecTV said their lawsuits seeking to block the Nexstar-Tegna merger will continue to move forward, notwithstanding Nexstar’s announcement that the deal has closed. https://t.co/2Y4mvyhfS4 via @variety
Why is the US so hell bent on not enforcing voter id? Seems so backward to not require proof of citizenship for voting
“Congress should support a balanced approach that allows for advanced AI training on copyrighted materials” 👀
“the Administration believes that training of AI models on copyrighted material does not violate copyright laws” 👀
Political influence ‘a serious problem’ for FDA under Trump, former commissioner says https://t.co/52IR3LfECD via @statnews
… “the SAVE America Act would pose a barrier for millions of women and others who have changed their legal names. An estimated 69 million American women and 4 million men do not have a birth certificate that matches their...
More AI lawsuits -> Publisher Chicken Soup for the Soul sues several tech companies including Google and Anthropic in federal court, claiming its content was used to train LLMs "The publisher said that Apple, Google, Nvidia, Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity AI...
D.C. Memo: @NXSTMediaGroup-@TEGNA Deal Sails Through @BrendanCarrFCC in a Speedy 121 Days; CEO Sook Makes a Few Minor Concessions But That’s It; Nexstar has two years to sell six TV stations but in the end, it might not...
I have so many clients who fall into this trap. Fortunately, they sought help before it turned criminal, but this is a real issue for many business owners. (Pleading for you all to hire payroll tax companies.) https://t.co/dfRo4v9K1z
It’s UNCONSTITUTIONAL to do a Referendum when the Constitution doesn’t demand it… Referendums are not done as a show of support, they are done because the Law demands that they must done. We can’t waste money on something not required...
China Targets Lawyers Defending Jailed Christian Leaders—Arrest of pastor Ezra Jin has drawn criticism from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. lawmakers @BrianSpegele https://t.co/dFy26iokX4 https://t.co/dFy26iokX4
Damning evidence suggesting that compliance certificates issued by Delve (a startup founded in 2023) are fraudlent + worthless I never understood how eg Cluely could be GDPR, SOC2, HIPAA compliant in ~a week. Now we know: they probably aren't. Just wild https://t.co/XoUjOBAUSD https://t.co/eaqLo0nAJS
Lawyer thoughts on The Bachelorette being canceled? Reality TV lead agreements are usually loaded with “representations and warranties” clauses that require the participant to disclose any material facts that could impact production, reputation, or insurability—think prior conduct, ongoing investigations, or anything...
Super Micro Computer Employees Arrested for Alleged Sales to China—An indictment alleges the three men conspired to sell servers housing AI technology to buyers in China https://t.co/dFYGL3rcpX https://t.co/dFYGL3rcpX
Serious question: did Nvidia know they had so many illegal devices active in China? They surely know when and where their devices are being used. So did they look the other way? Or did they help the authorities? They had to...
The Justice Department has appealed Judge Lamberth's ruling in the U.S. Agency for Global Media/Voice of America cases. https://t.co/gm4nuCAjgC
Building A Law Firm, Five Years In: Jed Bergman A founding partner of Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes, Jed reflects on the rewards of launching your own firm, lessons learned, and how #AI will benefit boutiques. LINK: https://t.co/vcBISHLjPH https://t.co/xNNrYniZVz
If you have an “agency” and you’ve had to rebrand it and rename it 3 times since December to try to get around regulations and bad reviews …you don’t have an agency, you’re running a scam
State AGs sue to block the merger in the am, deal closes in the pm. Wild ride for $TGNA shareholders - congrats to those who held for $22.00. https://t.co/hroSGkpRRo
It was an interesting hearing, with a very engaged bench of judges. Trying to predict the outcome based on the judges' questions is a mug's game, so we'll just have to wait and see. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/supreme-court-reserves-decision-facebook-privacy-case-9.7134978
I’m grateful to the task force for developing a framework to guide how Colorado uses AI. Under this proposal, Coloradans would get upfront notice when AI is used in major decisions, the ability to correct errors, and the right to...
Understanding the difference between tax planning and tax advice is crucial for advisors seeking to stay on the right side of this liability line. Tax planning may involve discussing general tax rules, modeling hypothetical scenarios, or analyzing the tax impact...
Diversification is a core requirement of a 351 exchange. Before assets can be contributed, the portfolio must satisfy specific IRS diversification tests. This video explains how those rules work in practice. The two key tests: The 25% Rule - No single security can represent...
More than 20 states are legally challenging the Trump administration’s decision to roll back a landmark scientific determination that greenhouse gases threaten human health, which underpins various federal climate rules https://t.co/FVlljxzbJ1
"US rapper Afroman cleared after police sued him over use of home raid footage" https://t.co/nm31pAaIKZ "I didn’t win, America won,” 🤣 https://t.co/B6bFcL256t
Catholic University is forcing Students Supporting Israel to invite someone who doesn't support Israel — or they can't hold the event. Student clubs, regardless of their perspective, are allowed to advocate for their beliefs and provide programming that supports those...
A new "kids online safety" law in Arizona would make posting the South Park clip of Trump and Satan having sex illegal, unless the social media user was able to upload Trump's government ID and a consent form from him...
Making up fake interview answers and attributing them to a real person, even with a disclaimer buried in the fine print, should be illegal as hell
Just a reminder that when it comes to bank regulation, what is deregulated on the way up is inevitably reregulated on the way down. Love them or hate them, there is no trend following crowd like our banking regulators.
US regulators are seeking additional information about Union Pacific’s proposed takeover of Norfolk Southern, an unexpected hurdle for the rail industry’s biggest-ever deal https://t.co/YELIEDfiKf
DOJ Will ‘Absolutely Not’ Fast-Track Review of Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal for Political Reasons, Antitrust Chief Says https://t.co/sQogt9Eyeq via @variety
Florida governor candidate James Fishback stopped paying his lawyers and lost his arbitration case against Greenlight. The great "global head of macro" drama ends with a whimper... https://t.co/MfpIKNWO1Z
Maybe you heard that a federal judge ruled against @SecKennedy's attack on the CDC vaccine schedule. Always great to win a battle, but we are still at war. The damage already done can’t be repaired. @JessicaMalaty & I break it all...
The Edison Electric Institute works for utility shareholders, not utility ratepayers. That's why FERC should revive its dormant proceeding about utility trade association dues and ensure that utility shareholders pay for EEI, not the public.
NY AG Letitia James says pay-TV prices will spike if Nexstar-Tegna deal goes through because they will demand higher carriage fees and those costs ultimately get passed on to consumers.
If you haven’t been following this, Afroman’s lawyers have also had some incredible moments — including asking if any reasonable person would think that a man wearing a flag suit in court should be taken seriously
This dreadful book banning bill, H.R. 7661, has made it out of committee and into the House. It's time to call your reps.
It’s a bit ironic that so many tech founders and executives find me through AI, only to hear my first piece of advice—don’t rely on AI. I recently addressed a rolling GRAT question from a young married couple and discovered they...
The legislation passed yesterday would not mean a man who commits a crime against his partner gets away with it.
