Acting AG Blanche on the Superseding Indictment of Raul Castro and Five Castro Regime Co-Defendants
Acting Attorney General Blanche announced a superseding federal indictment unsealed today charging former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and five co-defendants in connection with the 1996 shooting down of two Brothers to the Rescue aircraft that killed four unarmed American civilians. A Miami grand jury returned the indictment on April 23, 2026, adding counts including murder and destruction of aircraft after nearly 30 years of investigation. The indictment alleges Castro and others conspired with Cuban military forces to fire missiles at the civilian planes during a humanitarian flight over international waters. The filing underscores the U.S. pursuit of accountability for long-unsolved killings of Americans abroad.
At Your Unemployment Hearing, You Need Evidence to Prove What Happened.
In New York unemployment hearings, the crucial first step is identifying the employer’s stated reason for denying benefits and tailoring your evidence to disprove it. Claimants win benefits if they were fired without cause or can prove constructive discharge, though...
Forthwell Limited v Pontegadea UK Limited
The Court of Session heard arguments in Forthwell Limited v Pontegadea UK Limited, an appeal from the Inner House concerning a defender’s reclaiming motion. Minutes before the hearing, the parties reached a settlement, filed a withdrawal application at 11:30 pm, and...
LTH Demo Dozen - May, 2026
Legal Tech Hub’s May Demo Dozen showcased 13 short vendor demos, opening with Harvey, a unified legal AI platform that combines large local document vaults, enterprise DMS integrations and external legal databases like Lexis into a single workspace. Harvey demonstrated...
Julian Washington v The King (Bermuda)
At the Bermuda appeal in Julian Washington v The King, the respondent conceded flaws in the DNA evidence and agreed the conviction should be quashed, after initially resisting oral reasons for the disposal. The Crown accepted the eight criticisms in...
ESMA Conference 2026 “A New Era for EU Captial Markets”
ESMA marked its 15th anniversary at a conference framing EU capital markets as entering a “new era,” pressing for deeper market integration, stronger EU-level supervision, and expanded retail participation to finance the green and digital transitions amid global competition and...
Justice ATR Officials Announce Law Enforcement Action Addressing Price Fixing During Covid Pandemic
The Department of Justice announced a sealed indictment unsealed today, charging seven Chinese executives and four of the world’s largest shipping‑container manufacturers with conspiring to fix prices and restrict output during the COVID‑19 pandemic. The defendants collectively produce roughly 95%...
Musk Loses to OpenAI, Linux Drowns in AI Bug Reports and Cyber Risks Rise | Techstrong Gang
A federal jury quickly dismissed Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, finding his claims time-barred and undercutting his challenge to the company’s shift from nonprofit roots—while testimony exposed embarrassing behind-the-scenes dealings, including a proposed Musk–Zuckerberg bid to acquire OpenAI and discussions...
The Clock Is Ticking on Super Changes | the Advisory
From July 1 Australia’s “payday super” regime requires employers to remit superannuation within seven days of each payday, moving away from quarterly contributions and leveraging the existing MPP real-time payments platform. The reform broadens who is treated as an employee...
My Attorney Canceled My Appointment with the EEOC Then Dropped My Case!
A caller says their attorney had them cancel an EEOC appointment promising to file a charge, then abruptly dropped the case, leaving the complainant without an EEOC appointment or counsel and facing shrinking statute-of-limitations windows. The hosts warn that long...
Lawyers’ Monopoly Webinar Series 3: The Comparative Lens
The third webinar in Stanford’s Lawyers’ Monopoly series examined how comparative perspectives can inform U.S. legal‑service regulation. Moderator Brianne Holland Stergar brought together scholars and practitioners to discuss tribal court innovations and the English‑and‑Welsh alternative business structures (ABS) reforms. Panelists highlighted...
LIVE: VA V. Ebony Parker - Day 2 | 1st Grader Shoots Teacher Trial
On the morning of the Commonwealth v. Ebony Parker trial, lawyers argued outside the jury about the admissibility of three pieces of evidence: portions of the Newport News school district handbook, parts of the Richneck crisis management plan, and a...
Live: 'I Didn't Ask You This':Van Hollen Loses Cool At Acting AG Blanche At Explosive Senate Hearing
The Senate’s oversight hearing focused on the Justice Department’s FY25 budget and operational challenges, with Acting Attorney General fielding questions on everything from drug‑lab staffing to high‑profile investigations. Lawmakers pressed the DOJ on a new DEA laboratory in New Hampshire,...
The Car Kill Switch Is Now Law
A newly enacted federal rule requires all new cars sold in the U.S. to include a remotely actuated "kill switch" that can disable a vehicle if onboard systems judge the driver to be unsafe. Congressman Thomas Massie is seeking to...
Scam Sites
Scammers are building fake websites that impersonate legitimate financial advisors by using real registered representatives’ names and linking to their FINRA BrokerCheck profiles, while substituting fake photos and promoting fraudulent crypto and stock schemes. These sites have already stolen millions...
LIVE: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Testifies Before Senate Panel on DOJ Budget — 5/19/2026
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified before a Senate panel defending the Justice Department’s FY2027 budget request of roughly $41.2 billion — a 12–13% increase, including a proposed $2.2 billion (27%) boost for the Bureau of Prisons — while fielding...
LTH Product Briefing - QorusDocs 2026 Update
QorusDocs (branded in the briefing as Chorus Docs) released a 2026 update that layers agent-driven automation on top of its existing pitch and RFP workflow platform for law firms. The product integrates Microsoft Azure, Office apps and OpenAI models with...
Inside the Fight Against Trump’s Deportation Campaign | Exclusive Preview
The video previews an exclusive look at grassroots resistance in Oregon against the Biden administration's continuation of a sweeping immigration enforcement agenda dubbed “Trump’s deportation campaign.” It highlights the Innovation Law Lab’s “Justice Bus” and free legal workshops as frontline...
AI Divorce Agent: $2M Startup Journey with Ryan Carson
Ryan Carson, former Maple executive, launched an AI‑powered divorce platform, positioning himself as the sole full‑time employee while the rest of the workforce consists of artificial‑intelligence agents. The venture, dubbed the AI Divorce Agent, recently closed a $2 million seed round. Carson...
40 | Choosing Software M&A Counsel: What Founders Should Know Before Their Exit
The podcast episode focuses on how software founders should select M&A counsel when preparing to sell or raise capital, emphasizing timing and differences from corporate counsel. Hosts discuss that counsel should be engaged early, ideally with the investment bank, and must...
Elon Musk Loses His Lawsuit Against OpenAI
A California jury on Monday ruled that Elon Musk waited too long to sue OpenAI, unanimously finding the company not liable for allegedly abandoning its original mission to benefit humanity. The verdict followed an 11-day trial in which both sides...
Water Quality Permitting and Reporting for Confined Animal Facilities in California
A Stanford Environmental Law Clinic white paper finds California inadequately monitors and enforces water-quality permitting and reporting for confined animal facilities (CAFs), leaving the whereabouts of vast quantities of manure unknown. The report highlights concentrated CAFOs in the Central and...
Neighbor Heard Gunshots Before Bodies Found
A longtime neighbor testified that on the evening of Nov. 10, 2023, she heard what she believed were gunshots from her home next door to Karen and Devito, describing three to four rapid "boom boom booms," a pause and a...
Judge Excludes Key Evidence in Luigi Mangione Murder Case
A judge ruled partially for the defense in the Luigi Mangione murder case, suppressing items seized from a backpack during a warrantless search at a McDonald’s as beyond the defendant’s immediate control and lacking exigent circumstances. The court found a...
How to Pitch a Retaliation Claim to an Attorney #employmentlaw
To persuade an attorney to take a workplace retaliation case, clearly state that you engaged in protected activity—such as complaining about discrimination or sexual harassment, preferably in writing—and specify the protected class involved. Then describe the adverse employment action you...
ScottishPower (SCPL) Limited and Others v Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs
The video demonstrates how Android users can redesign their home screen using a free application called Blank, which generates transparent widgets that act as placeholders for icons. By adding four transparent widgets at the bottom of the screen, the presenter shows...
The American Mayor Accused of Secretly Working for China | The Global Story
Last week Arcadia, California mayor Eileen Wang abruptly resigned after federal prosecutors charged her with acting as an undeclared agent of the People’s Republic of China, alleging she ran a China-directed news site "US News Center" to shape coverage of...
Andres: Bato SC Remedies Now Moot and Academic After Leaving Senate Custody | Morning Matters
The Supreme Court is now hearing a petition by Senator Bato dela Rosa, who seeks a temporary restraining order to block the execution of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant that has been lodged against him. The Solicitor General’s office...
Court to Decide on Zizie Izette’s Graft Case on July 20
The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court has scheduled July 20 for its ruling on the graft case involving former actress Datin Seri Zizie Izette Abdul Samad, accused of abetting her late husband, former Felcra non‑executive chairman Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin. Zizie...
Alex Su and Andy Chagui on Flexible Legal Talent, AI Pressure, and the Future of Law Firm Leverage
The podcast explores Latitude’s flexible‑legal‑talent model as a response to law firms’ capacity constraints and the pressure to adopt AI tools. Hosts Greg Lambert and Nikki Shaver introduce Alex Hsu and Andy Chagui, who explain how Latitude places former big‑law...
What Is the Judge's Role in a Settlement Conference?
The speaker argues that settlement statistics are largely meaningless because every case, judge, plaintiff and defendant is unique. Judges can initiate settlement conferences when frustrated with ongoing litigation, and may handle them personally or delegate to magistrates, court attorneys, mediators...
Unacceptable: Misleading Letters?!
A YouTuber warns of a new wave of TV-licensing letters that use government-style green headers, codes and language like “target” and “enforcement officers” to alarm recipients. He argues the design and wording are misleading: TV Licensing (run by contractors for...
Sick of Your Firm Owning You?
Brett Roe, a licensee at Insight Tax, says joining the network relieved him of administrative burdens like hiring, firing and employee management, significantly reducing stress during tax season. He credits Insight Tax with comprehensive training for staff and licensees, which...
What's At Stake in Chatrie V. United States
The Supreme Court heard Chatrie v. United States, a challenge to so-called geofence or “reverse” warrants that let police demand Google Location History data for all accounts within a place and time window to identify suspects. The case arises from...
A Basel III Deep Dive | What to Know About How It Will Transform Banking Globally
The video provides a deep dive into Basel III, the post‑crisis international framework that reshapes banks’ capital buffers. It traces the evolution from Basel I through the flawed Basel II models to the comprehensive Basel III package, whose final risk‑weight calibrations were agreed in...
New US Travel Rule: 5 Years of Social Media History From Foreign Visitors #trump #visa #immigration
The United States is poised to implement a new travel‑rule that would obligate foreign nationals seeking a visa or entry to provide up to five years of their social‑media activity and extensive personal identifiers. Under the proposal, applicants must surrender every...
Grief Author Murder Trial — Full Victim Impact Statements
The courtroom heard powerful victim impact statements in the murder trial of Corey Richens, accused of killing her husband, Eric Richens. Family members, including Eric’s father and his mother‑in‑law, described the profound loss and pleaded for a life‑without‑parole sentence, emphasizing...
You Can't Opt Out: The Surveillance Accountability Act (Naomi Brockwell Interview)
The interview centers on Naomi Brockwell’s Surveillance Accountability Act, a legislative push that would require the federal government to obtain a warrant before purchasing location data, financial records, or other personal information from data brokers. The bill expands existing privacy...
Can You File a New Lawsuit to Get Testimony via Subpoena to Get Around Previously Signed NDA?
The video discusses whether a new lawsuit can be filed to obtain a subpoena that forces testimony from someone bound by a previously signed settlement NDA. The speaker explains that while it is technically possible, it involves strategic litigation solely...
Taking Stock: Canada’s Role in Forced Labour
The interview centers on a fresh U.S. accusation that Canada is failing to block imports produced with forced labour, and it expands to discuss how the issue intersects with Canada’s emerging role in AI compute power. Connor Chatt of KPMG Law...
TAX BOMBSHELL: Newsom ATTACKS California Businesses with COSTLY New Proposal
Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a proposal to impose a 7.5% sales tax on digital software downloads and SaaS subscriptions as part of California’s 2026 budget plan. The measure would extend the state’s existing sales‑tax framework to online software, hitting major vendors...
Is NYC Anti-Real Estate? Mamdani's Housing Chief Weighs In
The video features New York City’s housing chief, Mamdani, responding to the perception that the current administration is hostile toward real‑estate owners. He stresses that the city does not view most landlords as bad actors; rather, they are generally committed...
Risk Control Regulation: How European Issuers Are Approaching Digital Assets
The discussion at NextGen Nordics 2026 centered on how European issuers are preparing for the digital euro and related digital‑asset offerings. Rather than treating the digital euro as a separate payment rail, issuers see it as part of a broader...
Why the ATF Revoked Fewer Gun Dealer Licenses in 2025 | The Excerpt
The Excerpt examined the ATF’s dramatic cut in gun‑dealer license revocations for 2025, dropping to just 56 from 183 the year before. The change follows President Trump’s executive order to soften enforcement, ending the Biden administration’s zero‑tolerance approach that targeted...
Trump vs Law Firms & Short-Seller Andrew Left's Trial | Bloomberg Law
Bloomberg Law examined two high‑profile legal battles: the DC Circuit’s review of President Trump’s executive orders that stripped four law firms of security clearances, contracts and building access, and the criminal trial of short‑seller Andrew Left for alleged market manipulation....
Abortion Access In The High Court, Again | Katie Keith
The podcast focuses on a fresh legal battle over the FDA’s 2023 decision to allow mifepristone – the drug used for medication abortions – to be prescribed via telehealth and dispensed at pharmacies. Louisiana’s attorney general, joined by a private...
Attorney Insights on Elite Data Protection | Flourish Re-Release with Helen Oscislawski
The episode revisits the core tension in today’s healthcare transformation—trust. Host Sarah Richardson interviews nationally‑recognized attorney Helen Oshilovski to unpack the "privacy paradox": clinicians and innovators demand instant, frictionless data exchange while patients and regulators insist on iron‑clad safeguards. Oshilovski highlights...
🔴 CLARITY Act: Who Wins and Who Loses?
The Senate Banking Committee just marked up the CLARITY Act, a market‑structure bill that has been evolving for years. After a fraught legislative history—including a stalled markup during the stable‑coin yield controversy—the revised text cleared the committee with bipartisan votes...
We See How AB’s Referendum Process Kept Changing After Separatist Organizers Faced Legal Setbacks.
The video outlines how Alberta’s government repeatedly rewrote its referendum legislation after separatist organizers encountered a series of legal defeats. Initially, the “Forever Canadian” petition required a single petitioner to collect 300,000 signatures before anyone else could submit a competing question....
How Real Estate Syndicators Raise Millions Legally
The podcast episode breaks down how real‑estate syndicators can legally raise millions by combining proper entity architecture with securities‑law exemptions. Host Nathan Sosa and attorney Mola Buzzland explain the standard two‑LLC model—an investment LLC that holds title and debt, and...