A lawyer’s Maine law license has been suspended after he tried to get continuing legal education credit for attending online programs that happened at the same time.
https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyer-suspended-for-trying-to-attend-2-cle-programs-at-onceOpen linkView original on kbin.socialThe unusually public and bitter fight over whether a judge should continue to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has sparked a lawsuit and turned judges against one another.
The trial is the largest of its kind in 25 years, and could entirely reshape Big Tech.
https://www.semafor.com/article/09/12/2023/google-antitrust-trial-opens-usOpen linkView original on kbin.socialCourt: White House likely violated 1st Amendment, but injunction went too far.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/order-limiting-biden-admin-contacts-with-social-networks-is-mostly-overturned/Open linkView original on kbin.socialColeman v. Burger King Corp., No. 22-cv-20925-ALTMAN (S.D. Fla. Aug. 25, 2023) Plaintiffs alleged that Burger King, through its advertisem...
Right now, judges are above the laws they enforce. There's a solution: the Judiciary Accountability Act must be passed.
https://abovethelaw.com/2023/09/judges-who-interpret-title-vii-should-themselves-be-subject-to-it/Open linkView original on kbin.socialChild safety group Heat Initiative plans to launch a campaign pressing Apple on child sexual abuse material scanning and user reporting. The company issued a rare, detailed response on Thursday.
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-csam-scanning-heat-initiative-letter/Open linkView original on kbin.socialIf you’ve been dreaming about bitcoin spot ETFs, it’s time to talk to someone outside of the crypto world. This is coming from someone who literally had a dream about them this week.
https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/31/grayscale-wins-lawsuit-against-sec-while-the-agency-settles-first-nft-case-and-friend-tech-hype-crashes/Open linkView original on kbin.socialAiO devices won't scan or fax without ink, and plaintiffs say IT giant illegally withheld that info from buyers
https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/11/judge_denies_hps_request_to/Open linkView original on kbin.socialTrump accused the DOJ of "secretly attacking" his Twitter account.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/08/twitter-held-in-contempt-fined-350k-over-trump-data-delay/Open linkView original on kbin.socialDonald Trump has been indicted on four felony counts that accuse him of working to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-indicted-jan-6-investigation-special-counsel-debb59bb7a4d9f93f7e2dace01feccdcOpen linkView original on kbin.socialNatale v. 9199-4467 Quebec Inc., 2023 WL 4850531, No. 21-CV-6775 (JS)(SIL) (E.D.N.Y. Jul. 28, 2023) Many lawsuits against “recyclable” cla...
Three former dancers have filed a suit against Lizzo, accusing the singer of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lizzo-dancers-weight-shamed-pressured-touch-nude-performer-lawsuit-rcna95161Open linkView original on kbin.socialCybercriminals appear to be successfully hitting small and large firms alike.
https://abovethelaw.com/2023/08/law-firm-data-breaches-surge-in-2023/Open linkView original on kbin.socialThe Tennessee Education Association, three local teacher associations and two Tennessee teachers sued the state over the law.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2023/08/01/tennessee-education-association-dues-deduction-lawsuit/70501825007/Open linkView original on kbin.social
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