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[ad_1] From Gonda v. Duering, decided Friday by the Hawaii intermediate appellate court (Justices Katherine G. Leonard, Keith K. Hiraoka, and Daniel M. Gluck): [O]n December 11, 2024, Petitioner-Appellee Anaya Gonda filed a Petition for an Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and for Injunction Against Harassment (Petition). Gonda alleged that Duering, her former landlord, had harassed her both before and after she vacated the apartment on September 11, 2023. She alleged that Duering sent her “over 25 disturbing text messages with no legitimate purpose and a concerning focus on [her] health,” reflecting Duering’s belief that COVID vaccines had caused…

[ad_1] Among the commentariat, America’s problem with “forever wars” is usually discussed as a failure of grand strategy. In this telling, presidents misjudge threats; generals overestimate what military power can accomplish; and policymakers confuse battlefield victories with political success. These explanations are all valid, but they miss something fundamental: the people making decisions about war face incentives that are often badly misaligned with the interests of the public. The United States does not need to assume that its presidents are uniquely reckless, its generals uniquely ambitious, or its diplomats uniquely foolish. It needs to recognize that even intelligent, well-intentioned people…

[ad_1] Photo by esmaeil shiralipor Yes, I’m on the fly when it comes to — or do I mean I’m a fly on the wall of? — our most recent history. I’m not sure which, but whatever the case, I do know that I’m watching a world growing eerily stranger by the day (if not the hour, minute, or even second). And you know just who’s at the very heart of that strangeness. His initials, of course, are DJT and, explain it as you will, he just happens to be the president of the United States for a second time…

[ad_1] In February, the Supreme Court invalidated Trump’s International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) tariffs, which imposed tariffs of 10 percent or more on almost all U.S. trading partners… In a case I helped develop and litigate, the court’s 6-3 decision held that IEEPA does not authorize tariffs and that the president could not legally claim unlimited tariff authority. With the new Section 301 tariffs, Trump seeks to circumvent the Learning Resources v. Trump decision and once again enact a broad trade war without congressional authorization. Unlike IEEPA, Section 301 does authorize tariffs. But it sets limits that Trump’s…

[ad_1] From Adam Feldman (Legalytics) yesterday—unsurprising, but it’s helpful that this can be shown concretely: This article examines what courts have done after lawyers learned, or should have learned, that AI-related inaccuracies had entered the record. The study began with Damien Charlotin’s publicly available AI Hallucination Cases Database and independently reviewed 100 of the most recent cases in the dataset that were resolved U.S. matters involving lawyers. A stricter analytical sample included cases with a meaningful AI connection, a final judicial outcome, and enough information to evaluate counsel’s response after discovery. The results point to a coherent and practical distinction. The seriousness…

[ad_1] Reprinted with permission from Trita Parsi’s Substack. Oman and Iran appear close to a temporary arrangement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, potentially providing both an exit from the current round of fighting and the foundation for a more durable maritime order. Washington should welcome such an agreement – even if it acknowledges a degree of Iranian authority in administering traffic through the strait – because US interest dictates that open and non-discriminatory passage must be given priority over control. The emerging formula would reportedly divide responsibility for the shipping lanes. Vessels entering the Persian Gulf would travel through…

[ad_1] Guess who’s not coming to dinner? It’s a new take on an old comedy-drama currently playing out in Wisconsin. The Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner state, Rep. Francesca Hong, made national headlines when CNN, having unearthed her peak-woke social media posts, asked her whether she still wanted to cancel Thanksgiving. Hong then spent a lot of words not exactly saying no, notwithstanding a few good lines about being a chef who had previously prepared the meal and knew how to bring people to the table.  Presumably, mom and apple pie cannot be far behind on her list of things that must…

[ad_1] If not for Israel’s veto power over U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, the Trump administration might have secured peace in Gaza, stabilized relations with Iran, and clinched a deal with Saudi Arabia to help build a nuclear program for the kingdom. OK, that last “opportunity” deserved a hard pass, unless you reckon nuclear proliferation in the world’s most volatile region somehow serves U.S. interests. But in journalism, three makes a trend, so I’ve got myself a column. And America has got itself a big problem: Israeli pushback on President Donald Trump’s efforts to build a better Middle…

[ad_1] How much of a chance does Trump have of losing the Senate? The answer appears to be more of a chance than he had a few months ago. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Why Universities Won't Reform Themselves [ad_2] Source link