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[ad_1] Every year, there are many more airplanes manufactured in the United States than the country’s domestic airlines can use. This is a rather straightforward fact, but it has some important ramifications for the Trump administration’s trade policies, so bear with me for a moment. During 2025, for example, Boeing churned out 600 commercial airliners from its assembly facilities in Washington state and South Carolina. Many of those planes were sold to foreign airlines and exported. Last year was no outlier: The U.S. routinely exports billions of dollars worth of commercial aircraft and airplane equipment. We make more than we…

[ad_1] “Hell is empty; all the devils are here!” —Ferdinand in Shakespeare’s The Tempest I was six years and thirteen days old when the War broke out, and twelve when it ended. The greatest suffering I experienced at that time wasn’t due to material conditions—misery or hunger—or even to fear. It was caused by my parents’ absence and my heartrending longing to see them again, my isolated existence in a world turned strange and cold. I have already spoken on several occasions about those times. At the end of the 1970s, for the autobiography I was about to write, I gathered…

[ad_1] From the Tenth Circuit today in Roe v. Colo. Jud. Dep’t, decided by Judge Richard Federico and Judges Scott Matheson and Nancy Moritz: Appellant previously held a Colorado law license. As alleged in her complaint, Colorado attorney regulators first found her disabled from the practice of law and then disbarred her. The Colorado Supreme Court later precluded her from representing herself in Colorado courts. She then filed this pro se federal civil action against the Colorado Judicial Department and officials involved in the disability and disciplinary proceedings, alleging those proceedings were discriminatory and unlawful in numerous ways. Appellant filed…

[ad_1] From Trump Media & Tech. Group Corp. v. WP Co. LLC, decided today by Judge Tom Barber (M.D. Fla.); seems correct to me (and note that the court leaves room for some “targeted redaction of very limited and specifically identified information”):Plaintiff Trump Media Technology Group, Inc. (“TMTG”) brought this lawsuit for defamation against WP Company LLC (the “Post”) arising from an article titled “Trust linked to porn-friendly bank could gain a stake in Trump’s Truth Social,” published by the Post on May 13, 2023. The article described events related to a contemplated merger between TMTG and Digital World Acquisition…

[ad_1] Wall Street money manager and financial analyst Ed Dowd of PhinanceTechnologies.com warned at the beginning of April that the economy was already rolling over.  He said “Private Credit Problems are Ending the Party.”  Just 10 days ago, Black Rock and other firms with so-called private credit are  locking up investors’ cash because of a wave of redemptions.  Dowd predicted this, and the sagging economy is not going to be getting any better anytime soon.  If you thought private credit was a drag on the economy, then the Iran war is going to be a boat anchor.  Dowd says, “The longer this situation persists,…

[ad_1] From Judge April Perry (N.D. Ill.) today in Doe v. Thomas. Some context: Plaintiff’s motion for a protective order [51] is denied, as Plaintiff already has a motion for a protective order pending before the Magistrate Judge and duplicative motions are inappropriate. Plaintiff should have either requested an extension of time to file her confidential materials or requested a ruling from the Magistrate Judge rather than choosing to file materials under seal and then refusing to provide them to the defense. That said, the Court’s briefing scheduling was obviously not intended to force the disclosure of confidential materials without…

[ad_1] An excellent resource from Prof. Ed Lee (Santa Clara). The focus is on tort lawsuits brought against AI companies or otherwise based on defendants’ use of AI software; this is separate from Damien Charlotin’s AI Hallucination Cases Database. The post AI Tort Lawsuit Tracker appeared first on Reason.com. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants to stop pesky robocallers, but its proposed fix might make it extremely difficult for Americans to have burner phones.  FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has stated combating robocalls is the agency’s “top consumer protection priority,” and the agency claims a proposed rule unveiled in May would ensure “that providers cannot turn a blind eye while U.S. phone networks are exploited and Americans are defrauded.”  FCC rules already require providers to “take affirmative, effective measures to prevent new and renewing customers from using its network to originate illegal calls, including knowing its customers and exercising…

[ad_1] A B-52 bomber crashed June 15 at a California U.S. Air Force base, killing all eight people aboard.  Military authorities said they are investigating what caused the accident, a process that can take upwards of six months. But some social media users seized on the breaking news, sharing images they falsely said showed the tragic scene.  A June 15 Facebook post showed a collage of images of a military plane taking off while burning, a mid-air explosion, a destroyed plane smoking on the ground and responders gathered at the scene. “B-52 nuclear-armed bomber crashes at Edwards AFB – 8…

[ad_1] A very short excerpt from yesterday’s Seventh Circuit opinion in Betts v. Boone County, written by Chief Judge Michael Brennan and joined by Judge Michael Scudder: The Coroner of Boone County, Illinois, engaged in abhorrent and macabre behavior. Wesley Hyland kept several skulls as trophies from the deceased he examined. One was that of Louise Betts. Over four decades later, after the coroner’s death, the County returned her skull to the Betts family. The family sued the County under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violating the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The question in this appeal is…