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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 her…

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 Corp.…

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, the…

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 a…

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. Source link

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 due…

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 confirmed…

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 whether…

Syngenta and its predecessors knew of paraquat’s neurological dangers since the 1950s, yet suppressed evidence and manipulated research for decades to protect profits, mirroring Big Pharma’s tactics to discredit natural alternatives and hide deadly product risks. The EPA reversed its own 2019 recommendation to ban paraquat after relying on industry-funded data from Syngenta’s advocacy group, repeating the same corrupt pattern seen with toxic vaccines and other chemicals where agency officials profit over public health. Farmworkers exposed to paraquat face 2.5 times higher Parkinson’s risk, and living near sprayed fields increases odds by 91%—yet the agency continues re-registering this poison while…

This week, police in Mississippi shot into a car, trying to stop a fleeing suspect. In the process, they killed a 1-year-old boy and put his aunt in the hospital. The scenario is tragic, but it’s especially galling because in this case, what brought officers to the scene in the first place was a report of stolen diapers. On Sunday, police responded to a call about a possible shoplifter at a Walmart in Senatobia, Mississippi. “Officers said they encountered two adults and a small child running from the building and getting into a vehicle,” reports Fox13. Cellphone footage from the…