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Trump Is on Shaky Legal Ground With Mass Layoffs at H.H.S., Experts Say
Job and program cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services have teed up court challenges and prompted bipartisan criticism in Congress.
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Surprising Allies for Syria’s New Leaders: Some Jews Who Fled Long Ago
A group of Jews who left Syria decades ago wants sanctions relief for a government with former ties to Al Qaeda, despite wariness from other Jewish groups and from Israel.
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Understanding Tariffs and Their Consequences
This week, President Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries, dismantling decades of global trade agreements and sending shock waves around the world.
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Cleo AI Agrees to $17 Million Settlement with FTC
Sometimes, deals are too good to be true. That was the case for Cleo AI, an online cash advance company that promised consumers fast, up-front cash payments. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Cleo AI offered consumers a mobile personal finance application that “promises consumers instant or same-day cash advances of hundreds of dollars.”…By:…
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EdTech and Privacy of Student Information: A Case Study
On March 27, 2025, a class action lawsuit was filed against the education technology (EdTech) company Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, a popular learning management system. The complaint alleges that Instructure violated children’s federal and state privacy rights. According to the complaint, Instructure states that it collects various account information about children, including name,…
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Blurring the Line Between the Dry and Wet Lab: Joint Inventorship in AI-Assisted Life Science Inventions
In 2024, not one but two Nobel Prizes (in Chemistry and Physics) were awarded to researchers for their work in artificial intelligence (“AI”). Particularly noteworthy for the life science community is the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, awarded to David Baker for “the almost impossible feat of building entirely new kinds of proteins” and to Demis…
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District Court Vacates FDA LDT Rule; What’s Next for Regulation of Lab Testing?
On March 31, 2025, Judge Sean D. Jordan of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an opinion and judgment in American Clinical Laboratory Association v. FDA. Judge Jordan’s decision vacates and sets aside the Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) final rule, Medical Devices; Laboratory Developed Tests (the LDT Rule)….By: Akin…
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Federal Circuit Reverses International Trade Commission on Patent Eligibility for Composition-of-Matter Claims
On February 13, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision reversing the International Trade Commission finding that US Synthetic’s composition of matter claim was not patent-eligible under 35 U.S.C. §101….By: Sunstein LLP
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LiUNA Announces Data Breach Following Confirmed Ransomware Attack
On March 31, 2025, Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 1184 (“LiUNA”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of California after discovering that the organization was the target of a November 2024 ransomware attack. In this notice, LiUNA explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to…
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Life University Confirms Data Breach Following July 2024 Cybersecurity Incident
On April 2, 2025, Life University filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Vermont after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access parts of the company’s computer network. In this notice, Life University explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information,…
