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Federal Workers’ ‘Emotional Roller Coaster’: Fired, Rehired, Fired Again
Former government employees are finding that perhaps the only thing harder than getting laid off from the federal government is staying that way.
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Why Do We Love Sad Songs Unpacking Music’s Emotional Power
I was driving home the other night, caught in the usual snarl of traffic, when a song by Adele came on the radio. Her voice, rich and full of emotion, filled the car, and for a moment, the world outside my windshield seemed to pause. It was one of her famously heart-wrenching songs, and as…
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AI Reporter – July 2025
Much of the AI conversation in June focused on the Trump Administration’s “Big Beautiful Bill” and its proposed 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation. The provision received major pushback in both the Senate and several state Attorneys General, particularly from Republicans who argued that it undermined states’ rights and disproportionately benefited Big Tech. The Senate…
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A Rise in ADA Website Accessibility Lawsuits May Leave You Asking: Is My Website a Risk?
Introduction – In 2024, over 4,000 lawsuits were filed in federal and state courts by individuals with visual, hearing, or other disabilities, alleging that companies’ websites and mobile applications failed to comply with Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). These individuals claimed the websites and mobile apps had digital “barriers” that prevented…
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Document Content vs. Metadata in eDiscovery AI: A Clarification of Scope, Access, and Accuracy
Abstract – This article addresses a critical source of confusion in legal technology: the conflation of document content and metadata in generative AI tools for eDiscovery. Document content is the text and visual data you see when you open a file—like emails, Word documents, or PDFs—including headers, footers, tables, and images. Document content does not…
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Federal Courts Find Fair Use in AI Training: Key Takeaways from Kadrey v. Meta and Bartz v. Anthropic
In recent days, two federal judges in the Northern District of California issued significant decisions covering the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright law. Specifically, in Bartz v. Anthropic PBC and Kadrey v. Meta Platforms, Inc., the courts addressed whether the use of copyrighted works to train generative AI models constitutes……By: Jackson Walker
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Proposed Budget Cuts for U.S. Government Satellite Monitoring Could Lead to Market and IP Opportunities
In July 2025, the U.S. federal government proposed an 84% reduction in funding to the Office of Space Commerce. Some say the move would effectively terminate the agency’s further development of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). The proposed budget may therefore halt government efforts to implement TraCSS, which is a civilian-led……By: Knobbe Martens
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The Intersection of Social Media, AI, and Product Liability
State governments, public school districts, and individuals are suing social media companies, such as TikTok and Snapchat, alleging that defects in their algorithms and platform features cause psychological and physical harm, especially to young users….By: Benesch
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Texas Court Could Limit Risk by Defining Exposure Trigger for Long-Tail Claims
The Northern District of Texas recently issued a pivotal decision for long-tail injury cases. It clarified that under Texas law, excess liability coverage for long-tail injury claims can center on an exposure trigger theory….By: Phelps Dunbar
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Significant Changes Under Georgia’s New Tort Reform Legislation
You likely are aware that Governor Brian Kemp signed Georgia’s tort reform legislation (SB 68) on April 21, 2025, which made a number of changes to Georgia law. This article summarizes some of the major changes under that legislation, including the changes to the statutes restricting noneconomic damage arguments; staying discovery upon a motion to…
