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Trump’s Embrace of Putin Shows Few Results
The American president’s preference for praising and excusing the Russian leader has yielded no progress toward peace in Ukraine.
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The Filibuster, a Staple of the Modern Senate, Is on the Ropes
The Senate skirting the filibuster to strike down California’s plan to phase out gas-powered vehicles was the latest wound to a tactic in decline.
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‘They Make People Too Scared’: Chinese Students Reckon With U.S. Visa Bans
Helplessness and frustration are setting in as student applicants in China wait to see how sweeping the new U.S. action might be.
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List of Trump’s Latest Pardons and Commutations, Including Larry Hoover and NBA YoungBoy
A blitz of pardons and commutations included those who have expressed political support or echoed the president in claiming they had been unfairly targeted.
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Judge Blocks Shutdown of Biden-Era Migrant Entry Programs
The sweeping order applied to hundreds of thousands of people legally in the country through programs put in place for Ukrainians, Afghans and others.
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Confronting History, Family and Race on a Road Trip to New Orleans
After a cousin he never knew contacted him, a writer set out on a journey along the Gulf Coast to learn more about her, and himself.
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[Video] Key Discovery Points: Do Your Best to Avoid Discovery Shenanigans!
In this Key Discovery Points video, Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today and Brett Burney of Nextpoint break down a sharply worded ruling from Judge Matthewman in 777 Partners v. Leadenhall Capital. After repeated delays, disputes, and disregard for court orders, the judge denied the plaintiffs’ motion to compel – calling out the parties for their…
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Federal Court Allows Collective Action Lawsuit Over Alleged AI Hiring Bias
Derek Mobley, a man over 40 years old, sued Workday Inc. claiming that Workday’s artificial intelligence (AI)-driven applicant screening tools have systematically disadvantaged him and other older job seekers. Mobley submitted more than 100 applications to companies using Workday’s platform, and he was rejected every time….By: Holland & Knight LLP
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Montana Amends Law to Cover Collection and Use of Neural Data
Montana recently revised its Genetic Information Privacy Act to address neural data. The law went into effect in 2023, and applies to both entities that offer genetic testing services as well as entities that use genetic data….By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit Holds That Conception Does Not Require Certainty of Success
On May 12, 2025, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated-in-part and remanded a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) decision in an interference proceeding concluding that the Broad Institute, Inc. (“Broad Institute”) has priority over the Regents of the University of California (“Regents”) with respect to the CRISPR-Cas9 system-related patent claims in…