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Seven of the Best State Parks in the U.S., According to New York Times Readers
Last spring, when we recommended five state parks to visit, readers told us we had missed some of their favorites. So here are a few you wanted us to share.
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Federal Money Is a ‘Lifeline’ for This Republican School District
President Trump wants to cut federal spending for education. The money often goes toward disadvantaged students in Republican states.
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Trump Says Republicans Are Working on a ‘Comprehensive’ Crime Bill
President Trump made the announcement in a brief social media post. It was his latest effort to push crime to the foreground of American politics.
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Capturing Time: How Photography Shapes Our Memory and Perception
I remember the first time I held a camera. It was my dad’s old film camera, clunky and heavy with a mechanical click that felt like magic. I was around ten, and the world seemed vast and mysterious. Capturing a moment felt like bottling a bit of that mystery to revisit any time I wanted.…
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More Privacy Compliance Considerations for the 2026 Budget Process
Now is the time that many are putting together their 2026 budgets and considering how much to allocate next year to address the constantly evolving privacy and data security landscape. In the last article in this series we looked at three change management tools that can help effectuate privacy compliance….By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton…
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BIS Innovation Hub Launches Project Noor to Explain AI Models for Financial Supervision
The BIS Innovation Hub has announced the launch of Project Noor, a collaborative initiative with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the UK Financial Conduct Authority aimed at enhancing the transparency and accountability of AI models used by banks and other financial institutions. AI is increasingly shaping decisions in digital finance, from mortgage approvals to…
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UK Future Entity for Open Banking to Be Established by End of 2025
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a feedback statement on the design of the Future Entity for UK open banking (FS25/4). The feedback statement responds to the feedback received to the consultation, which was issued by the Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee (JROC). However, in line with the National Payments Vision, JROC has been…
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Strategies to Optimize Content for AI
We have been noticing a couple of emerging trends here at The Modern Firm. First, we have noticed our clients have begun to get “referrals” from AI models like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Microsoft CoPilot, and Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE)….By: The Modern Firm
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Federal Circuit Patent Watch: District Court Errs by Turning a Matter of Claim Construction over to the Jury to Decide and by Allowing the Jury to Conclude “Identical” Could Mean “Identical to a Portion”
Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions – LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS v. QIAGEN SCIENCES, LLC [OPINION] (2023-2350, 08/13/2025) (Lourie, Dyk, Cunningham) – Lourie, J. The Court reversed the district court’s denial of judgment as a matter of law of noninfringement….By: WilmerHale
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Are Employers Liable in Tort for Employees’ Sexual Assaults?
Should employers be liable in tort for their employees’ sexual assaults? Until recently, the universal answer was a resounding “no.” After all, an employer is only liable for their employees’ actions when the employee is acting within the course and scope of employment. And, of course, no employer “employs” someone for the purpose of sexually…
