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Trump Visits Biggest U.S. Military Facility in the Middle East
Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base is a key hub for U.S. air operations across a vast region, from Northeast Africa to Central and South Asia.
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Can Trump Really End Birthright Citizenship?
For more than a century, there was broad consensus that the 14th Amendment established birthright citizenship for children born in the United States. But President Trump has challenged that precedent. Abbie VanSickle, a reporter covering the Supreme Court for The New York Times, explains.
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The Weather Service Had a Plan to Reinvent Itself. Did DOGE Stop It?
The U.S. forecasting agency was working on streamlining itself for the modern era. Days away from hurricane season, it’s now struggling to keep offices open.
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Why a $10,000 Deduction Is Blocking the G.O.P.’s $3.8 Trillion Tax Bill
House Republicans, mostly from New York, have gone to war with party leadership over their push to raise or abolish the $10,000 cap on the so-called SALT deduction.
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State Attorneys General Share Consumer Protection Viewpoints in Chicago
Twice a year, state attorneys general consumer protection staff gather to discuss consumer protection issues. Our state attorney general team was at the public sessions, attending and presenting on issues important to AGs. We first heard from NAAG’s Todd Leatherman, Director, Center for Consumer Protection, and Brian Kane, Executive Director, as they explained the changes…
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SEC Crypto Task Force Holds Roundtable on Tokenization
On May 12, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) held a Crypto Task Force roundtable to explore an appropriate regulatory framework for tokenized securities. In the keynote address, Chair Paul Atkins, stated that a key priority of his tenure will be the development of a rational regulatory framework for crypto asset markets….By: Mayer Brown…
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“This Was a Collective Debacle”
In Lacey v. State Farm General Ins. Co., 2025 WL 1363069 (C.D. Cal. May 5, 2025), plaintiff submitted a filing with erroneous AI-generated citations. The Special Master pointed out some of them. The plaintiff resubmitted a corrected filing; however, that second submittal still contained erroneous citations….By: EDRM – Electronic Discovery Reference Model
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WordPress Plugins: What All Firms Using WordPress Should Know
Plugins are like accessories—and Coco Chanel said it best: “Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and remove one accessory.” Your website will work best with simplicity and intentionality. We love plugins because they add features without requiring bulky or tricky custom code. But the danger zone is very real….By: Omnizant
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Client Alert: US Copyright Office Releases “Pre-Publication Version” of Report on Copyright Issues in Generative AI Training
On May 9, 2025, the US Copyright Office released a “pre-publication version” of Part 3 of its report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence (the Report). This much-anticipated Report focuses on use of copyrighted works in the development of generative AI systems, and particularly (1) AI training-related activities that implicate copyrights, (2) the circumstances in which…
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Daly v. The Wonderful Company LLC: Key Considerations for Consumer Product Contaminant Litigation
On May 7, 2025, the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a significant decision in Daly v. The Wonderful Company LLC, No. 24 C 1267 (N.D. Ill.). The court dismissed with prejudice a putative class action alleging that Fiji Water’s “Natural Artesian Water” labeling was deceptive due to purported microplastic contamination….By:…
