Breaking: Federal Judge Rules Legal Research Startup ROSS Infringed Westlaw’s Copyrights, Rejecting Fair Use Defense

Breaking: Federal Judge Rules Legal Research Startup ROSS Infringed Westlaw’s Copyrights, Rejecting Fair Use Defense

In a significant ruling for legal publishing and AI development, a federal judge has granted partial summary judgment to Thomson Reuters in its long-running copyright infringement lawsuit against ROSS Intelligence,…

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Judge Not Convinced That Trump Admin Violated Court Order By Accident

Judge Not Convinced That Trump Admin Violated Court Order By Accident

(Photo via Getty Images) Another day, another courtroom smackdown for the Trump administration. Today’s hiding comes courtesy of Judge John McConnell in Rhode Island, who is not impressed with the…

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Reagan Judge Still Respects The Rule Of Law – See Also

Reagan Judge Still Respects The Rule Of Law – See Also

Nice Try Circumventing The Constitution: Not on Judge Coughenour’s watch! Has It Gone Underground Or Is It Gone: Biglaw firm scrubs diversity from their homepage. Goodman Says Things Can Get…

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US federal judge issues nationwide block on Trump executive order purporting to end birthright citizenship – JURIST

US federal judge issues nationwide block on Trump executive order purporting to end birthright citizenship – JURIST

Judge John Coughenour of the US District Court for the Western District of Washington granted a nationwide preliminary injunction Thursday blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order purporting to end birthright…

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Judge in Boston to consider latest bid to block Trump’s birthright citizenship order

Judge in Boston to consider latest bid to block Trump’s birthright citizenship order

By MICHAEL CASEY BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Boston on Friday will consider a request from 18 state attorneys general to block President Donald Trump’s executive order ending…

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New York Judge Forced Out After Saying He Couldn’t Be Impartial

New York Judge Forced Out After Saying He Couldn’t Be Impartial

Despite the current state of the Supreme Court’s ethical quagmire, the mere appearance of impropriety or lack of impartiality is a real problem for the judiciary. So maybe Petersburgh, New…

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Professor Shubha Ghosh Discusses U.S. District Court Judge William H. Alsup’s Willingness to Learn About AI Technology Before Hearing AI and Copyrights Case

Crandall Melvin Professor of Law Shubha Ghosh spoke with Bloomberg Tax for the article “In the Battle of AI and Copyrights, a Judge Seeks a Tech Lesson”. U.S. District Court…

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A judge tosses social media star Yashar Ali’s defamation case

A judge tosses social media star Yashar Ali’s defamation case

Journalist and social media influencer Yashar Ali referred to a 2021 Los Angeles Magazine profile piece about him as “defamatory” and accused the publisher and article’s author as engaging in…

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Canada judge slams youth strip-search policy as violation of charter rights – JURIST

Canada judge slams youth strip-search policy as violation of charter rights – JURIST

An Ontario Court judge ruled on Tuesday that the two teenage girls charged in the swarming death of Kenneth Lee had their charter rights violated and called the provincial government’s…

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Troubled juvenile hall gets another lifeline on potential closure

Troubled juvenile hall gets another lifeline on potential closure

More than a month after the state ordered Los Angeles County’s sole juvenile hall shut down due to paltry staffing, a judge has once again spared the troubled facility from…

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Judge Aileen Cannon blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith report on Trump classified documents case – Orange County Register

Judge Aileen Cannon blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith report on Trump classified documents case – Orange County Register

Judge Aileen Cannon on Tuesday blocked the release of former special counsel Jack Smith’s report into President Trump’s now-defunct classified documents case, raising the odds it will ever see the…

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Judge Stops Justice Dept. From Releasing Report on Trump Documents Case

Judge Stops Justice Dept. From Releasing Report on Trump Documents Case

A federal judge in Florida stopped the Justice Department on Tuesday from releasing to Congress a potentially damning section of a report by the former special counsel, Jack Smith, detailing…

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US judge rules New Orleans police department can enter sustainment period – JURIST

US judge rules New Orleans police department can enter sustainment period – JURIST

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ruled on Tuesday that the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) can end its longstanding federal oversight, thus approving the sustainment plan….

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Former Judge Gets Combative When Pressed On His Romantic Relationship

Former Judge Gets Combative When Pressed On His Romantic Relationship

Former bankruptcy judge David R. Jones doesn’t like answering questions about his personal life. Now, that’s not an absurd reaction, but when you’re in the midst of an ethical scandal…

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Part-time actor claimed he created COVID-19 cure. He’ll spend more than 8 years in prison

Part-time actor claimed he created COVID-19 cure. He’ll spend more than 8 years in prison

A part-time actor was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison Monday for soliciting investors in companies that prosecutors said marketed a bogus cure and treatment for COVID-19….

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US imposes sanctions on Russia judge over detention of activist – JURIST

US imposes sanctions on Russia judge over detention of activist – JURIST

The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday against Russian judge Olesya Mendeleeva due to her involvement in the detention of Alexei Gorinov, an activist who was sentenced to seven years…

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O.C. judge tied to healthcare fraud scheme with convicted doctor

O.C. judge tied to healthcare fraud scheme with convicted doctor

By day, Israel Claustro was an Orange County prosecutor who took down violent gang members, sex abusers and corrupt bureaucrats. In 2022, Claustro glided to electoral victory, winning an open…

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Judge Ho Goes Full Pick Me – See Also

Judge Ho Goes Full Pick Me – See Also

Please please please, let me let me let me, get what I want this time. Are You Listening Donny?!: Validation hungry judge throws immigrants under the bus to get noticed….

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NY Judge Tosses Trump’s Motion To Dismiss Hush Money Case On Grounds Of SCOTUS SAYS I CAN DO CRIMES

NY Judge Tosses Trump’s Motion To Dismiss Hush Money Case On Grounds Of SCOTUS SAYS I CAN DO CRIMES

Todd Blanche and Donald Trump (Photo by Brendan McDermid-Pool/Getty Images) Yesterday Justice Juan Merchan tossed Trump’s motion to dismiss his New York criminal convictions on grounds of presidential immunity. Perhaps…

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Judge in Hunter Biden case sued over underage drinking party, alleged beating

Judge in Hunter Biden case sued over underage drinking party, alleged beating

The federal judge in Los Angeles who presided over Hunter Biden’s criminal tax fraud case has been sued over a party at his home where “significant” underage drinking allegedly led…

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