On July 20, 2026, another California federal court denied class certification in a putative privacy class action involving a company’s cookie-based advertising platform. Lewis v. Magnite, Inc., 2:25-cv-03448-MWC-SSC (C.D. Cal. July 20, 2026). The plaintiffs alleged that Magnite s
By: Dawn Lurie, Alexander Madrak, and John Mazzeo The pace of change in employment authorization policy has long been relentless, but the developments of the last several days have been particularly significant. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released updated g
"Attorneys now have the power to violate Rule 11 in embarrassing ways within minutes."
When deployed effectively, AI chatbots can reduce bounce rate, increase law firm website conversion, and enhance your reputation with prospective clients. The post Law Firm Website Conversions In The Age Of AI Chatbots appeared first on Above the Law .
On July 22, 2026, Missouri Attorney General Catherine L. Hanaway filed a federal lawsuit in the Western District of Missouri challenging Kansas City’s Minority and Women Business Enterprise contracting program as unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection
On July 21, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency, now branding itself publicly as CalPrivacy, announced that its Audits Division has launched its first formal privacy audit, focused on gig economy platforms operating in California. The audit is the first in a planned se
On August 1, 2026, Louisiana’s Behind the Counter Protection Act (LBCPA) will expand Louisiana’s existing labor and employment laws by establishing new employment provisions and criminal penalties for threats and acts of workplace violence committed against customer-facing worker
California Western School of Law (CWSL) is seeking applications from entry-level or lateral candidates for 2-3 tenure track or tenured faculty positions. We especially invite applications from candidates with interests in business associations, commercial law topics (including ba
There's a cost to 'thinking like a lawyer' no one talks about. The post What Nobody Tells You About Law School appeared first on Above the Law .
Earlier this year, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (“DSCA”) issued updated policy guidance implementing a significant expansion of the universe of countries authorized to use Foreign Military Financing (“FMF”) for direct purchases of U.S. defense items. Previously, only t
Lance Walker , oil & gas title attorney in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has posted Forever and Aye: A Lawyer's Deed in Verse , further subtitled, "A Note on J. Henry Shaw’s Warranty Deed--and the Lawyer Who Once Stood Beside Lincoln": In 1881, a Beardstown, Illinois lawyer named J. H
From the agentic-law dept The post Ninth Circuit: Your AI Agent Can’t Violate Hacking Law. But You Might. appeared first on Above the Law .
{mag_summary} It looks like grandstanding, snark, dramatic, piercing glares and legal know-how run in the family, as Judge Adam Levy, son of longtime TV jurist…
We just released Episode 46 of the False Claims Act Insights podcast where Robert Hess and I talk about a Ninth Circuit case that opens to door to False Claims Act liability for 340B overcharges. Rob talks about why 340B is tremendously important to many in healthcare, and why it
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a decision Thursday in Ravin Crossbows, LLC v. Squires, affirming a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) final written decision that found claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 9,354,015 unpatentable. The dispute centered on ho
Walmart is facing a lawsuit over the alleged unauthorized collection of customers' voice prints. The complaint raises concerns about privacy violations and data protection practices. Customers claim their biometric data was collected without consent, potentially breaching legal standards. This case could set a significant precedent for how retailers handle biometric information in the future.
{mag_summary} Walmart is being accused by a group of customers of illegally collecting their biometric information. In a class action complaint filed in the Northern…
The week in appellate news. The post How Appealing Weekly Roundup appeared first on Above the Law .
Welcome to SCOTUSblog’s recurring series in which we interview experts on different supreme courts around the world and how they compare with our own. Today’s column focuses on the Supreme Court of Japan. To help me comprehend this apparent bastion of conservatism, I corresponded
From Jane Bambauer's and my brief in Patterson v. Meta Platforms, Inc., pending now before New York's highest court (for… The post Amicus Brief in Lawsuit Against Meta Over Buffalo Supermarket Shooting and Allegedly Addictive Design appeared first on Reason.com.
On 4 August 2026, the President of the Russian Federation signed Federal Law No. 319-FZ, which inserts a new Article 20.1 into the Federal Law on Foreign Investments and allows a Russian court to cancel the buy-back option that many departing foreign investors took in place of a
Please note that SCOTUS Outside Opinions constitute the views of outside contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. In late June, presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg described in a Substack post how he had endured every parent’s nightma
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to treat Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan fraud as an enforcement priority. As we have noted in prior updates covering both criminal and civil enforcement, the pace of new cases has not slowed. Below is an overview of significa
Federal lawsuit questions retailer disclosure before recalled battery-powered tool sales nationwide.
From today's Report and Recommendations by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Staffordt (E.D. Mich.) in yesterday's Evans v. Robertson: Plaintiff Sybrena… The post Defendant's Refusal to Identify Herself Leads to Recommended Default Judgment Against Her appeared first on Reason.com.
Murkowski will vote against Todd Blanche, putting the nomination in the hands of Bill Cassidy to see if he's learned anything since confirming RFK Jr. [CNN ] Fresh off losing at the Supreme Court, Trump issues new executive orders to limit birthright citizenship. [NPR ] * Chr
The explosion of generative AI in the workplace has created a new and largely unaddressed category of litigation risk. In May 2025, a federal court in the Southern District of New York ordered OpenAI to preserve and segregate all ChatGPT output log data that would otherwise be de
From Judge Carlos Mendoza (M.D. Fla.) in U.S. v. Joudeh: Defendant is charged with one count of transmission of an… The post Posting "I Wish Someone Would In Alive Him" About Federal Judge Isn't Punishable Threat appeared first on Reason.com.
From Doe v. T.T., II, Inc., decided yesterday by Judge Dale Kimball (D. Utah.): Defendant T.T. … is an escort… The post Errors Involving Posting of Escort's Photos by Escort Service Aren't Subject to Federal Nonconsensual Porn Statute appeared first on Reason.com.
Baltimore, Maryland – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced, today, that it secured, in July, multiple immigration-related prosecutions against illegal aliens who re-entered the United States after prior removals in connection with the Department of Ju
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