Briefing: Newsom: Social media verdict should be ‘moment of reckoning’ for Big Tech
Strategic angle: California Governor Gavin Newsom calls for accountability in the tech industry following recent social media verdicts.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Law
Courts, regulation, legal affairs, privacy, and corporate law.
Emblematic MeToo trial of Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan awaits verdict
Tariq Ramadan, a well-known Swiss-Egyptian Islamic scholar, has been tried in absentia for the rape of three women in Paris, with the verdict to fall on March 25.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Parental advice on interacting with police varies widely by race
Strategic angle: Advice from parents on how to interact with police differs significantly across racial lines, highlighting disparities in societal experiences.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: New Mexico seeking changes to Meta's platform after jury finds company liable
Strategic angle: New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez plans to ask for algorithm and design changes, age verification and independent verification in the trial's next phase.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: LIV sued by distillery for trademark infringement
Strategic angle: A Long Island-based distillery claims LIV Golf's branding infringes on its trademark.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: A 92-year-old judge will take on the Maduro case. What do we know about him?
Strategic angle: Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro heads to court again this week under the oversight of Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who at 92 is significantly older than the average federal judge.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Supreme Court sides with Cox Communications in a copyright fight with record labels over downloads
Strategic angle: The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Cox Communications in a significant copyright dispute with record labels regarding digital downloads.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Justices to hear argument on whether a crime’s “contemplated effects” can expand venue beyond where offense was committed
Strategic angle: The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Monday in Abouammo v. United States regarding venue expansion in criminal cases.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: 'Away end' trial to include Leicester v Northampton derby
Strategic angle: The Prem's trial of 'away ends' in top-flight rugby is to be given its biggest showcase yet at the East Midlands derby on 9 May.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: 'Major player' in alleged mistaken identity kidnap of Sydney grandfather charged
Strategic angle: The 23-year-old is the third man to be charged in connection with the death of Chris Baghsarian.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Low-Dose Lithium Trial Sets the Stage for Future Alzheimer’s Studies
Strategic angle: A new trial on low-dose lithium could pave the way for innovative Alzheimer’s research.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Meta must pay $375 million for violating New Mexico law in child exploitation case, jury rules
Jury reaches a verdict in New Mexico trial in which the state's attorney general alleged that Meta failed to safeguard its family of apps from child predators.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: The serial-poisoning mother and daughter inspired by 'Breaking Bad'
Strategic angle: Carole D. and Amélie D. face trial for plotting to poison a partner using various toxic substances.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Musk lawyers try to bar Delaware judge over LinkedIn ‘like’ cheering legal defeat
Strategic angle: Quinn Emanuel argues for recusal of judge due to a LinkedIn post, which the judge claims was liked 'accidentally'.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: Brazil court grants temporary house arrest for jailed Bolsonaro
Strategic angle: The former president, sentenced to 27 years for an attempted coup, is now under house arrest.
Editorial Staff Mar 25
Briefing: The Sheriff Has A Joke Ready For The Mustang Driver Who Did 130 mph
Strategic angle: Police called off a 130-mph pursuit, found the Mustang later, and seized it when the owner refused to cooperate.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Court appears likely to side with Trump administration on rights of asylum seekers
Strategic angle: The Supreme Court seems poised to uphold the federal government's policy on asylum seekers.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Anthropic v. US Department of War: AI company challenges government in court
Strategic angle: Anthropic heads to a San Francisco federal court to seek an injunction against the US government's decision to blacklist it as a national security risk.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Briefing: Eel fisher takes on authorities at Belfast court over pollution in UK’s largest lake
Strategic angle: Declan Conlon will argue officials have failed to act despite clear evidence of the ecological collapse of Lough Neagh.
Editorial Staff Mar 24
Jewish charity ambulances set ablaze in London in suspected hate crime
Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity were set on fire in a suspected hate crime, prompting an investigation by British police.
Editorial Staff Mar 24