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Supreme Court Takes Up Fight Over DOGE Records
By J.P. Finet, J.D. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a dispute over how much information the U.S. DOGE Service (USDS) must provide during litigation over whether it...
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Home Distilling Ban
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Back in April, hobby distillers won a round in their fight against the federal ban on making spirits at home. That was in the Fifth Circuit, and you can read...
Can Trump Use Executive Privilege to Shield Kennedy Center Records?
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Washington’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents theater, music, dance, and other performances. It also has an unusual leadership...
Alito Explained Why He’s Sitting Out on a Case. Just Don’t Get Used to It.
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Supreme Court justices don’t typically give the public much of a peek behind the recusal curtain. Usually, a justice simply disappears from a case, and...
Third Circuit Rejects Fair Use Defense in Landmark AI Legal Research Copyright Case
By Kit Yona, M.A. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
The Third Circuit upheld Thomson Reuters’ copyright win, finding that Ross Intelligence’s use of Westlaw headnotes to train a competing AI legal research tool...
Supreme Court Lets Trump’s Voter Database Keep Running for Now
By Vaidehi Mehta, Esq. | Reviewed by Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
The Supreme Court has temporarily revived the Trump administration’s expanded voter-verification database, allowing federal officials to continue sharing...