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Trump Administration Free to Fire Federal Employees Updated: Published by:

On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that a lower-court judge likely lacked jurisdiction to order probationary federal employees be reinstated after the Trump administration laid off thousands of federal workers.

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Appeal in Climate Change Lawsuit Updated: Published by:

On Monday, March 24, 2025, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear Juliana et al. v. United States of America, a lawsuit brought by 21 young people alleging climate-change related injuries due to the federal government's adoption of policies related to fossil fuel extraction and consumption.

Federal Appeals Court Rules Art Generated Solely by AI Cannot Be Copyrighted Updated: Published by:

A federal appeals court has ruled that AI-generated art cannot be copyrighted, affirming that only human-created works are eligible for protection under U.S. copyright law. The decision upheld previous rulings against computer scientist Stephen Thaler, who sought to register a copyright for an image created solely by his AI system,…