Workers who drive or deliver food for companies such as Uber, Lyft, or DoorDash can be classified as independent contractors under a law approved by California voters, the California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. Proposition 22, the Protect App-Based Drivers and Services Act, classifies drivers for app-based transportation or delivery companies…


The Arizona Supreme Court seeks to expand access to justice by allowing prospective attorneys with lower scores on the Uniform Bar Exam to practice under supervision in the public sector or in rural areas.


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A group of record companies has filed lawsuits against Suno, Inc. and Uncharted Labs, Inc. in an attempt to stop the unlicensed use of copyrighted music to train generative artificial intelligence models.


The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit outlined a new test for whether college athletes may be considered employees of their schools, paving the way for a possible FLSA claim.


Absentee voters in a potentially critical state may have a broader range of options in the 2024 presidential election after the Court overruled a recent precedent.


On July 1, 2024, the United States Supreme Court granted former President Donald J. Trump broad immunity from criminal prosecution related to any Executive Branch official conduct.


On Thursday the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a controversial Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement plan that shielded Sackler family members from personal liability for their involvement in the opioid epidemic.


A copy of an opinion “inadvertently and briefly uploaded” to the U.S. Supreme Court’s website on Wednesday revealed that it may allow emergency abortions in Idaho.  The Idaho law at issue outlaws all abortions unless necessary to prevent a pregnant woman’s death. It does not contain exceptions for abortions necessary to…


Despite its broad view of the Second Amendment, the Supreme Court upheld a restriction on gun possession by certain people under domestic violence restraining orders.


In a win for Starbucks on Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that the coffee chain could not be compelled to rehire fired employees who were trying to unionize.