A law fast-tracked by the Illinois legislature will not prevent political parties from appointing candidates to run for the legislature in the 2024 election.


A class action lawsuit was filed against the maker of popular prebiotic soda brand Poppi in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, on May 29, 2024. The lawsuit centers around Poppi's claims that the soda is "gut healthy" due to the inclusion of prebiotics in its drinks.


In a concurring opinion, U.S. Circuit Judge Kevin Newsom included thoughts on using AI-powered LLMs to help analyze the ordinary meaning of words in legal texts.


Posted in: Contracts

Louisiana added mifepristone and misoprostol to Schedule IV of its drug laws, becoming the first state to take this step and sparking criticism from medical providers.


On Monday, May 13, 2024, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms, Inc. in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, alleging that Facebook and Instagram censored the "Who is Bobby Kennedy" film.


Federal prosecutors on Wednesday arrested two brothers, who had both studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, on charges that they stole $25 million worth of cryptocurrency on Ethereum’s blockchain.  Anton Peraire-Bueno, 24, and James Peraire-Bueno, 28, were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit…


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A copyright owner bringing a timely claim for infringement under the general statute of limitations can recover damages regardless of when the infringing acts occurred.


TikTok Inc. and ByteDance Ltd. filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, seeking a review of the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.


Ex-Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider sued the creators of the documentary "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" on Wednesday, alleging that their series defamed him and falsely implied that he was a child sexual abuser.


The disgraced former producer will get a new trial in the sex crime case against him in New York after the Court of Appeals found that the trial court should not have allowed certain testimony against him.