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After Texas ruling, states seek to fill reproductive health data privacy gaps

In the absence of federal protections, legal experts have their eyes on states laws that dictate how companies can interact with reproductive health data.

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Andrew stripped of ‘last remaining title’

The former Duke of York – a former naval helicopter pilot who flew in the Falklands conflict – had his honorary military rank removed over his relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

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Judge Rules Company Claiming Infringement Can’t Block Lady Gaga From Selling ‘Mayhem’ Merch

In March, the musician was sued for $100 million by the brand Lost International, which claims her Mayhem designs rip off one of its logos

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Hunter Biden disbarred in Connecticut after gun, tax conviction complaints

Hunter Biden was on Monday disbarred in Connecticut after facing complaints about his convictions on gun and tax charges, over which his father, former President Biden, later pardoned him. The former president's son consented to being disbarred and admitted to attorney misconduct as part of an agree…

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UK Supreme Court refuses BSV appeal, narrowing $13 billion lawsuit against crypto exchanges

Crypto lawyer Irina Heaver said the ruling reinforces limits on exchange liability and rejects claims tied to speculative future gains following BSV’s delisting

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A potential tariff refund fight is already chaotic

Companies are suing to lock down the billions of dollars they might be owed if the Supreme Court rules against President Trump's tariffs. Why it matters: Implementing the sprawling levies at the center of Trump's economic agenda looks simple relative to the chaos of trying to undo it.This is one of …

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AI might not be coming for lawyers’ jobs anytime soon

When the generative AI boom took off in 2022, Rudi Miller and her law school classmates were suddenly gripped with anxiety. “Before graduating, there was discussion about what the job market would look like for us if AI became adopted,” she recalls. So when it came time to choose a speciality, Mill…

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Lizzo Breaks Silence on ‘Fat-Shaming’ Allegations Being Dropped From Ex-Employees’ Lawsuit Appeal

"They were fired for taking a private recording of me without my consent and sending it off to ex-employees," the "Truth Hurts" singer said.

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International law on the killing of people who survive an attack at sea | Letter

William Schabas on the conviction of two officers of a German submarine of ‘an offence against the law of nations’ during the first world warSidney Blumenthal referred to a 1945 war crimes judgment on the killing of seamen who had survived an attack at sea during the second world war (Does Pete Hegs…

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Lizzo Celebrates Dismissal of Fat-Shaming Claims in Lawsuit Filed by Ex-Dancers

The pop star said she was "grateful for this victory," while a lawyer for the plaintiffs noted many of the allegations remain intact, "including false imprisonment and harassment"

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Epstein's UK flights had alleged British abuse victims on board, BBC finds

Lawyers representing victims say it is “shocking” there has never been a “full-scale” UK inquiry.

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New York accuses UPS of stealing wages from thousands of seasonal workers

New York Attorney General Letitia James said UPS "played the Grinch" by allegedly shorting seasonal workers on their pay.

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‘Increasingly likely potential’ of Palestine Action hunger strikers dying

Lawyers and relatives of the remand prisoners refusing food fear for their lives as they seek meeting with top minister.

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AI firms began to feel the legal wrath of copyright holders in 2025

Big AI firms have built their models by hoovering up copyrighted material from the internet as training data. They say this is legal, but copyright holders disagree - and this year they hit back in a major way

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Verizon refused to unlock man’s iPhone, so he sued the carrier and won

Verizon changed policy after he bought the phone, wouldn't unlock it despite FCC rule.

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Who is Jimmy Lai, the media mogul convicted in Hong Kong?

Hong Kong’s High Court has convicted media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai.

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Jimmy Lai Faces Up to Life in a Hong Kong Jail After Guilty Verdicts

Jimmy Lai, the publisher of a popular tabloid, was convicted of national security charges on Monday after spending decades supporting the city’s vanquished pro-democracy movement.

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Warner Bros. Discovery Sale Opens Antitrust Eyes

Netflix's proposed $72 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. studio and streaming assets -- likely to undergo tough antitrust scrutiny by authorities in the US and overseas -- is already defending the pact's merits due to a consumer lawsuit filed Dec. 8. Though private suits to block deals rarely succ…

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Hong Kong court convicts pro-democracy newspaper founder Jimmy Lai

The verdict exemplifies the way Beijing, through Hong Kong’s national security law, has swept away any last remaining press freedoms and judicial independence in the city.

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Their diamond-rich land in South Africa was taken. Now they want it back

A two-decade old legal judgement should mean they are benefitting but they say they remain poor.