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OpenAI hit with lawsuit claiming ChatGPT acted as an unlicensed lawyer ChatGPT maker OpenAI has been accused in a new lawsuit of practicing law without a U.S. license and helping a former disability claimant breach a settlement and flood a federal court docket with meritless filings.

ChatGPT maker OpenAI has been accused in a new lawsuit of practicing law without a U.S. license and helping a former disability claimant breach a settlement and flood a federal court docket with meritless filings.

05.03.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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OpenAI hit with lawsuit claiming ChatGPT acted as an unlicensed lawyer ChatGPT maker OpenAI has been accused in a new lawsuit of practicing law without a U.S. license and helping a former disability claimant breach a settlement and flood a federal court docket with merit...

β€œChatGPT is not an attorney,” the lawsuit said. Although OpenAI has shown ChatGPT can pass an attorney bar exam, Nippon said, β€œit has not been admitted to practice law ​in the State of Illinois or in any other jurisdiction within the United States.” www.reuters.com/legal/legali...

05.03.2026 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Trump, Bondi face lawsuit over approval of ByteDance TikTok US asset sale President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi ​were sued Thursday over the β€ŒU.S. government's approval of a deal by TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to ​establish a majority American-owned ​jo...

Trump, Bondi face lawsuit over approval of ByteDance TikTok US asset sale www.reuters.com/world/trump-...

05.03.2026 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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OpenAI hit with lawsuit claiming ChatGPT acted as an unlicensed lawyer ChatGPT maker OpenAI has been accused in a new lawsuit of practicing law without a U.S. license and helping a former disability claimant breach a settlement and flood a federal court docket with merit...

OpenAI hit with lawsuit claiming ChatGPT acted as an unlicensed lawyer www.reuters.com/legal/legali...

05.03.2026 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 12
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πŸ‘€The federal judges in West Virginia, where ICE has been pulling over and detaining people on the freeway, are literally screaming about ICE's tactics.

"It is an assault on the constitutional order," Judge Goodwin says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

21.02.2026 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 20344    πŸ” 7493    πŸ’¬ 451    πŸ“Œ 380
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US judge questions DOJ handling of Washington Post reporter search A U.S. judge on Friday sharply questioned Justice Department lawyers about their handling of a search of a Washington Post reporter's home last month.

US judge questions DOJ handling of Washington Post reporter search www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

21.02.2026 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US judge upholds $243 million verdict against Tesla over fatal Autopilot crash A federal judge rejected Tesla's request to pay $243 million to victims of a 2019 fatal crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S.

US judge upholds $243 million verdict against Tesla over fatal Autopilot crash www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...

20.02.2026 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meta's Zuckerberg faces questioning at youth addiction trial Meta Platforms CEO and billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is set to be questioned for the first time in a U.S. court on Wednesday about Instagram's effect on the mental health of young users, as a landmark trial over youth social media addiction continues.

Meta Platforms CEO and billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is set to be questioned for the first time in a U.S. court on Wednesday about Instagram's effect on the mental health of young users, as a landmark trial over youth social media addiction continues.

18.02.2026 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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Pediatricians group sues over US FTC launching gender-affirming care probe The American Academy of Pediatrics filed a lawsuit on Tuesday accusing the U.S. Federal Trade Commission of launching an investigation concerning its support of gender-affirming care for transgender y...

Pediatricians group sues over US FTC launching gender-affirming care probe www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

17.02.2026 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped. The decisions amount to a huge legal rebuke, one the administration has ignored.

Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

17.02.2026 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Attorney for government tells judge in ICE case: 'This job sucks' Julie Le made the remark while she was representing the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota, where federal officers are conducting a massive immigration crackdown.

NEW: A government attorney who was detailed to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota is no longer on that detail after telling a judge β€œthis job sucks” and asking to be held in contempt so she could get 24 hours of sleep: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

04.02.2026 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 910    πŸ” 292    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 41
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Musk loses bid to dismiss SEC lawsuit over Twitter stake A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Elon Musk's bid to dismiss a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit claiming he waited too long to disclose his purchases of Twitter shares in 2022.

Musk loses bid to dismiss SEC lawsuit over Twitter stake www.reuters.com/world/musk-l...

03.02.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US judge halts Trump plan to end protections for 350,000 Haitians www.reuters.com/world/us-jud... //// storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

03.02.2026 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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New - US District Judge Kathleen Williams (Obama/ 2011) assigned to hear Trump's IRS / Treasury suit claiming leak of tax returns www.reuters.com/markets/us/t...

30.01.2026 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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In six violent encounters, evidence contradicts Trump immigration officials' narratives President Trump’s top immigration officials have repeatedly made statements after violent encounters involving federal agents β€” including two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis this month...

In six violent encounters, evidence contradicts Trump immigration officials' narratives www.reuters.com/world/us/evi...

28.01.2026 04:26 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Order on Motion for TRO – #10 in Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension v. Noem (D. Minnesota, 0:26-cv-00628) – CourtListener.com Order on Motion for TRO

BREAKING: Trump-appointed judge blocks FBI/DOJ/DHS from destroying or altering evidence related to shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis. Judge Eric Tostrud grants TRO & sets Monday hearing. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

25.01.2026 05:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2095    πŸ” 681    πŸ’¬ 83    πŸ“Œ 60
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ICE broke into Minnesota home, dragged barely clothed man into snow A Minnesota man told Reuters on Monday he felt fear, shame and desperation a day after ICE officers broke down his door with guns drawn, handcuffed him and dragged him into the snow wearing shorts and...

"I was praying. I was like, God, please help me, I didn't do anything wrong. Why do they do this to me?" www.reuters.com/world/us/ice...

20.01.2026 04:50 β€” πŸ‘ 292    πŸ” 121    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 7
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BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

17.01.2026 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 6758    πŸ” 2130    πŸ’¬ 178    πŸ“Œ 203
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US appeals court rejects RNC lawsuit claiming Google email spam filters harmed fundraising The Republican National Committee on Friday lost its appeal that sought to reinstate a lawsuit accusing Alphabet’s Google of intentionally misdirecting the political party's email messages to users' s...

US appeals court rejects RNC lawsuit claiming Google email spam filters harmed fundraising www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

16.01.2026 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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US judge blocks Trump administration from cutting Minnesota's food stamp funding A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from withholding $80 million to administer Minnesota's food stamp program while the state reviews the eligibility of 100,00...

US judge blocks Trump administration from cutting Minnesota's food stamp funding www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

14.01.2026 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump flips off antagonizing worker at Ford plant in Michigan U.S. President Donald Trump raised his middle finger and appeared to direct profanity toward a factory worker who expressed criticism of his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein controversy at a Michigan auto plant on Tuesday, video circulating online showed.

Trump flips off antagonizing worker at Ford plant in Michigan reut.rs/4pwICBD

14.01.2026 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 110    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 14
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DOJ civil rights lawyers resign in part overΒ sidelining from Minnesota shooting probe, sources say Four senior civil rights lawyers at the U.S. Justice Department resigned in recent days, departures that were prompted in part by a decision to sideline their unit from investigating the fatal shootin...

DOJ civil rights lawyers resign in part over sidelining from Minnesota shooting probe www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

13.01.2026 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US federal agent fatally shoots driver in Minneapolis amid immigration enforcement surge A U.S. immigration agent shot and killed a driver in Minneapolis on Wednesday amid an immigration enforcement surge, according to local and federal officials, the latest violent incident during Presid...

A US immigration agent shot and killed a driver in Minneapolis amid an immigration enforcement surge. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey blamed the Trump administration in a post on X for heightening tensions around immigration enforcement reut.rs/4svyhsw

07.01.2026 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 122    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 10
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Judge rejects DOJ's subpoena to Children's Hospital Colorado over transgender care The U.S. Department of Justice has suffered another setback in its efforts to subpoena providers of gender-affirming care for transgender youth in order to obtain patient information and details about...

New: The DOJ has suffered another setback in its efforts to subpoena providers of gender-affirming care for transgender youth in order to obtain patient information and details about the treatments they were provided, this time in Colorado. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

06.01.2026 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 446    πŸ” 149    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 9
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Elon Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors When contacted by Reuters for comment by email, xAI replied with the message "Legacy Media Lies."

Many are just waking up to the Grok-nonconsensual images story as these pictures began flooding X over the holidays, but here’s our piece from Jan 2 featuring a victim, Julie Yukari, who was brave enough to speak on the record and on camera:

www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

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US judge tosses Trump challenge to New York immigration-related law A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit the U.S. Department of Justice filed challenging a New York law that President Donald Trump's administration said was impeding immigration enforcement.

US judge tosses Trump challenge to New York immigration-related law www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...

23.12.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kavanaugh in a footnote in today's opinion says "the officers must not make interior immigration stops or arrests based on race or ethnicity."

23.12.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 801    πŸ” 113    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 93
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Former Manhattan prosecutor David O'Keefe, suing over his arrest as he protested Skadden's deal with the Trump White House, is represented by a Cornell law clinic and NY civil rights lawyer - here's the complaint: tmsnrt.rs/3L9nN12 More - www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

19.12.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Retired prosecutor sues New York over arrest while protesting law firm Skadden A retired prosecutor has sued New York City and Brookfield Properties in federal court, alleging he was wrongfully arrested while protesting in a public space against law firm Skadden Arps over its de...

Retired prosecutor sues New York over arrest while protesting law firm Skadden www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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