US Supreme Court to kick off term with bid by Big Oil to toss climate suitsMonday's arguments mark the latest example of energy-sector companies asking the justices to block climate-related liability or limit federal environmental regulation.Reuters3d agoWhole story →JusticePlanet
US Supreme Court's Alito won't participate in climate case involving oil companiesUS Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will not participate in an upcoming case involving a bid by oil companies to scuttle a lawsuit seeking to hold them liable for helping fuel climate change, a court official said on Monday.Reuters9d agoWhole story →JusticePlanetSamuel Alitosupreme court climate case
Judge lifts Trump's White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and PoliticoA federal judge ordered US President Donald Trump on Thursday to restore White House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico, saying his ban on the three media outlets was likely unconstitutional. In a major setback for Trump in one of his biggest battles with the media, US District Judge Tim Kelly issued his order in a lawsuit that…Reuters13d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeDonald TrumpTim Kellywhite house press access ruling
US judge signals rejection of part of TikTok privacy settlementTikTok and ByteDance's proposed $400 million settlement with the US Justice Department hit a hurdle on Friday after a federal judge indicated he would reject part of the agreement.Reuters18d agoWhole story →JusticeTechnologytiktok privacy settlement ruling
US appeals court rule would require lawyers to certify AI-prepared filingsA federal appeals court in Denver on Friday proposed requiring lawyers to certify that any court filings prepared with the assistance of generative AI have been reviewed by humans for accuracy.Reuters19d agoWhole story →JusticeTechnologyai court filing rule proposal
Disney says Trump threats against reporters should prompt court to block FCC actionOngoing threats by President Donald Trump against reporters and broadcast networks are grounds for a US judge to block the Federal Communications Commission from reviewing Disney's eight ABC station licenses early, the company said on Thursday.Reuters20d agoWhole story →GovernmentCulturefcc license review dispute
US Senate negotiators consider requiring AI firms to mitigate known major risksU.S. Senate negotiators are debating legislation that would put responsibility on tech companies to design safe AI products, according to two Senate aides, and involve federal courts if the U.S. government wants to block their release, according to a Senate aide and a lobbyist involved in the negotiations.Reuters26d agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticeai regulation negotiations
