A San Diego jury awarded $105 million to a substance abuse counselor who said she was fired after reporting sexual harassment, a hidden camera in an employee bathroom, and concerns about patient safety at an opioid treatment facility.The May 12 verdict in Michelle Giaquinta v. San Diego Health Alliance, Inc.... Read More »
AI-generated nude and sexual deepfakes can now lead to criminal charges under federal law and in a growing number of states, as lawmakers move to punish realistic sexual images created or shared without a person's consent.The rules remain a patchwork. Federal law largely targets publication, while states including Florida, Texas... Read More »
A federal judge in California has ruled that the Trump administration cannot use federal immigration law to revoke visas or pursue deportation against international students because they expressed pro-Palestinian views, criticized Israel or engaged in other political speech protected by the First Amendment.U.S. District Judge Noël Wise issued the 90-page... Read More »
A Louisiana judge has expanded a temporary court order protecting college athletes seeking an additional season of eligibility, directly blocking the Southeastern Conference and Commissioner Greg Sankey from punishing schools that recruit certain players who previously pursued professional careers.Judge William Jorden of Louisiana’s 19th Judicial District Court amended his earlier... Read More »
President Donald Trump’s new order restricting birthright citizenship remained in effect Friday after a federal judge declined to immediately block it, while raising questions about whether the president can create new citizenship exceptions following a recent Supreme Court ruling.U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman in Maryland denied immigrant-rights advocates’ request for... Read More »
A Texas judge has temporarily blocked the SEC's newly adopted rule barring certain athletes with professional ties from returning to college sports, just two days after the conference created its own eligibility restrictions in response to court rulings against the NCAA.Dallas County District Judge Martin Hoffman signed a 14-day temporary... Read More »
A Rutgers University research dean has been charged with invasion of privacy after New Jersey investigators said they found videos described as “upskirt” recordings on an electronic device seized during a search.Joshua Kohut, 51, of Cranbury, was arrested Aug. 25 and charged by complaint with fourth-degree invasion of privacy, according... Read More »
The Department of Homeland Security is proposing a new $103,265 fee for many H-1B visa petitions, less than three months after a federal judge struck down President Donald Trump’s separate $100,000 payment requirement.The proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on August 25, would impose the additional fee on H-1B... Read More »
The Trump administration has paused immigrant visa appointments at U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide, days after a federal judge struck down a separate policy that blocked immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries.The State Department says the scheduling changes are temporary and needed to train consular officers on how to... Read More »
The SEC and Big Ten have adopted new eligibility rules barring certain athletes with professional ties from returning to college competition, creating a new layer of restrictions as courts continue to reshape NCAA eligibility rules.Both conferences acted Tuesday, August 25, days after a Louisiana judge temporarily cleared a group of... Read More »
President Donald Trump has imposed 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion in Canadian imports under a 96-year-old trade law, six months after the Supreme Court rejected his use of emergency economic powers for sweeping duties on foreign goods.The new tariffs rely on Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930,... Read More »
A new peer-reviewed study found confirmed chronic traumatic encephalopathy in at least 24.5% of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021, substantially expanding the scientific record a decade after federal courts upheld the league's concussion settlement and its cutoff for new Death with CTE awards.The study, published Tuesday... Read More »
A California jury has awarded $33 million to twin girls whose parents were killed in a 2022 Redwood City street-racing crash, finding the teenage driver, another racer and the teen’s parents liable for the deaths.The San Mateo County jury returned the verdict Aug. 11 after a roughly three-week wrongful death... Read More »
A Los Angeles jury has awarded $28.8 million to a motorcyclist whose leg was amputated below the knee after an LAFD firetruck entered an East Hollywood intersection against a red light and struck him.The jury returned its verdict Aug. 13 after a five-week trial in a lawsuit brought by Robert... Read More »
California’s Delete Act entered a major new phase on August 1, requiring registered data brokers to begin processing residents’ requests to erase personal information collected about them.The law created the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, known as DROP, which allows a California resident to send one deletion request to more... Read More »
