New Laws for AI Developers: California’s Fork in the AI Regulatory Road

New Laws for AI Developers: California’s Fork in the AI Regulatory Road

October 16, 2025

New Laws for AI Developers: California’s Fork in the AI Regulatory Road

By: Steven Hess

AI Regulation and The Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act Artificial intelligence (“AI”) products have become an increasingly significant aspect of U.S. innovation, growth, and development.  Generative AI is being used to predict the structure of proteins and other biomolecules in pharmaceutical research,[1] to simulate wargames for the U.S. military,[2] and to drive an estimated hundreds of billions of dollars of growth in sectors from retail to banking.[3] Motivated by the potentially revolutionary impacts of generative AI on every aspect of the economy, there has been particular interest in reforming laws to harness and regulate the future of AI.  In July, the White House issued “America’s Action Plan” for winning the global “race” to develop and exploit AI technologies.[4]  At…

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Flirting with Disaster: Kid Glove Treatment of an Assassination Attempt Sets Damaging Example

October 6, 2025

Flirting with Disaster: Kid Glove Treatment of an Assassination Attempt Sets Damaging Example

By: James Trusty

On a crisp October afternoon while the media focused on P Diddy’s high-profile New York sentencing, a less conspicuous—but more consequential—hearing took place in another federal courthouse, not far from the nation’s capital. Nichola Roske was sentenced for the attempted assassination of at least one Supreme Court associate justice. On June 8, 2022, Roske flew across the country—California to Virginia—and then traveled by cab to…

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This Wall Won’t Hold: Preventing Foreign Claims on Asbestos Trusts

August 25, 2025

This Wall Won’t Hold: Preventing Foreign Claims on Asbestos Trusts

By: George Calhoun

Bankruptcy continues as a favored vehicle for the resolution of mass-tort claims, particularly asbestos-based claims.  In two recent cases in Delaware, an often-overlooked issue has raised a red flag concerning the fairness of the trusts proposed in many of these cases.  The plan proponents in those cases proposed asbestos trusts that provided that foreign claimants were not eligible for payment.  It is a foundational principle…

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AI Conversations Feel Private. Could They Be Privileged?

June 11, 2025

AI Conversations Feel Private. Could They Be Privileged?

By: Robert Ward

The New York Times’ lawsuit against OpenAI continues to spark debate, and not just about copyright. Most recently, a federal magistrate judge ordered OpenAI to preserve chats that the company might otherwise have deleted at a user’s request. In response, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suggested that it may be time for a version of the attorney-client or physician-patient privilege, but for AI. While any attempt…

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It is Time for a “Second Look” at Legislative Efforts to Combat Mass Incarceration & Recidivism

May 19, 2025

It is Time for a “Second Look” at Legislative Efforts to Combat Mass Incarceration & Recidivism

By: Sara Dalsheim

Government efficiency and spending is a hot topic of controversy in the United States. But even in the context of heated “DOGE” fights, there are proven examples of government efficiency and reduced spending that are clearly working—the passing of measures like the Second Chance and First Step Acts in an effort for mass incarceration and recidivism reduction. The U.S. government spends a total of $80.7…

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A Luigi Mangione Death Penalty Trial

April 15, 2025

A Luigi Mangione Death Penalty Trial

By: James Trusty

The Attorney General’s recent announcement that DOJ will seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione raises a host of interesting legal and philosophical issues, and it almost certainly reflects a dramatic about-face from the Biden administration’s approach towards federal prosecutions for death-eligible offenses. Aside from having personally prosecuted three death penalty trials while I was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Maryland and when I was…

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Trouble in Paradise: White Lotus Character’s Legal Woes Illustrate Civil Forfeiture’s Overreach

April 14, 2025

Trouble in Paradise: White Lotus Character’s Legal Woes Illustrate Civil Forfeiture’s Overreach

By: Abbey Block

Last Sunday, millions of viewers tuned in to watch the season finale of White Lotus – a widely popular show that centers around the week-long vacation of several ultra-wealthy patrons of the fictional “White Lotus” resort in Thailand.[1] The show follows a dynamic cast of quirky characters as they navigate their opulent getaway. One of those characters in this most recent season was Timothy Ratliff…

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Amending Arbitration Clauses – No Notice, Big Problem?

April 8, 2025

Amending Arbitration Clauses – No Notice, Big Problem?

By: Robert Ward

Many websites’ terms and conditions allow online service providers to make changes without providing prior notice to users. Often, the terms state that the user agrees to read the terms and conditions, and that continued use of the website constitutes acceptance of any modification.  A recent Fourth Circuit decision highlights the potential risk that such unilateral change-in-terms provisions might pose to another common feature of…

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