Analysis and Opinions

Judge cites serious missteps in U.S. probe of former FBI director James Comey

Judge cites serious missteps in U.S. probe of former FBI director James Comey

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A federal judge said there is evidence of government misconduct in the criminal case against former FBI director James Comey, ...

No evidence Trump called Nigerian minister a “most-wanted fugitive,” Reuters fact-check finds

No evidence Trump called Nigerian minister a “most-wanted fugitive,” Reuters fact-check finds

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Reuters has found no public record or official statement showing that U.S. President Donald Trump or the White House labeled ...

Amazon files lawsuit against Perplexity over AI shopping assistant accused of misusing customer accounts

Amazon files lawsuit against Perplexity over AI shopping assistant accused of misusing customer accounts

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Amazon has filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI, claiming the startup’s autonomous shopping tool accessed private customer accounts and made ...

Alaska ends contract with Motley Rice over alleged confidentiality breach in opioid litigation

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The state of Alaska has terminated its contract with national plaintiffs’ law firm Motley Rice, accusing the South Carolina-based firm ...

Federal judge grants class-action status to New England migrants challenging bond hearing denials

Federal judge grants class-action status to New England migrants challenging bond hearing denials

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Thousands of migrants detained by U.S. immigration authorities in New England won a major legal victory this week after a ...

U.S. appeals court reinstates $2.5 billion opioid lawsuit in West Virginia

U.S. appeals court reinstates $2.5 billion opioid lawsuit in West Virginia

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A federal appeals court in the United States has revived a $2.5 billion lawsuit against three of the nation’s largest ...

Two U.S. Judges Admit AI Tools Caused Errors in Court Rulings

Two U.S. Judges Admit AI Tools Caused Errors in Court Rulings

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Two U.S. federal judges have acknowledged that artificial intelligence tools were used by their staff to draft rulings that later ...

Supreme Court Ends EcoFactor’s Legal Fight Against Google Over Nest Patent Dispute

Supreme Court Ends EcoFactor’s Legal Fight Against Google Over Nest Patent Dispute

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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to revive a $20 million patent verdict against Google, effectively ending EcoFactor’s long-running fight ...

Visa and Mastercard reach $199.5 million settlement in merchant class action

Visa and Mastercard reach $199.5 million settlement in merchant class action

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Visa and Mastercard have agreed to pay a combined $199.5 million to settle a long-running class action filed by U.S. ...

Top U.S. law firms decline to answer lawmakers’ questions about Trump-related government work

Top U.S. law firms decline to answer lawmakers’ questions about Trump-related government work

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Three major U.S. law firms have refused to answer questions from Democratic lawmakers about their recent government work connected to ...