California Court Rejects xAI Bid to Block AI Data Transparency Law

Mar 06, 2026 01:36 am UTC| Business Technology Law

Title: Elon Musks artificial intelligence company xAI has failed to secure a temporary court order that would block Californias new AI data transparency law. A federal judge in California ruled that the company did not...

Federal Judge Orders Refund of Trump’s Emergency Tariffs, Potentially Returning Up to $182 Billion

Mar 06, 2026 01:00 am UTC| Economy Law Politics

A U.S. federal judge has ordered the government to begin refunding billions of dollars in tariffs imposed during President Donald Trumps administration after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the measures illegal in late...

Moderna to Pay Up to $2.25B to Settle LNP Patent Dispute Over COVID-19 Vaccine Technology

Mar 04, 2026 01:01 am UTC| Business Health Law

Moderna has reached a major legal settlement worth up to $2.25 billion with Genevant Sciences and Arbutus Biopharma, ending a long-running patent dispute over the lipid nanoparticle (LNP) technology used in its COVID-19...

Supreme Court Backs GOP Lawmaker in New York Redistricting Fight Ahead of Midterms

Mar 03, 2026 01:22 am UTC| Politics Law

The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a significant ruling that could influence the balance of power in Congress, siding with Republican Representative Nicole Malliotakis in a heated New York redistricting dispute. The...

Supreme Court Blocks California Transgender Student Privacy Laws in 6-3 Decision

Mar 03, 2026 01:18 am UTC| Law Governance

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday blocked enforcement of several California laws designed to protect the privacy of transgender public school students, ruling in favor of Christian parents who argued the measures violated...

Global Geopolitics Series

Does international law still matter? The strike on the girls’ school in Iran shows why we need it

Mar 02, 2026 06:53 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law

As the US and Israel began their joint assault on Iran, reports emerged from Iran that a strike hit the Shajarah Tayyebeh girls elementary school in the southern city of Minab. The school was reportedly packed with young...

Federal Judge Blocks Virginia Social Media Age Verification Law Over First Amendment Concerns

Feb 28, 2026 01:59 am UTC| Technology Law Politics Governance

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Virginia from enforcing a new social media law designed to protect children from online addiction, ruling that it likely violates First Amendment rights. The decision marks a...