AI training is ‘fair use’ federal judge rules in Anthropic copyright case Training AI on books Anthropic bought is okay, but downloading pirated ones is not, judge says. Fortune · Jun 24, 2025
Trump v US courts: Where do challenges to executive orders stand? Trump’s 2025 executive orders face legal pushback. But is the US headed towards a constitutional crisis? Al Jazeera · Apr 16, 2025
Appeals court refuses to halt an order for the rehiring of thousands of fired federal workers An appeals court in California has refused to halt a judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to rehire thousands of probationary workers who were let go in mass firings The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025
Deportation Standoff Plus: Rehiring federal workers, using Signal to orchestrate bombing the Houthis, and more... Reason · Mar 25, 2025
Another federal judge accuses Trump of flouting his court order — this time over federal firings In total some 20 agencies are being forced to reinstate their workers after they were unlawfully fired by the Trump administration The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025
Hundreds of National Park workers could win back their jobs after judges rule mass firings unlawful The National Park Service is under immense strain after widespread cuts imposed by the Trump administration Advnture · Mar 14, 2025
Judge orders Trump to rehire fed workers Probationary workers fired by the Trump administration must be offered their jobs back under the order Salon · Mar 13, 2025
US Federal Judge Orders Agencies To Rehire Fired Workers A US judge on Thursday ordered six federal agencies to rehire thousands of probationary workers fired as part of Donald Trump's push to slash the size and scope of government. International Business Times · Mar 13, 2025
National Park Workers Who Said They Were Illegally Fired Win Lawsuit Against Trump Admin A judge ruled against the Trump administration in a lawsuit brought by probationary federal workers, including an Alaska couple working for Park Services. Latin Times · Mar 1, 2025
Firings at Forest Service Raise Alarm Over Corporate Takeover of Public Lands Employees warn that recent dismissals could weaken protections for public lands as the new administration selects a former timber executive to head the agency. Capital & Main · Mar 1, 2025
Federal workers have begun to receive new emails after Musk’s bullet-point demand. This time they might have to respond First message ordering government employees to account for their time resulted in widespread confusion The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2025
Judge blocks Trump admin's mass layoffs White House office lacks authority "under any statute in the history of the universe," judge says Salon · Feb 28, 2025
First Thing: Trump says Putin would keep his word on a Ukraine peace deal During talks with UK’s Keir Starmer, Trump also suggests Britain will be exempt from US tariffs. Plus, can the sharing of personal stories help counter vaccine skepticism? The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2025
California Judge Blocks Mass Firings Of Probationary Federal Workers District Judge William Alsup declared that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) does not have the authority to mandate the firing of federal employees, including probationary staff, who have less than a year of experience. International Business Times · Feb 28, 2025
Top News · Feb 28, 2025 Federal Judge Rules Against Mass Firings Of Probationary Employees Federal judge rules against mass firings of probationary federal employees, raising questions on legality and impact on workforce restructuring efforts.
WEKU · Nov 17, 2022 Judge rules to erase the student loans of 200K borrowers who say they were ripped off Borrowers who say they were misled by their colleges have waited years for the federal government to review their claims. Wednesday's decision was a big win for them, but it's already been appealed.
Tribune News Service · Nov 2, 2022 Did resident with gun scare PG&E away from tree that caused deadly wildfire? SAN JOSE, Calif. — Two years before a tree falling on a PG&E power line sparked 2020’s deadly Zogg fire in northern California, a PG&E contractor told the utility the pine needed to be removed, but PG&E stopped working in the area after an armed resident confronted its crew.
Reason · May 6, 2022 Ending Roe Threatens More Than Abortion Rights Plus: Lawsuit against Twitter can move forward, antitrust bills targeting Big Tech falter, and more...
The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022 Supreme Court reinstates Trump-era water rule for now The Supreme Court has reinstated for now a Trump-era rule that curtails the power of states and Native American tribes to block pipelines and other energy projects that can pollute rivers, streams and other waterways
The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022 Supreme Court reinstates Trump-era water rule, for now The Supreme Court has reinstated for now a Trump-era rule that curtails the power of states and Native American tribes to block pipelines and other energy projects that can pollute rivers, streams and other waterways
The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022 PG&E's criminal probation to end amid ongoing safety worries The nation's largest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric, is poised to emerge from five years of criminal probation amid worries that it remains too dangerous to be trusted
Tribune News Service · Jan 21, 2022 Judge rips PG&E as 'continuing menace to California' over wildfires as probation ends SACRAMENTO, Calif. — PG&E Corp.'s five years of criminal probation are ending, but not before the supervising judge delivered one last blistering lecture about its troubled safety record and suggested that California's largest utility be carved in two.