A very interesting piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Here are two brief excerpts, but they can’t do justice to the whole piece, which […]
Author: Eugene Volokh
“Trendy Eateries May Keep a Secret Menu; the United States Code Does Not”
Some excerpts from the long opinion in R.J. Reynolds Tobacco v. FDA, written by Judge Don Willett and joined in relevant part by Judges Leslie […]
Design Defect Claim That Sig Sauer Fired Without Trigger Pull Not Necessarily Blocked by Second Amendment
From Judge Thomas Thrash (N.D. Ga.) Friday in Harvard v. Sig Sauer, Inc.; note that Harvard is just plaintiff’s last name: This is a firearm […]
Race Discrimination in Admissions Suit Against U Washington Can Go Forward
From Zhong v. Univ. of Wash. Bd. of Regents, decided yesterday by Judge James Robart (W.D. Wash.): This civil rights action arises from the University’s rejection […]
ChatGPT Editing Adding Hallucinations to Otherwise Accurate Material?
From Friday’s Connecticut Supreme Court decision in Tov Realty LLC v. Suarez: The record and the representations to this court at the show cause hearing explain […]
Our Friend with the “Attractive, Busty Jewess” Problem Drops Case Against Harvard Rather Than Naming Himself
Readers of the blog may recall a certain John Doe who is suing Penn, Dartmouth, Harvard, and Berkeley for alleged discrimination; he argues, among other […]
First Amendment Might Protect FTP&ATF License Plate
From today’s opinion in Whateley v. Lackey, written by Fourth Circuit Judge Pamela Harris and joined by Judges Agee and Keenan: In Virginia, drivers may […]
Lawsuit Over Social Media Allegations of Hair Accessory Design Theft (with a Race Dimension) Can Go Forward
From today’s decision by Judge Ann Aiken (D. Ore.) in Owen v. Askew, the allegations from plaintiff’s complaint: Plaintiff Kursten Owen is an Oregon resident […]
Large Libel Models Decision in China
I just learned about this Large Libel Models case from China (to add to the nine U.S. cases I’ve seen, plus others from Norway and […]
Court Notes Apparent AI-Generated Errors in Court Reporter’s Transcript
From the opinion Thursday in Williams v. State, by Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Felix, joined by Chief Judge Tavitas and Judge Bradford: Although “[t]rial […]
Jewish Teacher Sued Portland Public Schools + Union for Discrimination Over Colleagues’ Anti-Israel Speech
From yesterday’s Report and Recommendation by Magistrate Judge Jeff Armistead in Doe v. Portland Ass’n of Teachers, Doe’s allegations: Doe was born in Israel and […]