Any #legislation to extend Trump's #control over the #police department would likely stall in the #Senate, where #Democrats can use procedural rules to block most bills.
#Trump told reporters that if #Congress fails to act, he can declare a "national emergency" to extend the 30-day limit, though #legal experts expressed skepticism.
https://www.europesays.com/2328813/ Cyprus Considers Legal Action at European Court Over Detained Greek C #action #at #considers #court #cypriots #cyprus #CyprusMirror #detained #European #greek #legal #over
https://www.europesays.com/2328699/ UK takes the lead as global PRT market enters ‘transformative’ period #business #DeRisking #investment #Legal&General #LG #markets #PensionRiskTransfer #pensions #scheme
A license-plate camera was placed.
A house owner attended a meeting of the city council to complain about a the #camera that he said was violating the #FourthAmendment by regularly taking pictures of his driveway and front yard.
#Fallacy #police response: "over 5,000 cities” across the country use such #cameras, “so there is no constitutional violation there.”
#Legal action was taken.
End result: The #spying camera was removed.
https://nypost.com/2025/08/13/opinion/big-brother-is-watching-you-how-one-homeowner-fought-back/
The Register: Suetopia: Generative AI is a lawsuit waiting to happen to your business . “More and more US companies are using generative AI as a way to save money they might otherwise pay creative professionals. But they’re not thinking about the legal bills. You could be asking an AI to create public-facing communications for your company, such as a logo, promotional copy, or an entire […]
#legal #Google #Apple #Fortnite #Australia
'An Australian court has found Apple and Google misused their market power in a dispute with the maker of wildly popular video game Fortnite.'
https://iol.co.za/technology/2025-08-13-fortnite-developer-claims-win-against-apple-and-google/
AFP: Fortnite developer claims win against Apple and Google. “An Australian court has found Apple and Google misused their market power in a dispute with the maker of wildly popular video game Fortnite.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/13/afp-fortnite-developer-claims-win-against-apple-and-google/
The Register: Wikimedia Foundation loses first court battle to swerve Online Safety Act regulation. “Wikipedia today lost a legal battle against the UK’s tech secretary to tighten the criteria around the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA), as it seeks to exclude itself from the strictest regulations.”
The proposal being evaluated now would allow the president to mobilize #troops & put them on #Title32 orders in a #state experiencing unrest. The documents detailing the plan acknowledge the potential for #political *friction* should the #governor refuse to work with the #Pentagon.
Some #legal scholars expressed *apprehension* about the proposal.
[I should think!]
Penn State: New website shows how opioid settlement funds are helping Pennsylvanians. “Researchers at Penn State previously aided the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in determining how to allocate the funds. Now, the team — along with colleagues at Temple University and the University of Pittsburgh — has published a new website that provides detailed, county-level information about how the […]
'In the settlement with Greystar, which still needs approval from a federal judge, Justice Department attorneys said the use of RealPage by Greystar was modern-day price fixing. '
Chicago Sun-Times: Nation’s largest landlord, Greystar, settles price-fixing suit with feds . “In the settlement with Greystar, which still needs approval from a federal judge, Justice Department attorneys said the use of RealPage by Greystar was modern-day price fixing. They did not estimate the impact on renters, but one legal filing noted an apartment complex boasted of using RealPage […]
Tampa Free Press: Federal Court Orders White House To Restore Public Spending Database. “The ruling Saturday, from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, denies the government’s request to pause a lower court’s order while it appeals the decision. This means the OMB must make the database and its previously withheld information available to the public by August 15, 2025.”
The “Accessibility” Link Is a Lie: My Adventures in Weaponizing Corporate Virtue Signaling, by @WeirdWriter:
Without a hint of irony, #Musk accuses #Apple of #antitrust violation, says #xAI will take #legal action
#ElonMusk has accused Apple of engaging in antitrust violations by allegedly making it impossible for any #ArtificialIntelligence company other than #OpenAI to reach the No. 1 spot in its App Store rankings, calling it an "unequivocal antitrust violation."
#law #SpaceX #Starlink #satellites [talk about antitrust violations]
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/musk-accuses-apple-antitrust-violation-says-xai-will-take-legal-action-2025-08-12/
Wikipedia loses its challenge to the UK Online Safety Act.
The UK High Court dismissed the Wikimedia Foundation’s challenge to parts of the country's Online Safety Act on Monday, but suggested the non-profit could have grounds for legal action in the future.
Wikipedia was particularly concerned that under the OSA's “Category 1” duties, the non-profit would be forced to verify the identity of users.
Techdirt: Disney Scraps Deepfake Dwayne Johnson After Lawyers Panic About The Public Domain. “Disney spent 18 months negotiating to create a digital version of Dwayne Johnson for the live-action Moana film. Johnson agreed. The technology was ready. Then Disney’s lawyers killed the whole thing—not because of privacy concerns or actor rights, but because they worried parts of the film might […]
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists: New US bill aims to clamp down on money laundering through art holdings. “The Art Market Integrity Act would require art dealers and auction houses to retain records of expensive art transactions, report suspicious purchases or sales and align the United States with international standards.”
The Register: The dead need right to delete their data so they can’t be AI-ified, lawyer says . “The emergence of generative AI means a person’s digital presence can be recreated and revived, even if they or their family don’t want that kind of memorial. [Victoria] Haneman, Chair of Fiduciary Law at the University of Georgia School of Law, argues US law should give a dead person’s estate a […]
