On Thursday, social media platform X agreed not to use personal data collected from European Union users to train its AI systems until users had the option to withdraw their consent, as an Irish court heard. This decision came after Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), the lead EU regulator for major U.S. internet firms operating…
Frank Lucio Carillo, a 66-year-old resident of Winchester, Virginia, has been charged with making violent online threats against Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, and other high-ranking officials. Carillo was arrested last Friday, Aug. 2. 2024, following an FBI investigation that linked him to thousands of threatening posts on the conservative social media platform…
Prosecutors in the U.S. criminal tax case against Hunter Biden accused him of accepting payments from a Romanian businessman who sought to influence U.S. government agencies during a criminal probe in Romania. The U.S. Department of Justice made this allegation in a Wednesday filing in Los Angeles federal court, where Hunter Biden, the son of…
A U.S. judge on Wednesday signaled reluctance to award the full $217 million in legal fees requested by lawyers at Boies Schiller Flexner and other firms for a consumer lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit, which once sought billions of dollars, later settled without Google paying any money. During a hearing in Oakland, California, U.S. District…
Victor Moses, a 29-year-old African American police recruit, has filed a lawsuit against the Denver Police Department, alleging that severe training practices and negligence by paramedics led to the loss of both his legs. The lawsuit, which has drawn attention to the training methods used by the department, raises serious questions about the safety and…
President Joe Biden’s recent executive action, aimed at providing a pathway to citizenship for over 500,000 undocumented immigrants, has sparked both hope and disappointment among immigrant communities. According to a report by the LA Times, while the policy offers protection from deportation for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens who meet specific criteria, many are left…
Aspiring lawyers who are victims of domestic violence or sexual assault should not have to disclose any related legal or police involvement during the attorney admissions process, the American Bar Association (ABA) said on Tuesday. At its annual meeting in Chicago, the ABA’s policymaking body approved a resolution urging bar admission authorities to create a…
A beauty supply store in Clayton County, Georgia, faced a dramatic eviction on Wednesday, leaving its entire inventory dumped across a shopping center parking lot in Riverdale. The incident, which quickly became a focal point for local residents, was triggered by the store’s failure to pay $15,000 in overdue rent, according to court documents obtained…