The State Bar of California is revising its proposed artificial intelligence guidelines for lawyers, raising the threshold for confidentiality violations and broadening competence requirements after receiving public comments in May.

North Carolina is the first state to bar third-party litigation investment, under a bill Gov. Josh Stein (D) signed into law Monday.

Paul Weiss partner Jarryd Anderson is leaving for Ropes & Gray, where he will head up the firm’s financial services group.

Pascal Mayer joined Latham & Watkins as a partner in its executive compensation, employment & benefits practice in New York, the firm announced Monday.

Lauren Friedman joined Mayer Brown as a partner in its litigation & dispute resolution practice and as a leader of its international arbitration practice in New York, the firm announced Monday.

Jill Keller Hengen joined Holland & Knight as a partner in its regulatory practice group in Atlanta, the firm announced Monday.

A California US judge largely upheld discrimination claims against Workday Inc. stemming from allegations that its artificial intelligence-powered job screening tools unlawfully filter out applicants based on race, age, and disability.

The White House is set to host a meeting of defense contractors this week to push for more robust munitions production, with stockpiles under strain after nearly four months of war with Iran.

Challenges to drag show bans at two Texas A&M University System campuses will be decided by the entire US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

A conservative federal judge in Texas on Monday ruled against a Biden-era rule codifying immigration judges’ authority to close migrants’ removal proceedings—hours after the state filed a lawsuit challenging the regulation.

A federal judge Monday ordered the Department of Government Efficiency and several federal agencies to stop centralizing citizens’ data from across the government as part of an effort to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order on federal elections.

The Federal Trade Commission announced it was withdrawing its investigations into three health professional groups’ communications and policies related to transgender health due to developments in a separate court case.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission asked for public input on both perpetual contracts and 24/7 trading for traditional energy derivatives, after industry heavyweights raised concerns about offshore platforms and excessive levels of risk.

The energy industry is ramping up pressure on Congress to figure out a viable path forward on permitting over the next several weeks.

A group of California consumers claimed in a lawsuit that gas station owners including Walmart Inc., Marathon Petroleum Corp., BP Plc and 7-Eleven Inc. are using artificial intelligence to illegally manipulate pump prices in the state that already has the highest rates in the US.

A fatal collision involving a Tesla Inc. sedan is under federal investigation after the electric vehicle slammed into a home in Texas, killing a woman inside.

The Trump administration has temporarily eased some sanctions on Iranian oil, pausing hostilities that have defined US-Iran relations since the 1979 hostage crisis.

Drought-prone Georgia is struggling with the water demands of AI data centers, and metropolitan Atlanta planners are asking developers to heed community demands to cut their water use even as water consumption ranges widely.

The Trump administration’s challenge to the City of Los Angeles sanctuary city law has been thrown out by a US judge.

A California US judge largely upheld discrimination claims against Workday Inc. stemming from allegations that its artificial intelligence-powered job screening tools unlawfully filter out applicants based on race, age, and disability.

Challenges to drag show bans at two Texas A&M University System campuses will be decided by the entire US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

A conservative federal judge in Texas on Monday ruled against a Biden-era rule codifying immigration judges’ authority to close migrants’ removal proceedings—hours after the state filed a lawsuit challenging the regulation.

A federal judge Monday ordered the Department of Government Efficiency and several federal agencies to stop centralizing citizens’ data from across the government as part of an effort to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order on federal elections.

The Federal Trade Commission announced it was withdrawing its investigations into three health professional groups’ communications and policies related to transgender health due to developments in a separate court case.