OpenAI Inc. faces a barrage of lawsuits that will test the legality of web-scraping practices used by the artificial intelligence industry to soak up enormous volumes of data across the internet to train popular programs like ChatGPT and DALL-E.

Massachusetts will reconsider thousands of cases tainted by faulty breathalyzers, dishonest police officers, and even a racist attorney as the courts fight to rebuild trust after more than 20,000 drug cases were corrupted by scandal.

The Supreme Court next term is poised to abandon or weaken its Chevron deference standard, which would leave federal bank regulators more exposed to court challenges. Regulatory and enforcement activities of the OCC and FRB would face the most scrutiny, but lawsuits against the FDIC could rise as well.

AMS’s Jonathan Kestenbaum explains how a new employment law enacted in New York City will change how employers use AI tools when recruiting and hiring employees as similar proposals gain popularity nationwide.

Sam Guthrie has joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld as a tax partner in the Washington office, the firm said Wednesday.

As President Joe Biden looks to revive a key campaign promise to provide widespread debt relief to student-loan borrowers, legal experts warn that he’s likely to encounter a fresh wave of lawsuits challenging his authority to act without congressional approval.

New York City employers hoping to use artificial intelligence to make employment decisions must ensure these tools pass an independent audit for bias no more than one year before their implementation, under a newly-enforceable law.

The UK financial regulator said it’s in contact with the police about allegations of sexual assault against Crispin Odey as it investigates whether the hedge fund manager passes its ‘fit and proper’ test to operate in the financial industry.

Global temperatures have smashed through records this week, underscoring the dangers of ever-increasing greenhouse gas emissions generated from burning fossil fuels.

Opposition to Japan’s plan to discharge treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear site into the Pacific Ocean is posing risks to key exports, including seafood to cosmetics.

Aiki Kuldkepp of Grant Thornton explains the EU reform proposals and what steps importers and traders would need to take to prepare for the proposed measures.

The European Union is set to propose softer rules on genetically modified crops in a plan backed by big agricultural companies and opposed by green activists and small farmers.

Restricting what federal food aid recipients can buy with their benefits has incensed Democrats and divided Republicans, stoking heated debates about government overreach, an ailing American population, and how welfare should work.

New York City employers hoping to use artificial intelligence to make employment decisions must ensure these tools pass an independent audit for bias no more than one year before their implementation, under a newly-enforceable law.

Massachusetts will reconsider thousands of cases tainted by faulty breathalyzers, dishonest police officers, and even a racist attorney as the courts fight to rebuild trust after more than 20,000 drug cases were corrupted by scandal.

AMS’s Jonathan Kestenbaum explains how a new employment law enacted in New York City will change how employers use AI tools when recruiting and hiring employees as similar proposals gain popularity nationwide.

Georgetown Law’s Frederick Lawrence analyzes two student debt relief cases decided by the US Supreme Court June 30, saying the rulings signal the court’s continued overreach at the expense of elected branches of government.

The University of Virginia School of Law’s Kim Forde-Mazrui writes that the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision characterizes history and precedent in such an unpersuasive way that its analysis seems results-oriented.

Massachusetts will reconsider thousands of cases tainted by faulty breathalyzers, dishonest police officers, and even a racist attorney as the courts fight to rebuild trust after more than 20,000 drug cases were corrupted by scandal.

The Supreme Court next term is poised to abandon or weaken its Chevron deference standard, which would leave federal bank regulators more exposed to court challenges. Regulatory and enforcement activities of the OCC and FRB would face the most scrutiny, but lawsuits against the FDIC could rise as well.

AMS’s Jonathan Kestenbaum explains how a new employment law enacted in New York City will change how employers use AI tools when recruiting and hiring employees as similar proposals gain popularity nationwide.

As President Joe Biden looks to revive a key campaign promise to provide widespread debt relief to student-loan borrowers, legal experts warn that he’s likely to encounter a fresh wave of lawsuits challenging his authority to act without congressional approval.

This is a regular column from tax and technology attorney Andrew Leahey, principal at Hunter Creek Consulting and sales suppression expert. Here, he shares why property tax relief solely targeting senior citizens is problematic.

Georgetown Law’s Frederick Lawrence analyzes two student debt relief cases decided by the US Supreme Court June 30, saying the rulings signal the court’s continued overreach at the expense of elected branches of government.