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AI Patent Eligibility Has Shifted With One Machine-Learning Case

A patent case involving inventor Guillaume Desjardins has evolved into a cornerstone of modern patent eligibility practice for AI technologies in just four months.

Hawaii’s Income Tax Cut U-Turn Muddles Relief for Working Class

A proposal to eliminate Hawaii income tax cuts enacted in 2024 could undermine past efforts to provide tax relief for lower-income households.

Avoid Illinois Genetic Privacy Lawsuits With Training, Consent

Potential exposure under Illinois’ Generic Privacy Act can be immense, so companies should carefully assess whether they may be targets and mitigate risk accordingly.

UAE Offers Multinationals a Route to Tax Certainty With APAs

The United Arab Emirates has taken a decisive step toward strengthening tax certainty under its corporate tax regime with the release of long-awaited guidance on advance pricing agreements.

Lawyers for Emerging Hedge Fund Managers Need Deep Experience

Startup hedge fund managers should hire lawyers who are qualified to negotiate on their behalf with the most sophisticated hedge fund investors, not only to prepare their fund documents.

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Impeaching Judges Over Politics Will Damage Courts, Both Parties

The House speaker expressed support recently for efforts to impeach two judges whose rulings have angered the Trump administration. Should this occur, it would dramatically lower the bar to impeaching a judge, which legislators urging this action may come to regret.

Everyone Hates Early Law School Recruiting, But Everyone Does It

It’s become common now for firms to recruit elite law students even before the end of their first semester of their first year of law school, something that would have been unheard of before the pandemic. It’s a trend that hurts everyone involved, according to the guests on today’s episode of our podcast, On The Merits: columnist David Lat and Nikia Gray, the head of the National Association for Law Placement.