What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case
May 03, 2024 00:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
Following the nearly three-hour oral argument about presidential immunity in the Supreme Court on April 25, 2024, many commentators were aghast. The general theme, among legal and political experts alike, was a...
May 02, 2024 07:16 am UTC| Business Law
In a significant legal turnaround, Bayer AGs Monsanto unit convinced a Washington state appeals court to overturn a $185 million jury award granted to three former teachers. These teachers had alleged that exposure to...
Ensuring victims’ rights: The federal ombudsperson’s office is necessary but insufficient
May 02, 2024 05:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Are victims rights well protected in Canada? When the Act for the Recognition of Victims Rights, also known as the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights, was adopted in 2015, it raised expectations and hope among victims of...
Biden Administration Set to Finalize Stricter EV Tax Credit Rules
May 02, 2024 05:51 am UTC| Technology Law Business
The Biden administration is finalizing new electric vehicle tax credit rules, slashing the list of eligible models to just 13. This update, part of a broader effort to refine economic incentives before the election,...
DJI Faces Possible US Ban by Congress, Echoing Concerns Over TikTok and China
Apr 27, 2024 08:05 am UTC| Technology Business Law
Congress is poised to include DJI in the FCCs list of banned technologies under the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act, highlighting similar US security concerns as those with TikTok. Congressional Action to...
Apr 27, 2024 07:05 am UTC| Technology Law
Sam Altman of OpenAI and executives from Microsoft, Google, and Nvidia have joined a new government AI safety board. This initiative, part of a broader effort to regulate AIs deployment in critical sectors, coincides with...
Shein Joins Facebook, Amazon in EU Digital Regulations Compliance
Apr 26, 2024 17:04 pm UTC| Technology Business Law
Under the EU Digital Regulations, Shein has joined tech giants like Facebook, Amazon, and Google in meeting the strict compliance standards set by the EUs Digital Services Act due to its user base surpassing 45 million in...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects