Category «Courts»

NYT to start searching deleted ChatGPT logs after beating OpenAI in court

Ars Technica: “Last week, OpenAI raised objections in court, hoping to overturn a court order requiring the AI company to retain all ChatGPT logs “indefinitely,” including deleted and temporary chats. But Sidney Stein, the US district judge reviewing OpenAI’s request, immediately denied OpenAI’s objections. He was seemingly unmoved by the company’s claims that the order …

Subjects: AI, Copyright, Courts, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media

LLRX June 2025 Issue – 7 Articles and 6 Columns

Changing the Game – Algorithmic Game Theory in Ransomware Negotiations – Ransomware attacks are a growing threat, inflicting significant operational, financial, and reputational damage on organizations worldwide. With attackers exploiting information asymmetry, traditional game theory negotiation strategies are inadequate in minimizing these risks. This paper by Jawad Ramal explores how Algorithmic Game Theory (AGT) can strengthen …

Subjects: AI, Civil Liberties, Courts, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Marketing, Recommended Books

Democracy in the Balance: Public Attitudes in a Shifting Political Landscape

“In an era when “democracy” is invoked on campaign trails, cable news, and in everyday conversation—its meaning remains elusive and its political value uncertain. Many Democrats are grappling with a critical question: Is talking about democracy a winning message—or just an abstraction voters tune out?  GSG [Global Strategy Group] set out to answer this question. …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Courts, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation

Turns Out Appeasing Trump Only Emboldened Him

The American Prospect: “…Biden appointed a milquetoast moderate, Merrick Garland, as attorney general, and as The New York Times and Washington Post reported in detail, he initially refused to prosecute Trump on his globally televised sedition and insurrection, instead attempting a traditional organized crime roll-up that went nowhere and ate up months. It wasn’t until …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Congress, Courts, Legal Research

Federal Judge – HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted

AP: “A federal judge has ruled that recent mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and ordered the Trump administration to halt plans to downsize and reorganize the nation’s health workforce. U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose granted the preliminary injunction sought by a coalition of attorneys general from …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Courts, E-Records, Government Documents, Health Care, Legal Research, Medicine

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June 28, 2025

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June 28, 2025 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the …

Subjects: AI, Copyright, Courts, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

What the Supreme Court ruling against ‘universal injunctions’ means for court challenges to presidential actions 

Via LLRX – What the Supreme Court ruling against ‘universal injunctions’ means for court challenges to presidential actions – When presidents have tried to make big changes through executive orders, they have often hit a roadblock: A single federal judge, whether located in Seattle or Miami or anywhere in between, could stop these policies across the entire …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

Judge rejects another Trump executive order targeting the legal community

AP: “A federal judge on Friday struck down another of President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan ruled that the order against the firm of Susman Godfrey was unconstitutional and must be permanently blocked. The order was the latest ruling to reject Trump’s efforts to punish law firms for …

Subjects: Censorship, Courts, Legal Research

Anthropic destroyed millions of print books to build its AI models

Follow-up to previous post, Copyrighted books to train AI? Fair. Storing them? Not so much, via Ars Technica: “On Monday, court documents revealed that AI company Anthropic spent millions of dollars physically scanning print books to build Claude, an AI assistant similar to ChatGPT. In the process, the company cut millions of print books from …

Subjects: AI, Copyright, Courts, E-Records, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

Speak Up for Justice Forum, “Global Threats to the Justice System: A Warning to America

WHAT: Speak Up for Justice Forum, “Global Threats to the Justice System: A Warning to America.” A powerful, nonpartisan international forum where judges who’ve lived through authoritarian crackdowns will share urgent warnings about what happens when courts are attacked—and how it signals a broader collapse of democracy. Featuring rare remarks by U.S. Supreme Court Justice …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Congress, Courts, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research