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A new study is calling on lawyers to step up and defend a judiciary it describes as being under siege from mounting political and public pressures. The report directs its appeal at

Auto loan debt has become one of the most significant pillars of consumer credit in the United States, representing around 25% of all nonmortgage consumer credit. The Federal Reserve reported that auto

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency granted Alaska final authorization to administer its own hazardous waste management program on July 29, 2026. Alaska is now the 49th state authorized to administer most aspects

California is poised to impose tougher consequences on lawyers who submit artificial intelligence-generated filings containing errors, falsehoods, or so-called hallucinations. Legislation targeting the use of generative AI in legal practice has cleared

The Federal Circuit’s ruling in The Nielsen Company (US), LLC v. TVision Insights, Inc. offers a sharp warning to technology companies about the hidden costs of broad patent claims. The court affirmed

Maryland’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance programme, known as FAMLI, is now officially open for employer registration, with Governor Wes Moore urging swift action. Any business with at least one Maryland-based employee

Legal professionals gathered at ILTACON 2026 heard a clear message: superficial answers about AI adoption are no longer acceptable to sophisticated clients. Donovan Bell, a CLOC board member and former head of

The Minnesota State Fair has shattered multiple attendance records in its opening days, drawing massive crowds that dwarf figures from Trump’s Great American State Fair. The fair’s opening day on Thursday, August

In a decision with broad implications for patent applicants, the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board has reversed an examiner’s rejection of claims involving Markush groupings. The case, *Ex parte Chowdhury*, Appeal

The Environmental Defense Fund posted a blog item on August 27, 2026, titled “American Chemical Safety Decisions Should Be Based on American Conditions of Use.” The blog item argues that country-specific exposure