I shared some thoughts with Bloomberg Law about the latest at the CFPB (no paywall).
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/cfpb-to-withdraw-nearly-70-guidance-documents-in-trump-pullback
#lawfedi #cfpb
Google will pay a $1.375 billion settlement to Texas over privacy violations
https://www.theverge.com/news/664663/google-texas-settlement-1-billion-data-privacy-violations
#lawfedi #privacy
#Canada: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada wrote to the #Premier of #Ontario, Doug Ford, today to express concern about his recent public comments in response to a court decision with which he disagreed. "These remarks risk undermining the independence of the judiciary—a cornerstone of a democratic society governed by the rule of law," LRWC wrote. | See the full LRWC letter at: https://www.lrwc.org/ontario-canada-independent-judiciary/ #RuleOfLaw #JudicialIndependence #law #lawfedi
Another Friday, another development in the effort to prevent Trump and his lackey's from unlawfully sending people to wretched prisons in foreign countries. Judge Hendrix of the Northern District of Texas, who has refused to protect detainees there before, today ruled against class certification for them in their effort to petition for habeas corpus. 1/ #LawFedi https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.402915/gov.uscourts.txnd.402915.67.0_1.pdf
The CFPB is about to undo pretty much every piece of regulatory and sub-regulatory guidance its ever issued. https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-08286.pdf
#lawfedi #CFPB #ConsumerProtection
The latest Lawyer Ex Machina is out: AI avatar of a man killed addresses the court during the sentencing of his killer, OpenAI backs down from converting to for-profit, a defamation case over AI fabrications, TikTok's Irish fine & more #lawfedi #lawlibrarians #legaltech https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/white-smoke/
Effective May 12, 2025, the FTC’s Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees, 16 C.F.R. Part 464, prohibits bait-and-switch pricing and other tactics used to obscure and misrepresent total prices and fees for live-event tickets and short-term lodging.
Supposed "AI Detector" claimed 98% accuracy, but "testing shows the AI model powering Workado's detector could correctly classify non-academic AI-generated text with around 53 percent accuracy"
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/02/2025-07617/workado-llc-fka-content-at-scale-ai-analysis-of-proposed-consent-order-to-aid-public-comment
#lawfedi #ai #ftc
For the first time, a U.S. federal district court has formally and definitively invalidated Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) as a basis for his Proclamation to detain and remove Venezuelan aliens who are members of Tren de Aragua (TdA). 1/ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txsd.2000771/gov.uscourts.txsd.2000771.58.0_1.pdf #LawFedi
The latest issue of Lawyer Ex Machina is out (a little early): the TAKE IT DOWN Act passes Congress, Redditors used as lab rats for AI persuasion experiments, a Lyft rider found out that her mid-ride conversation was recorded, and more #lawfedi #lawlibrarians #legaltech https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/finals-time-spring-2025/
Paul Clement, a big time Federalist Society favorite attorney, has joined Judge Hannah Dugan’s defense team. He’s not a favorite of mine, but good for him for doing this. https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2025/04/29/see-the-legal-players-in-the-case-against-milwaukee-judge-hannah-dugan/83327855007/ #LawFedi #JudgeDugan
Attorneys for Venezuelans targeted by Trump's Alien Enemies Act proclaimation have tonight filed a set of motions seeking consolidated consideration in Judge Boasberg's court in the District of DC. See docket entries 101-105 at https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741724/jgg-v-trump/?order_by=desc 1/ #LawFedi
News: the plaintiffs in J.G.G. v. Trump have filed an amended complaint and a petition for habeas corpus for the 137 Venezuelans now in CECOT. This the case before Judge Boasberg in DC District Court. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436/gov.uscourts.dcd.278436.101.0.pdf
#LawFedi
An executive branch that asserts that twelve hours notice constitutes meaningful notice to Venezuelans detained per the Alien Enemies Act is an executive branch that can never be contained by the judiciary. #LawFedi
https://heidi-says.ghost.io/when-words-give-out-so-does-judicial-power/
It appears the letter is still open for signatures from law students. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-pIf_6A0Y7OIRJiiFdHIZip_bOgzHlnkMnzpRRhZ7SqGevA/viewform #LawFedi 2/2
Law students from multiple law schools have put their names to a letter in which they refuse to work for firms giving in to Trump on DEI. They will only work for firms that stand up to Trump regime in specific ways. I urge you to read the letter. https://docs.google.com/document/d/10POW8J0MVRSNUvMm8zBpyYLW0d7VWlGxd50Nw-Ql9SI/edit?usp=drivesdk
I applaud the courage and integrity of these students. I’m especially proud of the signers who I taught. #LawFedi 1/2
Some thoughts about yesterday's Trump Executive Order that asserts that the "disparate impact" theory of liability for discrimination is unconstitutional. https://www.joshualawfirm.com/2025/04/trump-executive-order-disparate-impact/
1938 Germany repeated in 21st century America. #JFKjr RobertF. Kennedy Jr. is reportedly building a national database of individuals with #autism by tapping into private #medical records. The National Institutes of Health #NIH is also involved, gathering data from both government and private sources to hand over to the secretary of health and human services #HHS #hippa #privacy #lawfedi #Neurodivergent
Just a reminder, as @mattblaze and I have been emphasizing, the attorneys on the Abrego Garcia filings in Xinis' court are responsible for what they submit to the court and the plaintiffs during this contempt-related proceeding in her court. The latest filings have been submitted over the names of Yaakov Roth, Acting Asst. AG; Drew Ensign, Dep. Asst. AG; and Ernesto Molina, Dep. Dir. for the Office of Immigration Litigation. 1/ #LawFedi
