Trump’s legal woes…
Donald Trump next week is set to become the first former U.S. president to face a criminal trial in a case involving hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels after losing three bids to delay the trial … The trial stems from a “zombie case” that Manhattan prosecutors started and stopped several times … Starting Monday, prospective jurors will be asked their opinions on how Trump has been treated in the case … Meanwhile, Trump said it would be his “great honor” to go to jail for violating a gag order imposed by the judge overseeing the case … What is the gag order and what does it do?
AI …
The EEOC said Workday must face a lawsuit alleging that it violated federal anti-bias laws by using AI-powered software to screen job applicants … The USPTO also issued guidelines cautioning patent attorneys against omitting AI involvement from their patent applications … Meta said they will start applying “Made with AI” labels in May to AI-generated content posted on its platforms … The New York State Bar Association adopted guidelines for lawyers to use AI without running afoul of ethics rules … U.S. Circuit Judge John Nalbandian expressed skepticism about the need for courts to adopt rules to ban the use of generative AI by lawyers appearing before them … Italy’s government is mulling tougher penalties for crimes using AI tools … And, Modulus Financial Engineering sued Nvidia over the chipmaker’s Modulus AI software.
Abortion rights…
The Arizona Supreme Court revived a ban on nearly all abortions under a law from 1864 … The decision sent a shockwave through the battleground state, which is poised to play a pivotal role in November’s presidential election … Here’s a look at how the new rulings restrict abortion access.
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The 9th Circuit had a chance on Wednesday to become the fourth federal circuit to weigh in on “snap removal,” a controversial but increasingly common defense tactic to shift cases from state to federal court. The appeals court ended up ducking any final decision on the viability of snap removals in its ruling in consolidated appeals by diabetes equipment supplier Dexcom. But that’s only because Dexcom tried to pull off an even more aggressive tactic, attempting to shift three product liability suits from San Diego Superior Court to federal court before the cases were even formally docketed in the California state court system. Alison Frankel explains why the 9th Circuit decided that “ever snappier snap removals” are a no-go.
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Additional writing by Kuheli Biswas.
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