New Laws for AI Developers: California’s Fork in the AI Regulatory Road

New Laws for AI Developers: California’s Fork in the AI Regulatory Road

October 16, 2025

New Laws for AI Developers: California’s Fork in the AI Regulatory Road

By: Steven Hess

AI Regulation and The Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act Artificial intelligence (“AI”) products have become an increasingly significant aspect of U.S. innovation, growth, and development.  Generative AI is being used to predict the structure of proteins and other biomolecules in pharmaceutical research,[1] to simulate wargames for the U.S. military,[2] and to drive an estimated hundreds of billions of dollars of growth in sectors from retail to banking.[3] Motivated by the potentially revolutionary impacts of generative AI on every aspect of the economy, there has been particular interest in reforming laws to harness and regulate the future of AI.  In July, the White House issued “America’s Action Plan” for winning the global “race” to develop and exploit AI technologies.[4]  At…

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Flirting with Disaster: Kid Glove Treatment of an Assassination Attempt Sets Damaging Example

October 6, 2025

Flirting with Disaster: Kid Glove Treatment of an Assassination Attempt Sets Damaging Example

By: James Trusty

On a crisp October afternoon while the media focused on P Diddy’s high-profile New York sentencing, a less conspicuous—but more consequential—hearing took place in another federal courthouse, not far from the nation’s capital. Nichola Roske was sentenced for the attempted assassination of at least one Supreme Court associate justice. On June 8, 2022, Roske flew across the country—California to Virginia—and then traveled by cab to…

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This Wall Won’t Hold: Preventing Foreign Claims on Asbestos Trusts

August 25, 2025

This Wall Won’t Hold: Preventing Foreign Claims on Asbestos Trusts

By: George Calhoun

Bankruptcy continues as a favored vehicle for the resolution of mass-tort claims, particularly asbestos-based claims.  In two recent cases in Delaware, an often-overlooked issue has raised a red flag concerning the fairness of the trusts proposed in many of these cases.  The plan proponents in those cases proposed asbestos trusts that provided that foreign claimants were not eligible for payment.  It is a foundational principle…

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NY Legalizing Medical Marijuana with the Compassionate Care Act

July 11, 2014

NY Legalizing Medical Marijuana with the Compassionate Care Act

By: Steven Eichorn

Severely ill patients in New York State are celebrating Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s signature of a bill that legalized medical marijuana in New York for many severely ill patients[1]. As noted by Assembly Speaker Silver in his remarks, “With this agreement, we are assuring access to that much-needed relief while ensuring the tightest possible regulation and state supervision.” Indeed, the New York bill does contain many…

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The Right to Remain Silent Does Not Extend to Computer/Phone Passwords

July 8, 2014

The Right to Remain Silent Does Not Extend to Computer/Phone Passwords

By: Ifrah Law

Recently the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that under certain circumstances, a court may compel a criminal defendant to provide the password to encrypted digital evidence without violating the defendant’s constitutional rights. This is an increasingly prevalent issue that has divided courts across the country and may be presented to the United States Supreme Court for review soon. Leon Gelfgatt was indicted in 2010 for…

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U.S. Court of Appeals Decision: Cell Location Data is Protected Under Individual’s Expectation of Privacy

July 2, 2014

U.S. Court of Appeals Decision: Cell Location Data is Protected Under Individual’s Expectation of Privacy

By: Jeffrey Hamlin

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently considered whether cell site location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment. On June 11, 2014, the court issued its decision in favor of privacy rights: the court held that cell site location information is within the cell phone subscriber’s reasonable expectation of privacy. If officers want the data, they must obtain the subscriber’s consent…

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Court: Police Need Warrant to Search Phone. But Guess What? They Get to Keep Your Phone While They Get One.

June 26, 2014

Court: Police Need Warrant to Search Phone. But Guess What? They Get to Keep Your Phone While They Get One.

By: Jeff Ifrah

Will cops still get access to cell phone data post arrest? You bet. Today’s Supreme Court decision just means they need to get permission from a judge before they start searching who you have been texting. And odds are very good, that permission will be granted. In a unanimous decision authored by Chief Justice Roberts, the United States Supreme Court held that law enforcement officers…

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Supreme Court Denies Cert. in New Jersey Sports Betting Case

June 23, 2014

Supreme Court Denies Cert. in New Jersey Sports Betting Case

By: Ifrah Law

Today, the United States Supreme Court denied New Jersey’s petition for a writ of certiorari to hear an appeal from lower court decisions that invalidated its sports wagering law.  This ends a three year fight to bring sports betting to New Jersey’s casinos and racetracks, but NJ State Senator Raymond Lesniak, who has spearheaded efforts to bring sports betting to the state has vowed to…

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New Laws for AI Developers: California’s Fork in the AI Regulatory Road

New Laws for AI Developers: California’s Fork in the AI Regulatory Road
By: Steven Hess

Flirting with Disaster: Kid Glove Treatment of an Assassination Attempt Sets Damaging Example

Flirting with Disaster: Kid Glove Treatment of an Assassination Attempt Sets Damaging Example
By: James Trusty

This Wall Won’t Hold: Preventing Foreign Claims on Asbestos Trusts

This Wall Won’t Hold: Preventing Foreign Claims on Asbestos Trusts
By: George Calhoun

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