Missouri Redistricting Case and Administrative Stays in Focus
A SCOTUSblog post highlights the high-stakes Missouri map battle and offers analysis of administrative stays.
Law & Policy
AI regulation, litigation, copyright and IP, and privacy law.
8am Adds Claude MCP, AI Drafting, and Law Firm Loans at Kaleidoscope
Legal tech parent 8am rolls out MyCase-only AI features and new financing products, signaling a push to embed AI and capital into practice management.
A Box of Pamprin and the Gendered Culture of Law Firms
A personal essay shows how a small, everyday object can expose the unspoken workplace norms women faced in legal settings.
Trump’s Power Moves Echo Royal Overreach, Legal Scholar Warns
A constitutional law expert’s CNN remarks draw a direct line between Trump’s conduct and the grievances that sparked the American Revolution.
USPTO Director's One-Year Anniversary Event Draws Ethical Scrutiny
A planned celebration by USPTO Director John Squires raises unprecedented ethical and legal concerns, according to a report.
Clean Air Act Dispute Turns on Reading 'Significantly' in EPA Endangerment Finding
A legal rebuttal argues a critic misread the Clean Air Act's text in defending EPA's rescission of the greenhouse gas endangerment finding.
House Bill Would Block Foreign Piracy Sites via Court Orders
Bipartisan legislation would require U.S. court orders to block large-scale foreign piracy sites while letting ISPs choose how to comply.
CFTC's Prediction-Market Stance Ties Its Own Hands
A new Lawfare analysis argues the CFTC is misapplying the Commodity Exchange Act and using administrative law to justify overly cautious regulation of prediction markets.
SpaceX's Exclusive DoD Data Access Worries Commercial Trackers
Commercial space monitoring firms fear SpaceX's unique access to classified Pentagon tracking data could threaten their market.
Legal Roundup: Election Monitors, Deportations, Shadow Docket
The Justice Department and the Supreme Court face three consequential legal-policy developments this week.
RFK Jr. Blocks COVID Vaccines for Children, Breaking Hearing Vows
Techdirt reports that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reneging on confirmation promises by restricting children's access to COVID vaccines.
Jackson's Stay Denial in Removal Case Prompts Full Court Referral Argument
Justice Jackson's denial of an administrative stay in a third-country removal case has led to calls for immediate full-court consideration.
Lawfare Podcast: How Gutted US Security Apparatus Shapes Iran War
A new Lawfare episode examines the Iran war's current state and argues that Washington's hollowed-out national security bureaucracy has influenced Tehran's military approach.
Trump v. Barbara: Roberts Missed a Statutory Off-Ramp, Essay Argues
A new essay contends the Supreme Court should have decided the birthright citizenship case on statutory grounds instead of reaching the constitutional question.
Court Dismisses Music Teacher's Defamation Suit Against StopAntisemitism
An Oregon judge threw out the lawsuit under the state's anti-SLAPP law, ruling that the group's critical posts about the teacher's online statements were protected opinion on a matter of public interest.
First Circuit Rejects Puerto Rico's Pandemic-Era Fake News Law
The ruling underscores that emergency powers do not override First Amendment protections against criminalizing disinformation.
Techdirt History Column Revisits Tech Policy Debates
A weekly retrospective curates Techdirt's past coverage from 2006, 2011, and 2016, offering a look at how law and policy issues have persisted.
Republicans Weakened Oversight of $42.5B Broadband Program, Report Says
A Techdirt report details how Trump-era Republicans undermined enforcement and oversight in the BEAD broadband grant program.