UK demonstrators protest Israeli leader's visit to London
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, welcomes Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Downing Street in London, Friday, March 24, 2023.(APPhoto/Alberto Pezzali)LONDON - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomed Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu to London on Friday while demonstrators gathered nearby to protest against the Israeli government's right-wing policies.
UK demonstrators protest Israeli leader's visit to London
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, welcomes Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Downing Street in London, Friday, March 24, 2023.(APPhoto/Alberto Pezzali)LONDON - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomed Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu to London on Friday while demonstrators gathered nearby to protest against the Israeli government's right-wing policies.
The lawsuit began like so many others: A man named Roberto Mata sued the airline Avianca, saying he was injured when a metal serving cart struck his knee during a flight to Kennedy International Airport in New York.When Avianca asked a Manhattan federal judge to toss out the case, Mr. Mata's lawyers vehemently objected, submitting a 10-page brief that cited more than half a dozen relevant court decisions.
A Judge Just Used ChatGPT to Make a Court Decision
Thomas Coex / Getty Images A judge in Colombia used ChatGPT to make a court ruling, in what is apparently the first time a legal decision has been made with the help of an AI text generatoror at least, the first time we know about it.Judge Juan Manuel Padilla Garcia, who presides over the First Circuit Court in the city of Cartagena, said he used the AI tool to pose legal questions about the case and included its responses in his decision, according to a court document dated January 30, 2023.
Trump, Ivanka & Don Jr. Agree to Testify in New York AG's Investigation
Former President Donald Trump, his eldest son Donald Trump Jr. and his daughter Ivanka Trump have agreed to be questioned under oath in New York Attorney General Letitia James's investigation into Trump Organization businesses.
The lawsuit began like so many others: A man named Roberto Mata sued the airline Avianca, saying he was injured when a metal serving cart struck his knee during a flight to Kennedy International Airport in New York.When Avianca asked a Manhattan federal judge to toss out the case, Mr. Mata's lawyers vehemently objected, submitting a 10-page brief that cited more than half a dozen relevant court decisions.
A Judge Just Used ChatGPT to Make a Court Decision
Thomas Coex / Getty Images A judge in Colombia used ChatGPT to make a court ruling, in what is apparently the first time a legal decision has been made with the help of an AI text generatoror at least, the first time we know about it.Judge Juan Manuel Padilla Garcia, who presides over the First Circuit Court in the city of Cartagena, said he used the AI tool to pose legal questions about the case and included its responses in his decision, according to a court document dated January 30, 2023.
Trump, Ivanka & Don Jr. Agree to Testify in New York AG's Investigation
Former President Donald Trump, his eldest son Donald Trump Jr. and his daughter Ivanka Trump have agreed to be questioned under oath in New York Attorney General Letitia James's investigation into Trump Organization businesses.
It is hard to respect any opinion from the Supreme Court in view of the news. Money=Speech=Influence: Eligibility and the U.S. Solicitor General: Patenting the Scientific, Technological, and Industrial Arts | Patently-O
Eligibility and the U.S. Solicitor General: Patenting the Scientific, Technological, and Industrial Arts
by Dennis Crouch A decade ago, the US Supreme Court issued a pair of decisions that upended substantial aspects of patent practice.Mayo Collaborative Servs.v. Prometheus Labs., Inc., 566 U.S. 66 (2012); and Alice Corp. Pty.Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int'l, 573 U.S. 208 (2014).These cases broadened scope of the "abstract idea" and "law of nature" exclusions in ways that largely overlap with other patent law doctrines, such as obviousness, indefiniteness, and even enablement.
Eligibility and the U.S. Solicitor General: Patenting the Scientific, Technological, and Industrial Arts
by Dennis Crouch A decade ago, the US Supreme Court issued a pair of decisions that upended substantial aspects of patent practice.Mayo Collaborative Servs.v. Prometheus Labs., Inc., 566 U.S. 66 (2012); and Alice Corp. Pty.Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int'l, 573 U.S. 208 (2014).These cases broadened scope of the "abstract idea" and "law of nature" exclusions in ways that largely overlap with other patent law doctrines, such as obviousness, indefiniteness, and even enablement.
by Dennis Crouch The U.S. Constitution authorizes Congress to legislatively create a patent system.And, Congress has so since the beginning, with George Washington signing the the First Patent Act into law in 1790.As Congress continued to legislatively develop the statute, courts also added common law nuance, including the law of patent eligibility.
Editorial: An unfair plan to cut California's use of Colorado River water
The immediate question before the seven states that use rapidly vanishing Colorado River water is not how to renegotiate the century-old agreement and accompanying laws that divvy up the supply.California and other states will have to grapple with that problem soon enough, and it won't be easy.Those accords were hammered out in an era when the Western U.S. was lightly populated, farmland was not yet fully developed and the climate - although few realized it at the time - was unusually wet.
Archie Battersbee's mother asks coroner to examine role of TikTok in death
The mother of Archie Battersbee, the 12-year-old boy who died in August after his life support was switched off, wants a coroner to consider what role exposure to TikTok videos may have played in his death.Archie sustained a catastrophic brain injury on 7 April at his home in Southend, Essex, when a ligature was found over his head.
Editorial: An unfair plan to cut California's use of Colorado River water
The immediate question before the seven states that use rapidly vanishing Colorado River water is not how to renegotiate the century-old agreement and accompanying laws that divvy up the supply.California and other states will have to grapple with that problem soon enough, and it won't be easy.Those accords were hammered out in an era when the Western U.S. was lightly populated, farmland was not yet fully developed and the climate - although few realized it at the time - was unusually wet.
Archie Battersbee's mother asks coroner to examine role of TikTok in death
The mother of Archie Battersbee, the 12-year-old boy who died in August after his life support was switched off, wants a coroner to consider what role exposure to TikTok videos may have played in his death.Archie sustained a catastrophic brain injury on 7 April at his home in Southend, Essex, when a ligature was found over his head.
Using conscripts and prison inmates, Russia doubles its forces in Ukraine
Recently mobilized Russian soldiers prepare to board a train at a railway station in Tyumen, Russia, on Dec. 2. (AP) (AP)RIGA, Latvia - Despite heavy combat losses over ten months of brutal war, Russia now has more than double the number of troops poised to fight in Ukraine as it did when it invaded in February, including thousands of convicts released from prison and conscripts from a controversial mobilization drive this fall.
A teen filmed LAPD officers arresting his friend. Then he ended up in handcuffs
As soon as Roberto Cortez and his friend spotted the Los Angeles police car idling across from Jonce Thomas Harbor City Community Park last Friday, they turned and walked the other way.
Using conscripts and prison inmates, Russia doubles its forces in Ukraine
Recently mobilized Russian soldiers prepare to board a train at a railway station in Tyumen, Russia, on Dec. 2. (AP) (AP)RIGA, Latvia - Despite heavy combat losses over ten months of brutal war, Russia now has more than double the number of troops poised to fight in Ukraine as it did when it invaded in February, including thousands of convicts released from prison and conscripts from a controversial mobilization drive this fall.
A teen filmed LAPD officers arresting his friend. Then he ended up in handcuffs
As soon as Roberto Cortez and his friend spotted the Los Angeles police car idling across from Jonce Thomas Harbor City Community Park last Friday, they turned and walked the other way.
Texas court limits Abbott's investigations into families of trans youth
A Texas court on June 10 issued a temporary restraining order barring the state from investigating certain families of trans kids, marking the latest development in an ongoing legal battle stemming from a directive issued by Governor Greg Abbott earlier this year.