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Shopping on Amazon or Walmart? Why you shouldn't rely on their AI assistants just yet

A new Columbia Law School report claims Amazon and Walmart's AI shopping assistants make American-made products harder to find—and raises bigger questions about AI-powered shopping.

Tom’s Guide · Jul 30

How a push to protect parental rights is reshaping Texas’ foster care system

Recent court rulings and new laws make it tougher for the state to remove children from their homes.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 24

Researchers Challenge OpenAI Defence After Claiming ChatGPT Can Output Near-Verbatim Copies of Published Books

A new study claims finetuning AI models such as GPT-4o can extract up to 90% of copyrighted books, raising questions for ongoing copyright lawsuits.

International Business Times UK · Mar 28

Columbia Law School Posts, then Retracts, Video Statement Requirement for Applicants

Aaron Sibarium reports for the Free Beacon: "All applicants will be required to submit a short video, no longer than 90 seconds, addressing a question chosen at random," the school's admissions page said Monday morning. "The video statement will allow applicants to provide the Admissions Committee with additional insight into…

Reason · Aug 1, 2023

After Law And Order Celebrated Sam Waterston's 400th Episode, Could One McCoy Family Reveal Be A Big Deal In Season 23?

Law & Order's Season 22 finale dropped a reveal about the McCoy family, and it could affect Jack next season.

Cinemablend · May 19, 2023

Prof. Tom Merrill (Columbia) Guest-Blogging on West Virginia v. EPA

I'm delighted to report that Prof. Tom Merrill, of Columbia Law School, will be guest-blogging this week on West Virginia v. EPA, potentially one of the most important regulatory decisions by the Supreme Court in years. In West Virginia, the Court holds that administrative agencies lack authority to render decisions…

Reason · Jul 24, 2022

Supreme Court to hear arguments on 'Remain in Mexico' revival - Roll Call

The Supreme Court hears an immigration case that threatens to curb the power of presidents to reverse the policies of their predecessors.

Roll Call · Apr 25, 2022

ExxonMobil issued rare penalty in ongoing Indonesian rights case

US court orders oil giant to pay nearly $290,000 to plaintiff’s counsel following botched deposition.

Al Jazeera · Apr 20, 2022