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Poland's President Karol Nawrocki vetoes legislation meant to enforce the EU's DSA in Poland, arguing it would grant excessive powers to government officials (Wojciech Kość/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/polish-pre

Polish president aligns with Trump to block Brussels’ Big Tech law
Nawrocki called EU social media law “Orwellian,” echoing Washington’s main line of attack.

Washington state overestimates climate law's emission reductions by a long shot #Washington

Washington state overestimates climate law's emission reductions by a long shot
Projects funded by Washington's Climate Commitment Act have not been nearly as effective at reducing greenhouse gas emissions as previously thought, state officials acknowledged this week.

A district court judge denies Texas AG Ken Paxton's request for a restraining order preventing Samsung from collecting data on TV watchers (Ryan Autullo/Bloomberg Law)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/sa…

Samsung Defeats Texas’ Bid to Halt TV Tech Following Court Error
Samsung Electronics America can continue to use technology that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) says allows it to unlawfully collect data on TV watchers, a judge ruled Friday.

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I feel like I am going a little bit crazy listening to Democratic lawmakers "demand" that ICE get judicial warrants before it arrests people in their homes,
given that the Fourth Amendment has imposed this requirement on law enforcement officers for, oh, roughly 250 years now
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Mike Johnson Is Very Annoyed By the Fourth Amendment’s Existence
For a constitutional lawyer, the House Speaker sounds alarmingly unfamiliar with how the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement works.

New law lets South Dakota voters challenge their neighbors' citizenship - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/new-south-dakota-law-allows-voters-to-challenge-other-voters-citizenship/

#DataRetention

Czechia illegally stored citizens’ phone data: here’s what it means
The ruling affects metadata from calls and texts, shows who communicated and where; lawmakers must revise rules, tightening access and protecting privacy.

On the occasion of ice’s latest killing: Local police MUST engage, detain and arrest ice. There is no better option.
Here’s why in detail: https://stuff.davidaugust.com/local-law-enforcements-challenge-uphold-the-law-even-against-the-feds…

Local Law Enforcement's Challenge: Uphold the Law, Even Against the Feds
in the absence of action, civilians will fill the void I do want to write something not so serious, maybe even funny, here soon. But today, I think the police have to do a very hard and necessary thing: defend Americans against their federal government. If any other group arrived

I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
#news

‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
President says morality ‘the only thing that can stop me’ in New York Times interview on limits to his authority

Nice piece on 'Prototyping semantic search for case law' by PhD student Caitlin Wilson working with the National Archives: 'a user searching for 'divorce' may be shown legal alternatives like '[decree] nisi,' or searching for 'compensation' will suggest terms like 'damages,' or 'reparation''

Prototyping semantic search for case law
PhD student Caitlin Wilson showcases the latest results from her research into an accessible search function for The National Archives' Find Case Law service.

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Father John Misty:
🎵 The Old Law
#NowPlaying #FatherJohnMisty
https://fatherjohnmisty.bandcamp.com/album/the-old-law
https://open.spotify.com/track/1JeJ5XwrM2qPa7tDS2CRQx

"The criminal in the White House will not be able to save you.” - Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal
▶️ Philadelphia Sheriff Blasts ICE Agents As 'Wannabe Law Enforcement' | HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/philadelphi

Person detained for questioning in connection with Nancy Guthrie abduction: Official (Bill Hutchinson/ABC News)
https://abcnews.com/US/nancy-guthrie-disappearance-law-enforcement-release-image-alleged/story?id=130027495
http://www.memeorandum.com/260210/p170#a260210p170

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ICE aren’t real cops. Good cops know this too 👏
#ice #antifascism

#Rant
Rob Shaw is solidifying his position as the new Dean of Right Wing, anti-Worker Legislative Reporters in British Columbia.
With these gems, it's incredible that he has an education or goes to a doctor at all…
"The BCTF is typically one of the most militant unions, and quickly prone to job action.”
BCTF Strikes since 2000:
2005
2014
phew! almost got to three!
Remember that this was at the time of a union-busting BC Liberal government that had to go to the Supreme Court of Canada to get told that they ripped up union contracts unconstitutionally and were *forced* to compensate many years later.
"The ratification is a win for a New Democrat government. And extraordinarily expensive for taxpayers, too."
“extraordinarily expensive. Really? How is a wage increase that is *barely* in line with inflation after literally decades of below-inflation increases, “extraordinary”? I'll wait.
"Teachers can thank the BCGEU for turning what was an initial 3.5 per cent wage offer over two years by government, into a more than 12 per cent increase over four that is now forming the baseline for all other union deals."
Indeed! For those who can do math, that means 3% each of 4 years instead of 3.5 over two. But thanks Rob for making it seem like 4 times more!
Thanks BCGEU members for your solidarity and perceverence! I have been on strike. It sucks HARD. But it was worth it and it works.
"The ratification by the BCTF means roughly half of the 450,000 public sector employees now have deals of some sort with the province. Two majors left on the table are nurses and doctors.”
Oh no! Let’s not pay doctors and nurses! Surely they'll stay regardless in our incredibly overworked and under resourced healthcare system!
Like how does Mr Shaw believe we are to stay competitive or attract people. Or is he just not worried about getting sick….
"The skyrocketing deficit has the NDP government inking sweetheart deals with organized labour on the one hand, while pledging to cut public sector jobs with the other.”
Ya, we could have kept those public sector jobs if it weren't for fools like you who demanded governments cut taxes over the past 20 years instead of reasonable rises to... again…keep up with inflation and retain service!
It is a crappy balancing act that the NDP is doing and I do not like a lot of it. At the same time as Mr. Shaw complains about "sweetheart deals" for people in post-secondary, I am seeing historic cuts in that same sector. It's a blood bath actually. So the potential wage increases are going to be welcome, but feel pretty hollow as so many collegues have left.
Rob Shaw would have had us all lose our jobs and take a pay cut at the next one for good measure.
Thanks but no thanks Rob, your world view sucks.
https://www.nsnews.com/economy-law-politics/rob-shaw-ndp-deal-with-bc-teachers-sets-another-costly-precedent-for-public-sector-talks-11966874

‘I don’t need international law’: #Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’.
Which he doesn't have...
#GrabThemByThePussy #Epstein https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/08/trump-power-international-law?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

More on that; the EOs were also unconstitutional bills of attainder (said the courts, not just me)
DOJ Un-Drops Its Appeal Against Law Firms, Files Brief That Gets The First Amendment Exactly Backwards | Techdirt
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/09/doj-un-drops-its-appeal-against-law-firms-files-brief-that-gets-the-first-amendment-exactly-backwards/

A federal judge on Monday
blocked a California law from going into effect that would
ban federal immigration agents from covering their faces,
... but they will still be required to wear clear identification showing their agency and badge number.
https://www.

Don't believe ICE claims that the woman in Minneapolis was trying to run them over. Eyewitness contradicts the lie:
https://www.fox9.com/news/police-swarm-scene-federal-law-enforcement-shooting-minneapolis

LIVE UPDATES: ICE shooting in Minneapolis, police swarm scene
Law enforcement agencies have swarmed the scene of a shooting involving federal law enforcement agencies in south Minneapolis on Wednesday.

“‘Ownership gives you things and elements that you can’t get from just signing a document,’” Trump told NYT.”
And how, pray tell, does this former real estate developer think ownership of things like real estate is established?
From just signing a document. 🤦‍♂️
His mind is mush wrapped in malicious childhood disappointment.

Trump insists he doesn’t need international law and his power is only limited by his own morality
In an extrordinary interview, Donald Trump defends his record on Venezuela and threats to others nations including Greenland, Colombia and Mexico in the last week

Mix's Law:
There is nothing more permanent than a temporary building.
There is nothing more permanent than a temporary tax.

Russian court issues first known fine for YouTube likes under army ‘discreditation’ law: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/10/russian-court-issues-first-known.html

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #SeekAndDestroy
Judas Priest:
🎵 Breaking the Law
#JudasPriest
https://docbwildman.bandcamp.com/track/judas-priest-breaking-the-law-x-hellraiser-doc-b-wildman-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/2RaA6kIcvomt77qlIgGhCT

It looks like lying about the murder and calling Good a terrorist isn’t really flying with the press or the general public. We all know what we saw, and we Noem is full of BS.
Stay tuned for these greatest hits:
- “The real problem is that there’s video! Everything would be fine now if ICE could have just murdered her in secret.”
- “Of course this is tragic, but we cannot condone the violent response to Good’s killing [instigated by law enforcement, but we’re pretending it’s the public]! Now that there are riots [by law enforcement], we call on protestors [who have remained peaceful] to remain peaceful.”

E. W. Scripps agrees to sell its multicast network Court TV to Law&Crime owner Jellysmack, as it seeks to reduce debt tied to its Ion and Katz acquisitions (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2026/02/scripps-sells-court-tv-to-lawcrime-owner-jel…

Scripps sells Court TV to Law&Crime owner Jellysmack
Scripps will refocus on other multicast networks, including Scripps News, Laff and Bounce TV, which the company continues to shop.

Rest in Peace
US Constitution
Effective March 4, 1789
Terminated January 8, 2026
On January 8, 2026 trump declared himself dictator (but avoided using that word):
'In a new interview with the New York Times, Trump said the only constraint to his power as president of the US is “my own morality, my own mind”.'
<…

Murder in Minnesota is against state law. What kind of idiot would claim it's not in the state's jurisdiction?
ICE Barbie, that's who.

"Portugal fined £8.7m by EU court for failing to protect biodiversity"
#Portugal #Nature #Biodiversity

Abuse in Buddhism: The Law of Silence https://openbuddhism.org/library/videos/2022/elodie-emery-wandrille-lanos-present-buddhism-the-unspeakable-truth/

‘Abuse in Buddhism: The Law of Silence’
In a brief video in English, the French filmmakers Élodie Emery and Wandrille Lanos introduce their documentary ‘Abuse in Buddhism: The Law of Silence’ (Arte, 2022). It can be watched here.

The only advantage of the AI bubble is that when someone brings the "memory is cheap" cannon again, you can ask: "excuse me, but have you *seen* the prices?!"
Also, there should be a law that whenever you say "memory is cheap", you are obliged to buy and install the memory for all the participants. To prevent from abuse, let's limit it to doubling the memory (both RAM and disks) in all PCs of every participant.

#GiftLink "Dozens of measures sprinkled throughout the recently enacted spending package seek to tie the Trump administration’s hands on funding, an act of quiet bipartisan resistance to efforts to trample congressional power."
Congress Quietly Used Funding Law to Try to Rein In Trump on Spending - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/us/politics/congress-white-house-spending-law.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LVA.XrO_.05mBFoLwLm5q&smid=url-share

https://www.tumblr.com/teledyn/805036343214358528/jacobwren-oppression-is-nine-tenths-of-the-law?source=share

Rewriting an earlier post that should have been edited and verified *a lot more* before posting.
I'm going to connect some dots here. ICE can cross designate with any agency (19 of U.S. Code 1401):
> The terms “officer of the customs” and “customs officer” mean any officer of the United States Customs Service of the Treasury Department (also hereinafter referred to as the “Customs Service”) or any commissioned, warrant, or petty officer of the Coast Guard, or any agent or other person, including foreign law enforcement officers, authorized by law or designated by the Secretary of the Treasury to perform any duties of an officer of the Customs Service.
Back in September Trump diverted a bunch of Federal staff to ICE:
#USPol

Neurotechnology and Cognitive Warfare #BCI

Neurotechnology and Cognitive Warfare
[Carl Emilio Lewis and Jonathan Kwik are researchers in international law at the TMC Asser Institute] The ‘application of neurotechnology raises [various] ethical, legal and societal issues and que…

“Gaza’s total population ‘fell by about 254,000 people, a 10.6% decline compared with pre-conflict estimates’, the research notes.”
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/feb/02/more-than-100000-civilians-killed-war-crimes-out-of-co…

"Because professional, well-trained law enforcement officers do not roll up to a woman in her car, hide their identities, crowd her vehicle, and execute her in broad daylight. But ICE did and does.
And this administration keeps trying to get us to forget that."
https://heatherdelaneyre…

Trump’s endless web of lies
In 1993, I was sixteen and a brand new driver when I was pulled over for going six miles over the speed limit at the bottom of a steep hill. It was the first time I’d ever been stopped by a police officer. And I was so nervous I started to shake because I didn’t understand what was happening. I didn’t realize I had picked up that much speed. The officer was hostile and irritated by my shaking hands as I passed him my license and registration. So much so that he made me get out of the car …

Claims that Muslim Americans are seeking to impose Islamic religious law on the country have become popular talking points among Republican lawmakers recently.
https://religionnews.com/2026/03/10/speaker-johnson-addresses-rep-andy-ogles-anti…

Mike Johnson says Rep. Andy Ogles’ anti-Muslim remarks reflect ‘popular sentiment’
Claims that Muslim Americans are seeking to impose Islamic religious law on the country have become popular talking points among Republican lawmakers recently.

Na Sanchez en Macron, zou @robjetten.bsky.social en onze Minister van BuZa ook vraagtekens durven te zetten bij de acties van Trump, in plaats van alleen "begrip" te tonen.
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-strikes-on-iran-outside-international-law/

US strikes on Iran ‘outside international law,’ says Macron
Macron joins Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez in calling the legality of the strikes into question.

Supreme Court asked to block California law against outing trans students (Josh Gerstein/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/08/california-law-transgender-students-supreme-court-00717924
http://www.memeorandum.com/260108/p155#a260108p155

U.S. House passes bill to combat stadium drones https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47266975/us-house-passes-bill-help-stadiums-combat-drones

Darth #Trump is every bit as bad as Darth #Putin—reckless violations of international law, ruthless bombing campaigns resulting in high civilian death tolls—and that's just the beginning.
Morally, there is no difference between these two autocrats.

Texas gives DOJ list of its 18 million registered voters https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/09/texas-voter-roll-trump-administration-justice-department-democrats-dnc/

Texas hands over complete list of registered voters to Trump administration
The Justice Department has asked states for their voter rolls with an eye toward purging ineligible voters. Democrats say sharing the data could violate federal election law.

Sources: OpenAI has picked two law firms to prepare its IPO, which could come as soon as Q4, in one of its first concrete steps toward a public listing (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-selects-law-firms-cooley-wachtell…

OpenAI Selects Law Firms Cooley, Wachtell for IPO Prep
OpenAI has picked two law firms, Cooley and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, to prepare for an initial public offering that could come as soon as this year, according to people familiar with the matter. Selecting lawyers to prepare for a listing is one of the first concrete steps the ChatGPT maker ...

> Without 230’s protections, smaller platforms—the ones that might actually compete with the giants—get destroyed first. They can’t afford the vexatious lawsuits. They can’t afford buildings full of lawyers. The big players survive, and their market position gets locked in even harder.
h…

Section 230 Turns 30; Both Parties Want It Gone—For Contradictory Reasons
Here’s what’s strange about Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the law that made the open internet possible: Both sides of the traditional political spectrum hate it. But fo…

Scott Wiener is trying to change the slogan from "Abolish ICE" to "Abolish and replace ICE."
I guess he figures there still needs to be *some* agency that deports international students who criticize Israel, a Trump regime priority he's bolstered in California by co-authoring #AB715.

Switzerland says the obvious out loud: US-Israeli attacks on Iran are a violation of international law. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/3/8/iran-live-israel-bombs-tehran-oil-depots-attacks-on-gulf…

Iran war live: Israel hits Tehran oil depots; 2 killed in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain report more attacks as President Trump says war will only end when Iran surrenders.

This Week In Family Law
Each week, we discuss the latest industry news, analyse cases, and answer complex questions from family lawyers...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/this-week-in-family-law/

Inspector General Investigating Whether ICE's Surveillance Tech Breaks the Law https://www.404media.co/inspector-general-investigating-whether-ices-surveillance-tech-breaks-the-law/

Karl's version of Parkinson's Law: Work expands to exceed the time alloted it.

The Department of Justice estimates that American police officers shoot 10,000 pet dogs in the line of duty each year.
It is impossible to ascertain a reliable number, however, because most law enforcement agencies do not maintain accurate records of animal killings.
The tally may be substantially higher, and some suggest it could reach six figures.

DOJ Reverses Firings at Peacemakers, Access to Justice Units
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/doj-reverses-firings-at-peacemakers-access-to-justice-units

Portugal fined £8.7m by EU court for failing to protect biodiversity https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/05/portugal-fined-eu-court-biodiversity-protection-failure

Texas becomes first state to end American Bar Association oversight of law schools (Toluwani Osibamowo/Houston Public Media)
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2026/01/07/540073/texas-supreme-court-ends-american-bar-association-law-school-accreditation/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260108/p4#a260108p4

So, I kinda got wondering about the sequel of SpaceBalls that is being filmed.
I do hope they have some evil characters they can make fun of, perhaps in some sort of "Springtime for Hitler" dance number.
With an evil dance crew led by "Little Emperor Dump", his daughter "I Vahnt Ewe" and son-in-law "Harelip Cushion", sons "Dump (the dumpster) Jr." and "Whatshiz Name". With courtiers IShootem, IDeportem, and ImDrunk.)

More than 4,000 people have been arrested in Minneapolis since the start of Operation Metro Surge in December, and federal judges and civil rights lawyers say many of those detentions broke the law.
The Washington Post reviewed nearly 70 cases in which U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz ruled that the Trump administration had violated court orders.
The court records offer the most detailed account yet on who officers arrested in Minneapolis and how they conducted arrests.

…

How ICE officers defied court orders as immigrant arrests soared in Minneapolis
Officers have repeatedly detained people under a reinterpretation of a 1996 law that states that anyone in the United States illegally “shall be detained” without bond, indefinitely.

London-based Lawhive, whose lawyers and AI tools help individuals and SMBs automate legal tasks, raised a $60M Series B, after a $40M Series A in December 2024 (Jeremy Kahn/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/02/05/lawhive-ai-law-firm-startup-series-b-ventu…

Exclusive: Lawhive, a startup using AI to reimagine the general practice law firm, raises $60 million in new venture capital funding
The company is expanding rapidly in the U.S. with its technology-centric vision of the general practice law firm

Oh, I can see why you’re all confused… you thought it was “international law.” Hah, yeah, now it makes sense… no, no, it’s “international law*” (notice the asterisk?)
* Does not apply to the US or Israel (some other white European countries may also be held exempt from time to time)

Ukraine update: Rotation of leadership ensures integrity and democracy under martial law, until peace returns the possibility of elections.
Giorgio is a hero reporting in Ukraine, he shares the friend link to bypass the paywall.
Please share and support Ukraine, and support true journalism.

Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he has discussed “our tone and our message”
with the two House Republicans who have made anti-Muslim remarks in recent days
but defended the right of the lawmakers to oppose “the imposition of Sharia law.”
“Look, there’s a lot of energy in the country, and a lot of popular sentiment, that the demand to impose Sharia law in America is a serious problem,”
Johnson said at a news conference during the House GOP policy retreat at the Trump …

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As judge weighs challenge to citizen ballot initiatives law, Floridians lose power at ballot box https://floridatrib.org/2026/02/25/as-judge-weighs-challenge-to-voter-fraud-law-floridians-lose-power-at-ballot-box/

As judge weighs challenge to voter-fraud law, Floridians lose power at ballot box
For years, voters have used the amendment process to enact popular and major changes in Florida law from environmental regulations to public education, often over the objections of the state’s Republican leaders, who are now on the verge of snuffing out a perennial political thorn in their side.

Sources: AI legal software startup Harvey seeks to raise $200M led by Sequoia and GIC at an $11B valuation, up from $8B after raising $160M in December 2025 (Iain Martin/Forbes)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/20

Legal AI Startup Harvey In Talks To Raise $200 Million At $11 Billion Valuation
The startup, which develops AI software for lawyers and big law firms, is raising additional capital, increasing its valuation from $8 billion just two months ago.

Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by His Own Hubris
On topic after topic, Trump made clear that he thinks he is the arbiter of any limits to his authorities, not international law or treaties.
"My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.”
“I don’t need international law,”
he added.
“I’m not looking to hurt people.”
When pressed further about whether his administration needed to abide by international law,
Trump said,

Trump Addresses Venezuela, Greenland and Presidential Power in New York Times Interview
On topic after topic, President Trump made clear that he would be the arbiter of any limits to his authorities, not international law or treaties.

Statewide animal cruelty database goes online, listing animal abuse offenders online as newest phase of Dexter's Law https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2026/01/01/statewide-animal…

Animal cruelty database goes online, listing animal abuse offenders online
A statewide animal cruelty database is set to launch today as part of the newest phase of Dexter's Law. The part of the law requiring the State of Florida to create and maintain a public database of abusers goes into effect today.

If it wasn't so serious, it would be enormously funny, how law enforcement in the US dress when coming to a school in Minneapolis, as if they are entering a warzone.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/08/after-border-pa…

Chicago law firm leading push to appoint special prosecutor to target ICE, Border Patrol agents (Sophie Sherry/Chicago Sun Times)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/03/09/chicago-ice-border-patrol-trump-loevy-oneill-burke-special-prosecutor
http://www.memeorandum.com/260309/p157#a260309p157

Courts have already ruled that the EOs targeting the law firms that fought them were unconstitutional, so where does the DOJ get off with the 'POTUS speech' thing?
Justice Dept. Denounces Federal Judges in Fight Against Law Firms - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/us/politics/justice-department-law-firms-executive-orders.html

Various thoughts on the Maduro case:
1. Did they read him his Miranda rights when they arrested him?
2. Does anyone remember the international law Head of State doctrine? That would seem to create immunity. (See URL below)
3. I notice that in photos the guards have DEA badges - which suggests that nobody has an actual indictment.
4. I see that the trumpies want to charge gun violations. Wouldn't it be amusing if he defeated that on 2nd Amendment grounds?
…

Immunity from prosecution (international law) - Wikipedia

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Court docs: the US DOJ failed to tell a judge about a 1980 law protecting journalists when it sought to seize WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson's devices last month (Charlie Savage/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/poli

DOJ Failed to Address Press Law in Application to Search Washington Post Reporter’s Home
The Justice Department did not address a 1980 law that generally bars warrants for reporting material when it sought to seize a Washington Post reporter’s devices, an unsealed filing shows.

Amazon agreed to pay a $25 million civil penalty
as part of a settlement with the Justice Department and the FTC
to resolve allegations the ecommerce giant’s Alexa voice assistant
violated a U.S. children’s privacy law, the DOJ announced.
Under the terms of the settlement, Amazon also is required to change its practices relating to the alleged violations and inform consumers of its practices.
According to a complaint filed in May by the DOJ on behalf of the FTC,…

Amazon to Pay $25M Fine to Settle Allegations Alexa Violated COPPA
Amazon agreed to pay a $25 million fine to settle Justice Department and FTC allegations that Alexa violated a U.S. children's privacy law.

Trump loyalist Ed Martin faces disciplinary case over DOJ threat against Georgetown Law (Ryan J. Reilly/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-doj-ed-martin-disciplinary-threat-georgetown-rcna262735
http://www.memeorandum.com/260310/p70#a260310p70

He was already out of the path of the vehicle when he decided to shoot her.
US Department of Justice Policy On Use Of Force
https://www.justice.gov/jm/1-16000-department-justice-policy-use-force#1-16.200

How an appeal changed the way the USPTO assesses AI patents under the US Patent Act, signaling a shift towards more favorable treatment of AI and ML inventions (Matthew Carey/Bloomberg Law)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and

AI Patent Eligibility Has Shifted With One Machine-Learning Case
Opinion: A patent case involving inventor Guillaume Desjardins has evolved into a cornerstone of modern patent eligibility practice for AI technologies in just four months.

Modern Orthodox rabbis: Jewish law forbids 'conversion therapy'
https://religionnews.com/2026/01/28/in-new-letter-modern-orthodox-rabbis-say-conversion-therapy-is-forbidden/

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Books, movies, music, and works of art published in 1930, including William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, and sound recordings from 1925 enter the US public domain (Duke University School of Law)
https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2026/

Public Domain Day 2026 | Duke University School of Law
January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle[1] CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about US law; the copyright terms in other countries are different.[2] On January 1, 2026, thousands of copyrighted works from 1930 enter the US public domain, along with sound recordings from 1925.

'Utterly unaffordable': Study reveals how deep blue city's minimum wage law is ravaging key industry (Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/utterly-unaffordable-study-reveals-deep-blue-citys-minimum-wage-law-ravaging-key-industry
http://www.memeorandum.com/260307/p57#a260307p57

The Justice Department Is Lowering Its Ethical Guardrails - Above the Law
https://abovethelaw.com/2026/03/the-justice-department-is-lowering-its-ethical-guardrails/

Former Biglaw Attorney Was Epstein Victim, Drafted Sex Contract - Above the Law
https://abovethelaw.com/2026/02/former-biglaw-attorney-was-epstein-victim-drafted-sex-contract/

House Republican leaders plan to advance an 18-month extension of a key surveillance law -- ahead of an expiration deadline next month, Intelligence Chair Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said in interviews Tuesday.
The White House is backing the extensionof the spy powers in question, known as
⭐️"Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act",
as the April 20 deadline approaches.
❌The renewal would not include new r…

Senate unanimously approves installing Jan. 6, 2021 plaque (Hailey Fuchs/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/01/08/congress/senate-unanimous-approves-jan-6-plaque-law-enforcement-00717799
http://www.memeorandum.com/260108/p138#a260108p138

"Gabbard’s 2020 Election Claims Put Her Back in Favor With Trump" - Election Law Blog
https://electionlawblog.org/?p=154232

It doesn’t happen often,
but local law enforcement can arrest and charge federal agents.
Legal experts say there’s a moral obligation to at least try to hold federal immigration officers accountable when they violate the Constitution and the law.
https://www.propublica.…

“You’re Not Going to Investigate a Federal Officer”
It doesn’t happen often, but local law enforcement can arrest and charge federal agents. Legal experts say there’s a moral obligation to at least try to hold federal immigration officers accountable when they violate the Constitution and the law.

"Texas hands over complete list of registered voters to Trump administration" - Election Law Blog
https://electionlawblog.org/?p=153767

Increasingly the victims of the administration's campaign of terror are people just trying to survive when their daily life is upended by the presence of masked federal agents.
Those agents are ambushing immigrants after court appearances,
crashing into drivers while trying to escape protestors,
or abducting children if they seemingly impede the arrest of their own parents by dint of simply existing;
The people in the cities in which this is happening are just t…

When Everyday Life Becomes Domestic Terrorism | Defector
People are back out on the streets of Minneapolis again, they are barricading the roads and tending curbside memorials, and they are asking for someone to make sense of a reckless and unnecessary death at the hands of law enforcement. On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement…

"GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski comes out against Trump's election bill, with a warning to her party" - Election Law Blog
https://electionlawblog.org/?p=154235

The 'International Law' Illusion in Venezuela (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/international-law-venezuela-nicolas-maduro-united-nations-china-russia-c68f4427?st=skbVt7
http://www.memeorandum.com/260106/p107#a260106p107

"Montana Responded to Citizens United. Here’s What We Learned," from former Gov. Steve Bullock, at NYU Democracy Project - Election Law Blog
https://electionlawblog.org/?p=154228

Federal Prosecutor Used Fabricated Quotes in Court Filing (Ben Penn/Bloomberg Law)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/federal-prosecutor-used-fabricated-quotes-false-cites-in-filing
http://www.memeorandum.com/260306/p125#a260306p125

Religion Clause: 9th Circuit: Prison May Not Revoke Religious Diet Privilege Because Inmate Did Not Strictly Adhere to It #law #legal
http://religionclause.blogspot.com/2026/02/9th-circuit-prison-may-not-revoke.html

A Slew of Interesting #Amicus Briefs Filed in Support of Mississippi's Argument That It Can Count Timely Postmarked Ballots Arriving After Election Day in #SCOTUS Watson Case - Election Law Blog
https://electionlawblog.org/?p=153773

International Law and the U.S. Military and Law Enforcement Operations in Venezuela (Just Security)
https://www.justsecurity.org/127981/international-law-venezuela-maduro/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260104/p56#a260104p56

LIVE UPDATES: ICE shooting in Minneapolis leaves woman dead (Howard Thompson/FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul)
https://www.fox9.com/news/police-swarm-scene-federal-law-enforcement-shooting-minneapolis
http://www.memeorandum.com/260107/p88#a260107p88

In setback for Trump, Congress in spending law rejects call to axe Education Department - Cobb Courier
https://cobbcountycourier.com/2026/02/in-setback-for-trump-congress-in-spending-law-rejects-call-to-axe-education-department/

Trump Administration to Drop Defense of Law Firm Sanctions (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/trump-administration-to-drop-defense-of-law-firm-sanctions-cb839c39?st=QTbRnX&reflink=article_copyURL_share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260302/p79#a260302p79

“It is a DOJ power grab,”
said Stephen Gillers,
a legal ethics scholar at New York University School of Law.
In a notice posted online in the Federal Register,
the Justice Department proposed a new regulation that would let it intervene in state bars’ disciplinary investigations,
-- including with the authority to review any allegations against DOJ lawyers first.
It would amount to a request for state bar authorities to suspend their probes until Attorney…

Opinion | Nine Law Firms Surrendered. Four Law Firms Won. - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/opinion/law-firms-resistance-trump.html