Outlook Uncertain for AI Regulations as US Government Pivots to Full Republican Control

It’s an open question whether Congress, soon to be fully controlled by Republicans, will be interested in passing any AI-related legislation.

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels

Tobacco company R.J. Reynolds appealed to the high court after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the warnings do not violate the First Amendment.

Court Agrees With Ban on Medical Marijuana Advertising in Mississippi

A medical marijuana dispensary owner argued that the First Amendment protects the right to advertise because Mississippi law permits the sale of cannabis products to some people.

Fox Attorneys Seek To Dismiss Lawsuit Over Reporting of 2020 Vote Rigging Allegations

Various public employee pension and retirement funds allege that Fox Corp. leaders deliberately turned a blind eye to liability risks posed by reporting false claims.

CNN Wants North Carolina Lt. Governor’s Defamation Lawsuit Thrown Out

The network says Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson presented no evidence that the network believed its story was false or aired it recklessly.

Company Affiliated With Alex Jones Seeks To Disqualify Onion’s Infowars Auction Bid

A lawyer for the company claimed that the bankruptcy trustee overseeing the auction improperly colluded with The Onion and families of victims.

Georgia Election Workers Seeking More Penalties Against Rudy Giuliani

Attorneys argued that Giuliani has “brazenly” violated a signed agreement to stop repeating the falsehoods, which he allegedly did during two of his nightly shows.

NH Court To Hear Cases About Transgender Girls Playing Girls Sports and the Right to Protest Them

A federal judge ruled earlier this year that the teens can try out for and play on girls school sports teams as they seek to overturn the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act on behalf of all transgender students in New Hampshire.