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SCOTUS Will Take Case Challenging Legal Immunity for Tech Sites - Gonzalez v. Google seeks to hold Google legally liable for a deadly 2015 Paris terrorist attack, alleging the site recommended ISIS videos to users and boosted terrorist content. More here.
Data Protection Bill On Hold As Digital Secretary Suggests Changes to GDPR Replacement - The new digital secretary, Michelle Donelan, re-affirmed the UKs commitment to move away from the EU's legislation and to create a data regime that will be 'simpler and clearer' for businesses. More here.
ILTA Annual Technology Survey - The International Legal Technology Association presented the results of their survey from 541 firms representing 126k attorneys. Respondents were asked about infrastructure, video conferencing, computer preferences (hardware and software). Explore the results here.
Despite VC slowdown, Fintech Startups are Still Hiring - Among the seven fintech companies of the top 50 startups (as listed by LinkedIn), there are 125 open roles (with 87% being remote). More here.
Kim Kardashian Pays >$1M To Settle SEC Charges Against Crypto Promotions - Kardashian agreed to pay over $1M to settle the charges brought against her for touting a crypto asset on Instagram. She also will not promote crypto assets for three years and will cooperate in an ongoing investigation. More here.
Kirkland & Ellis Announces Largest Partner Class Ever - 193 new partners will be welcomed this year. The firm opted not to show photos of its new partnership class, which has caused some diversity concerns and questions about if these new partners will enter the equity ranks. More here.
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The Lillian Goldman Law Library at Yale and the Center for Open Science launched Law Archive, an open access platform for legal scholarship, to facilitate free access to legal research.
From search wars to real estate rumble, here’s a look at the major antitrust battles U.S. courts will analyze this year.
Virtus Investment Partners Welcomes Andra Purkalitis as Chief Legal Officer
In an early test of the interplay between artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright law, the US District Court for the Northern District of California recently allowed a copyright infringement claim to proceed against an AI developer that used an artist’s works without authorization to train a machine learning model.
The EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) imposes new regulations on major tech platforms to enhance online safety and curb harmful content. Learn which companies are affected, what changes are being implemented, and the potential global impact of this legislation.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission adopted a final rule, called the “click to cancel” rule, requiring businesses to make it as easy to cancel subscriptions and memberships as it is to sign up.
Legal Operations professionals talk through what legal metrics dashboards work for their teams.
Kellye Walker is the new SVP, CLO, and Head of Worldwide Public Affairs at Deere & Company, succeeding Mary Jones who is retiring after 27 years.
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