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Google Engineer: AI Bot Wants Attorney, Personhood
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Suspended Google engineer Blake Lemoine said the LaMDA “sentient” AI bot has decided to retain legal counsel. So reports The New York Post.
Read more...Chelsea Handler Sues Lingerie Company After Modeling Contract Terminated
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Chelsea Handler is taking legal action against the ThirdLove lingerie company after accusing the company of improperly canceling her modeling contract. So reports Us Weekly.
Read more...SCOTUS Reverses Roe v. Wade, States Expected to Act
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The U.S. Supreme Court voted to overturn the precedent set in Roe v. Wade guaranteeing access to abortions in the U.S. So reports NBC News.
Read more...Kevin Spacey Back in Spotlight After Sex Crime Charges in the U.K.
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Embattled actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with four counts of sexual misconduct by prosecutors in the U.K. So reports Reuters.
Read more...NYS High Court Rules Bronx Zoo-confined Elephant Not a Legal Person
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The New York State Court of Appeals ruled Happy, an elephant living in the Bronx Zoo, is not a person. So reports CBS News.
Read more...Costco Facing Lawsuit Over Nebraska Facility Chicken Treatment
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Costco is in hot water over its alleged treatment and breeding of its chickens. The lawsuit states plaintiffs have accused the popular membership club of “violating its fiduciary duty to shareholders by not acting lawfully” with respect to the $4.99 rotisserie chickens sold there. So reports Business Insider.
Read more...Google Settles Gender Discrimination Suit, Third-party Analyst to Review Pay Practices
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Google has settled a gender discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 15,000 female employees. So reports MarketWatch.
Read more...NC Proposal to Strengthen Protections for Lawyers Facing Complaints
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New legislation proposed in the North Carolina General Assembly would change the way grievances against lawyers in the state are adjudicated. So reports WRAL-TV.
Read more...Law Dean Browne C. Lewis Dies Unexpectedly at Colorado Conference
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North Carolina Central University School of Law Dean Browne C. Lewis was found dead in a Colorado hotel room after attending a conference with her colleagues. So reports Essence.
Read more...Calif. Court: Bees Are Fish, Per State Law
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An appeals court in Sacramento, Calif., has ruled bees are legally considered to be fish per state environmental law. So reports The Sacramento Bee.
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