From a complaint brought Thursday before the Norwegian Data Protection Authority: [T]he complainant asked ChatGPT the question “Who is Arve Hjalmar Holmen?”. To this, ChatGPT replied the following: Arve Hjalmar Holmen is a Norwegian individual who gained attention due to a tragic event. He was the father of two young boys, aged 7 and 10, […]
The Supreme Court did not grant certiorari in any cases this morning, but Justices Alito and Gorsuch both suggested it may be time to grant a case to reconsider aspects of the Court’s Confrontation Clause jurisprudence, Justice Scalia’s opinion for a unanimous Court in Crawford v. Washington in particular. Both Justices Alito and Gorsuch issued separate […]
A short excerpt from Friday’s 22,000-word North Carolina Supreme Court opinion in Happel v. Guilford County Bd. of Ed. (written by Chief Justice Paul Newby): This case concerns a fourteen-year-old boy’s attempt to seek a legal remedy after his school’s chosen medical provider injected him with a COVID-19 vaccine against his and his mother’s wishes…. […]
From Berthold v. Secretary of Health & Human Services, decided by Court of Federal Claims Special Master Brian H. Corcoran on Feb. 11 but just posted on Westlaw: Petitioner alleges that she suffered a shoulder injury related to vaccine administration resulting from an influenza vaccine received on September 20, 2021 [and therefore filed for compensation […]
3/24/2009: Citizens United v. FEC argued for the first time. The post Today in Supreme Court Histor Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative reporting, and thought-provoking commentary. Championing the principles of individual freedom, limited government, and free markets, the site offers […]
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Joseph Benza III faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law for beating a man who gave him the finger. Benza abandoned a domestic disturbance call when he saw Emmett Brock flip him off while driving […]
Sacramento County officials have agreed to pay $755,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by Salvador Garcia Jr., who was severely injured by a sheriff’s office canine in September 2022. Garcia was riding his bike when Deputy Dylan Blac Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking […]
The post Monday Open Thread appeared first on Reason.com. Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative reporting, and thought-provoking commentary. Championing the principles of individual freedom, limited government, and free markets, the site offers a diverse range of articles, videos, and podcasts […]
Rhode Island property targeted for condemnation to prevent construction of affordable housing on the site. (PLF)  The town of Johnston, Rhode Island is targeting property for condemnation in order to prevent the construction of an affordable housing project on the site. The Pacific Legal Foundation (a public interest law firm representing the property owners) in […]
Venezuelans fleeing the socialist regime of Nicolas Maduro. (NA)  Yesterday, the Trump Administration terminated legal “parole” status for some 530,000 legal migrants who entered the United States under the CHNV program, which allowed residents of four Latin American countries – Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela – to live and work in the US for up […]
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