A Massachusetts federal judge denied Harvard University’s motion to dismiss in an antisemitism case alleging that Harvard violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act in not protecting its Jewish students in the wake of Oct. 7.  The suit, brought by Kasowitz Benson Torres on behalf of Students Against Anti-Semitism,…

NY Appeals Court to Decide on ’21 Election Law Removal of Court Review From Ballot Challenges | New York Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/08/06/ny-appeals-court-to-decide-on-21-election-law-removal-of-court-review-from-ballot-challenges/ Vote by Mail official Ballot. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM Appeal is based on a trial court judge’s reinstatement of judicial reviews, in the event that…

McGuireWoods expanded its insurance recovery litigation group by adding an 11-lawyer team from boutique law firm Pasich, which transferred to McGuireWoods’ Century City, California, location after closed its doors on Aug. 5, the firm announced in a news release. The team from Pasich, which includes six partners, has been nationally recognized…

Lydia Hu reports on how Google might be held accountable on Varney & Co. Apple’s lucrative deal with Google could be under threat after a U.S. judge ruled that the Alphabet-owned search giant was operating an illegal monopoly. A potential remedy for Google to avoid antitrust actions could involve terminating…

Ever since 2022, when Australia’s Wotton + Kearney sold a 30% stake in the firm to a private equity firm, its growth has taken off. Over the past three years, Wotton + Kearney has opened two new offices, increased revenue by 80%, and more than doubled its lawyer head count, from 220…

Alphabet, Google, YouTube and OpenAI were slapped with class actions for allegedly using  YouTube content creators’ material to train artificial intelligence models without the creators’ consent. Two complaints—one against OpenAI and one against Google, YouTube and their parent company, Alphabet—were filed on Aug. 2 by Bursor & Fisher in the U.S. District Court…