• Berkeley Law Implements AI Ban

    The Recorder
    May 26, 2026

    (Subscription required) “The challenge for law schools is to teach students how to effectively use AI, but to prevent it from being used to cheat on exams or papers,” said Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, adding that the school is looking to “do both” by incorporating it into the legal writing classes and offering courses about AI and the law.

  • State Law Governs Preclusion Under Federal Tort Claims Act

    Metropolitan News-Enterprise
    May 26, 2026

    The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Friday that a judge wrongly granted summary judgment to the defense in an earlier-filed case after ruling that a second matter involving the same dispute was time-barred, saying that state law applies to the question of claim preclusion in tort cases brought against the U.S. and California cases look to fairness principles to determine whether resolution of an issue in one action will control in another.

     

  • Supreme Court rejects Meta’s appeal in Vermont social media addiction case

    Associated Press
    May 26, 2026

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a push to avoid a lawsuit alleging that Facebook and Instagram harmed young users, a decision that comes as social media companies increasingly face legal scrutiny. The company is facing similar lawsuits from states across the country, accusing it of knowingly designing addictive features.

    Related: Reuters

  • [U.S.] Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Over Commercial Driver’s Licenses for Migrants

    New York Times
    May 26, 2026

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by officials in Florida to sue California and Washington over claims that those states have allowed undocumented immigrants to receive commercial trucking licenses.

    Related: National Law Journal, CBS News, Courthouse News Service, The Hill, Fox News