The Supreme Court on Thursday handed down a unanimous ruling in a religious rights case, finding that a Catholic charity in Wisconsin can’t be required to pay unemployment taxes when other religious groups are exempt.

The Court of Appeal for this district yesterday rejected an appellant’s contention that her right to due process was abridged when a judge, hearing her motion for a civil harassment restraining order, in addition to granting the relief she sought imposed a like stay-away requirement on her although the defendant had not petitioned for such an action.

(Subscription required) Tom Girardi's seven-year sentence for defrauding clients of $15M brings closure but sparks debate over accountability, with attorneys questioning the State Bar's role in enabling his decades-long misconduct.

(Subscription required) Even after some firms faced sanctions and fines in recent years, some industry experts foresee attorneys nationwide continuing to use artificial intelligence tools that produce incorrect information. AI 'hallucinations' have gotten lawyers and firms in trouble coast to coast in the U.S. in recent weeks. One expert said the "traditional law school course offerings don’t include any education about how to use AI responsibly."