Judge approves Anthropic’s $1.5B settlement of authors’ AI copyright lawsuit — first major case to settle

A federal judge in San Francisco on Monday signed off on artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s landmark $1.5 billion settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by a group of authors who…

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NYC tattoo shop sues South Carolina over state’s ‘unconstitutional’ buffer law and face-ink ban as it seeks to expand

A New York City-based tattoo shop looking to expand into South Carolina has filed a federal lawsuit against state officials over two laws that owners argue violate their First Amendment…

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St Michael statue blocked from Massachusetts city building as state Supreme Court showdown looms

A legal battle over whether a Massachusetts city can install statues of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Florian outside its public safety headquarters could ultimately reach the U.S. Supreme…

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