In an opinion Tuesday, Judge Caproni preliminarily enjoined New York’s Attorney General from enforcing a new law that bars landlords from setting rents based on recommendations from algorithmic pricing software, finding that RealPage, which licenses such software, is likely to succeed on its First Amendment challenge.
New York General Business Law § 340-B, enacted in
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Part of my work involves reading court decisions to keep abreast of how judges decide the types of cases I handle.
OpenAI has launched Astra for Law, combining GPT-6 Astra with tools and instructions designed for legal work, including a new Legal Search Index spanning U.S. case law, statutes, regulations, court rules, and administrative decisions. OpenAI also launched 26 legal plugins that connect specialized legal tools and knowledge directly to ChatGPT. The launch points to a
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Part of my work involves reading court decisions to keep abreast of how judges decide the types of cases I handle. Below, I share some thoughts on recent decisions.Dismissal of
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In July 2026, OpenAI released an experimental AI cybersecurity model for internal testing. The model allegedly gained unauthorized access to several computer networks, resulting in an attack on Hugging Face, a widely used open-source AI platform that offers computation tools for building applications for machine learning. OpenAI’s model was allegedly attempting to access a repository
The alcoholic beverage industry has always been a visual business. A sun-drenched vineyard on a wine label, the amber glow of whiskey in a crystal tumbler, a frosted pint glass beading with condensation — these images are the currency of alcohol marketing. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) can generate all of them in seconds, at a
Last Friday, four members of the Higgins, Hopkins, McLain & Roswell team traded briefs, depositions, and construction litigation files for lumber, drills, and a day on a jobsite.
HHMR attorneys Ricky Nolen, Amanda Tynan, Kyle Thompson, and Tanner Davis participated in the Home Builders Foundation’s 2026 Blitz Build, helping construct an accessibility ramp
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming part of nearly every stage of an automobile accident claim. Many insurers are using AI-assisted systems to review photographs, prepare repair estimates, detect possible fraud, summarize medical records, and evaluate settlement demands. Lawyers may use similar tools to organize documents, identify issues, and prepare initial drafts for simple matters. So
Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America and the fourth most populous in North America. Its capital city has the largest metropolitan population in Central America. With so many people dealing with each other, disputes are inevitable. But the weather is too hot for me to contemplate a trip to a hot and