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Agents at the Gate: AI, Agentic Trading, and the Regulatory Frontier
An AI agent scans a news alert, identifies a market opportunity, and places a trade in your brokerage account—all before you finish your morning coffee. This is not a hypothetical. It is the premise of Robinhood’s recently launched Agentic...
Woman's cigarette denial led to boyfriend getting a deadly beating from 2 men after he stepped in to stop them from 'insulting and talking badly' to her: Cops
The Las Vegas food bank where Shiloh Leutu allegedly beat a 60-year-old man who was defending his girlfriend (Google Maps). A 60-year-old Nevada man tried to shield his girlfriend from two individuals who were "insulting and talking badly" to her after she didn't have...
Article: Fiduciary Standards
James Toomey (University of Iowa College of Law) recently published Fiduciary Standards, 2026. Provided below is the Abstract: “Fiduciary” law is, notoriously, all over the place. Many doubt it hangs together—that anything beyond the label...
Mom who napped while 3-year-old son died in hot garage may not spend another day behind bars
Inset: Tiffani Huff Holmes (Polk County Jail). Background: Home in Bondurant, Iowa, where Holmes' 3-year-old son died in a hot garage (Google Maps). An Iowa mother who was taking a nap while her 3-year-old baked in a hot garage with temperatures outside in the 90s has...
'Already, our court answers': 5th Circuit couldn't wait to act after Justice Thomas' solo stance on revisiting gun law's constitutionality, judge says
Main: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks with a reporter as he departs the U.S. Capitol on June 29, 2026. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images). Right inset: U.S. Circuit Judge Stephen Higginson speaks in April 2025 at Columbia University's Institute of...
New York’s UCC Amendments Are Live: What Secured Lenders Need to Know About Digital Asset Collateral
John Norton, a 2026 summer associate with Troutman Pepper Locke who is not admitted to practice law in any jurisdiction, also contributed to this article.Key Points New York’s UCC amendments, effective June 3, 2026, add Article 12 and allow for an additional...
Fifth Circuit Confirms That Hybrid Compensation Arrangement Satisfies Salary Basis Test
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Fifth Circuit recently confirmed that a hybrid compensation arrangement (combining a fixed salary with variable day-rate pay) can qualify as “salary basis” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). This decision...
AALL 2026: An Aloha Keynote For Lasting Impact, Not Glitz
Instead of a celebrity in a white chair talking about themselves, the opening keynote at AALL 2026 featured Federal district Judge Micah Smith talking about what he called “Aloha leadership”. Leadership based on empathy and care for others that creates...
DOJ Wants Susman Godfrey Kicked Off The ABA’s Case Because DOJ Subpoenaed Susman Godfrey
The Justice Department has decided that the problem with the ABA’s lawsuit over the Biglaw executive orders is the lawyers bringing it. The ABA sued the administration over the Trump administration’s campaign of executive orders — stripping...