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Man who complained he and girlfriend 'can't have a life together' with her 3-year-old daughter admits to beating her over potty training
The home in Sandy, Utah, where authorities say the child was hurt (KTVX/YouTube). Inset: Tyrel Belone (Facebook). A man in Utah who beat his girlfriend's young daughter until she was "dead with a heartbeat" over frustrations with the child's potty training has pleaded...
Trump’s AI Accord: Can Voluntary Self-Regulation and Independent Audits Protect Against Frontier AI Risks?
On September 29, President Trump brought together many of the leading executives in artificial intelligence for a White House meeting focused on the risks associated with increasingly powerful “frontier” AI systems. The meeting produced a one-page document...
Ex-Olympian falsely accused in 'meritless' Reflecting Pool vandalism prosecution wants inspectors general to investigate Jeanine Pirro for 'misconduct'
Inset left: Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn listens as his attorney Norman Eisen speaks after he pleaded not guilty to allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.). Inset right: U.S....
Supreme Court Takes Next Step Toward Resolving National Bank Act Preemption Split, Inviting Solicitor General’s Views in Cantero, Conti and Kivett
The Supreme Court yesterday took an important step toward resolving the growing uncertainty over the scope of National Bank Act preemption. In an order issued October 5, the Court invited the Solicitor General to file briefs expressing the views of the United States...
Dad who fatally stabbed mom as their young kids fled, screaming for him to 'Stop doing that!' learns his fate
Inset, left to right: Victor Farias Jr. (Kern County District Attorney's Office) and Yolanda Rojo (GoFundMe). Background: Authorities responding to the apartment complex where Farias killed Rojo (KGET). A 34-year-old California man could spend the rest of his life in...
Newly Constituted Trump NLRB Issues First Decision Overturning Biden Precedent: What It Means for Employers
In a predictable shift toward employer-friendly standards, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) has reinstated a standard that gives employers greater latitude in determining whether an employee’s abusive conduct during union or other...
AI at Work: California’s New Workplace Technology Rules for Public Agency Employers
Artificial intelligence (“AI”) and other emerging technologies are rapidly changing the workplace—and California lawmakers have responded. In 2026, Governor Newsom signed several significant bills regulating AI-assisted employment decisions and...
What’s Next For Legal Operations?
To mark UpLevel Ops’ 10th anniversary, Stephanie Corey sat down with her longtime friend Reese Arrowsmith, EVP for legal operations at Fox Corp., to trace the profession from its earliest days to where it’s headed next. The conversation turned...
James Ho Uses Opinion To Whine About People Accusing Judges Of Auditioning For Promotions
Last week, the Fifth Circuit resolved a random trade secrets squabble between two logistics companies over three-and-a-smidgeon relatively uneventful pages. The only wrinkle in the case was the magistrate judge’s ex parte meeting with one side, which earned a...