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'Unlawful executive order': Human rights groups challenge Trump 'unconstitutional' sanctions regime against International Criminal Court in new lawsuit
President Donald Trump listens during a cabinet meeting, Friday, July 31, 2026, at Camp David, the presidential retreat, near Thurmont, Md. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin). Human rights groups are suing to stop the Trump administration's efforts to sanction and punish...
FCC Adds Foreign-Produced Robotics, Power Inverters to Covered List; House NDAA Targets Foreign Adversary Humanoid Robots
On July 28, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added foreign-produced “advanced robotic devices” and “power inverters” to the FCC’s Covered List, effectively barring covered equipment from receiving the FCC equipment...
Little kids forced to walk in 108-degree heat for hours while their parents were drunk, falling over the children and vomiting — refused ride from good Samaritan, cops say
Insets: Ryan Mullin and May Mullin (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office). Background: The area in Glendale, Ariz., where Ryan Mullin and May Mullin were allegedly forcing their children to walk in 108-degree heat (Google Maps). An Arizona couple is facing child abuse...
Man who warned girlfriend she would 'end up in a grave' was accurate in his prediction — and is now going to prison
Inset: Kimberly Osborne (McCulla Funeral Home). Background: Joseph Nevera, center, during his sentencing for killing Osborne in West Virginia (WDTV). A West Virginia man will spend the rest of his days behind bars for following through on his threat to put his...
Barbri Webinar | Adjustment of Immigration Status: Heightened Discretionary Review Under PM-602-0199
Greenberg Traurig Immigration & Compliance Practice Co-Chair Kate Kalmykov will serve as a panelist on the webinar, Adjustment of Immigration Status: Heightened Discretionary Review Under PM-602-0199, on Wednesday, August 19, at 1:00 p.m. ET. This CLE program...
Law Firms Don’t Have One AI Visibility Problem. They Have Three.
Ed. note: Please welcome Josh Anisfeld, chief digital strategist of Baretz+Brunelle, to the pages of Above the Law. In this new series, he and his colleagues at B+B will share their thoughts on trends they’re seeing across the legal industry. Check out the prior...
Your Cyber Insurance May Not Be Ready For Autonomous AI
Law firms have spent the past several years asking whether artificial intelligence will improve productivity. A different question is beginning to emerge. What happens when AI starts making decisions on its own? The next generation of AI isn’t limited to...
Judge Rejects ‘ChatGPT Wrote My Confession’ Defense
If you’re going to farm out your company documents to AI, at least make sure the AI isn’t confessing to any labor law violations. Matt Bruenig flagged a weird sign-of-the-times NLRB matter out of Texas. Daniela Melendez worked for an aftermarket auto parts...
Mark Zuckerberg Thinks Everyone Should Have A Superintelligent AI Lawyer
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. As a thought experiment, imagine only one person had a superintelligent lawyer. They would have an unfair advantage in court — even if they were wrong on the merits. That would lead to a worse...