Judges increasingly using AI to draft rulings, prepare for hearings
Judges across the U.S. are increasingly using AI tools to draft rulings and prepare for hearings, according to a Northwestern University study.
Federal judge blocks Pentagon’s Anthropic blacklisting for now
A U.S. judge temporarily blocked the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic, the latest turn in the Claude maker's high-stakes fight with the military over AI safety on the battlefield.
Baltimore sues Elon Musk’s xAI over Grok sexual ‘deepfakes’
The city of Baltimore sued xAI, claiming its Grok chatbot illegally generates nonconsensual sexually explicit images.
MD Senate Republicans try — but fail — to repeal tech tax, amend budget
The Maryland Senate advanced the 2027 budget without a tech tax repeal sought by Republicans who cited revenue shortfalls and economic impact.
Insurers and hospitals turn to new AI for age-old battle over charges vs payments
Artificial intelligence is being deployed on both sides of the tug-of-war between U.S. health care systems that want to be paid more for medical procedures and insurers who want proof the services were necessary.
AI-induced privilege waiver rattles lawyers everywhere
A federal judge ruled that a defendant waived the attorney-client privilege to information in documents he created using an artificial intelligence tool.
Homeland Security use of secretive legal weapon draws congressional scrutiny
Congressional Democrats launched an inquiry into how tech giants handle demands from Homeland Security for personal information on Americans who criticize the agency.
West Virginia sues Apple, saying iCloud distributed ‘child porn’
West Virginia sued Apple, accusing it of allowing its iCloud service to become a platform for distributing child porn.
Zuckerberg says Meta no longer designs apps to maximize screentime
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in Los Angeles trial denying current efforts to maximize app screen time amid youth mental health lawsuit.
MD-based JBG Smith helps debut National IQ innovation district in VA
Officials launched National IQ, an innovation district in Virginia designed to accelerate “cutting-edge technology solutions.”
Google to pay $135M to settle Android data transfer lawsuit
Google will pay $135 million to settle a proposed class action by users who accused Google of collecting cellular data without permission.
Proceed with caution as AI reshapes legal practices
Lawyers are adopting AI for research, drafting and discovery, but experts warn accuracy, confidentiality and ethics risks demand oversight.

















