- Federal judge voices concerns over War Department’s ban of Anthropic
A federal judge on March 24 seemed receptive to Anthropic’s request to temporarily block the Department of War from continuing to designate the AI company as a supply-chain risk. The designation, under a federal law designed to protect military systems from foreign sabotage, functions as a blacklist, preventing the company from doing business with the federal government [...]
- Supreme Court rules policeman accused of excessive force by protester may not be sued
The U.S. Supreme Court on March 23 ruled 6–3 that qualified immunity prevents a protester from suing a police officer for allegedly using excessive force during an arrest at a state capitol. Qualified immunity, a rule created by the courts, shields government officials, including police officers, from individual liability unless the wrongdoer violated a clearly [...]
- Supreme Court seems skeptical of state law allowing late-arriving ballots
The U.S. Supreme Court on March 23 seemed skeptical of a Mississippi law that allows the state to count mail-in ballots received after Election Day in federal elections. Mississippi law allows counting of mail-in ballots received within a five-day grace period after Election Day. The law was enacted in July 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide flexibility to [...]
- Supreme Court to decide whether ballots received after Election Day are counted
The U.S. Supreme Court on March 23 will hear Mississippi’s appeal against a lower court ruling striking down its law allowing ballots received after Election Day to be counted. The counting of ballots received after Election Day has become an increasingly contentious political issue in recent years. Those who support the practice say that it is necessary to maximize [...]
