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Thursday, August 20, 2026

“ChatGPT Is a Huge Snitch: Never say anything to AI that you wouldn’t want read aloud in a court of law.” John Herrman has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

Posted at 4:41 PM by Howard Bashman



“How Wall St. Profits When Personal Injury Lawsuits Pay Out; Personal injury cases have exploded, in number and magnitude, funded by companies betting on a win — and offering investors a piece of the action”: Ellen Gabler, Robert Gebeloff, and Julie Tate of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 4:38 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Landmark Supreme Court Ruling Is Upending How America Moves Its Goods; The high court’s decision may expose freight brokers to potentially enormous lawsuits, squeeze smaller carriers and drive up the cost of transporting almost everything that ships by truck”: Cailley LaPara and Matthew Griffin of Bloomberg News have this report.

Posted at 4:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“Tom Goldstein Asks 4th Circuit for Release From Prison During Tax Crime Appeal; The appellate attorney and SCOTUSblog founder says, through counsel, that erroneous jury instructions amounted to a violation of his due process rights and that imprisonment during appeal ‘would effectuate a grave injustice’”: Avalon Zoppo of The National Law Journal has this report.

You can access the court filing at this link.

Posted at 4:00 PM by Howard Bashman