Hacker News with Generative AI: Courts

AI entrepreneur sent avatar to argue in court – and the judge shut it down fast (theregister.com)
The founder of an AI startup who attempted to use an artificially generated avatar to argue his case in court has been scolded by a judge for the stunt.

Artificial Intelligence, Law, Technology, Courts

8 points by LinuxBender 17 days ago | 1 comments

9th Circuit upholds Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny Balwani convictions [pdf] (courtlistener.com)

Law, Justice, Business, Technology, Courts

8 points by richardfontana 61 days ago | 0 comments

UN judge forced woman to work as slave, court told (bbc.com)
A United Nations judge deceived a young woman into coming to the UK to work as her slave while she studied at the University of Oxford, a court has heard.

Human Rights, Law, UK, Courts

3 points by impish9208 68 days ago | 2 comments

DOJ Says Administration Doesnt Have to Follow Court Order Halting Funding Freeze (democracydocket.com)
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) argued Monday that a federal court order blocking President Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze doesn’t halt the administration’s efforts.

Politics, Law, Administration, Courts

15 points by unsnap_biceps 81 days ago | 5 comments

7th Circuit Again Says Long-Term Pole Camera Surveillance Isn't Unconstitutional (techdirt.com)
The Seventh Circuit Appeals Court was somewhat hesitant to bless the 18 months of pole camera surveillance in the Tuggle case back in 2021. The reluctance to state affirmatively this sort of surveillance will always be constitutional shows up in its most recent decision dealing with the same subject matter.

Law, Surveillance, Privacy, Technology, Courts

15 points by hn_acker 161 days ago | 0 comments

Washington courts grapple with statewide outage after 'unauthorized activity' (theregister.com)
A statewide IT outage attributed to "unauthorized activity" is affecting the availability of services provided by all courts in Washington.

Cybersecurity, Technology, Washington State, Courts, Government

5 points by LinuxBender 172 days ago | 0 comments

The California Supreme Court Should Help Protect Your Stored Communications (eff.org)

Privacy, Law, California, Technology, Courts

7 points by gslin 238 days ago | 1 comments

US appeals court rules geofence warrants are unconstitutional (techcrunch.com)

Law, Privacy, Technology, Government, Courts

91 points by warrenm 241 days ago | 25 comments

US appeals court revives Google privacy class action (reuters.com)

Privacy, Lawsuits, Google, Courts, Technology

11 points by elsewhen 248 days ago | 0 comments

Ransomware attack shuts down three dozen Los Angeles courts (scmagazine.com)