Hacker News with Generative AI: Law

The U.S..D.A. has frozen education funding for Maine (nytimes.com)
A judge on Wednesday dismissed corruption charges against Eric Adams, ending the first criminal case against a New York City mayor in modern history and underscoring how President Trump’s Justice Department is using prosecutorial power to advance his agenda.
Politics, Law, Education, New York
12 points by pmags 2 hours ago | 5 comments
In Alien Enemies Case, Many with Open Asylum Claims Allegedly Removed (lawfaremedia.org)
The Trump administration is wrongfully removing individuals with open asylum cases to an El Salvador mega-prison for terrorists.
Immigration, Law, Human Rights, Politics, Trump Administration
5 points by hn_acker 8 hours ago | 0 comments
Federal judge drops corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (npr.org)
A federal judge on Wednesday formally dismissed the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, granting the controversial request from the Justice Department that generated a public outcry and spurred the largest mass resignation of senior federal prosecutors in decades.
Politics, Law
8 points by Volundr 8 hours ago | 1 comments
Trump makes history by pardoning a corporation (thehill.com)
In what may be a first in American history, President Trump just expanded the presidential pardon power to include corporations.
Politics, Law, History
18 points by pseudolus 9 hours ago | 3 comments
Judge Ends Eric Adams Case, but Says U.S. Cannot Use Charges as Leverage (nytimes.com)
A judge on Wednesday dismissed federal corruption charges against Eric Adams, ending the first criminal case against a New York City mayor in modern history and underscoring how prosecutorial power is being used to advance President Trump’s agenda.
Politics, Law
6 points by ceejayoz 11 hours ago | 0 comments
Nikola founder says $2M he gave to Trump had nothing to do with his pardon (12news.com)
PHOENIX — Trevor Milton, the founder of now-defunct Nikola, says in an exclusive interview with 12News that the president rescued him from political persecution, and his family's nearly $2 million contribution to the Trump campaign last fall had nothing to do with his pardon.
Politics, Business, Law
10 points by voxadam 20 hours ago | 1 comments
FTC: 23andMe buyer must honor firm's privacy promises for genetic data (arstechnica.com)
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson said he's keeping an eye on 23andMe's bankruptcy proceeding and the company's planned sale because of privacy concerns related to genetic testing data.
Privacy, Genetics, Law, Business, Health
11 points by MBCook 1 day ago | 4 comments
US to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione (ft.com)
US says it will seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare killing
Crime, Law, United States
8 points by fpierfed 1 day ago | 1 comments
The Lawless Evil of Denying Due Process (techdirt.com)
The U.S. government just demonstrated exactly why due process matters. In what should be a shocking admission, the Trump administration revealed in court that it had made a bit of an oopsie (they call it an “administrative error”) — one that resulted in trafficking a Maryland father with protected legal status to a Salvadoran prison. Their response to this horrific mistake? Not contrition or attempts to fix it, but rather an argument that U.S.
Politics, Law, Human Rights
9 points by hn_acker 1 day ago | 1 comments
U.S. Says Deportation of Maryland Man Was an 'Administrative Error' (nytimes.com)
A Maryland man who was in the United States legally was deported to El Salvador and imprisoned there because of an “administrative error,” Trump administration officials said in a court filing on Monday, adding that American courts lacked the jurisdiction to have him released.
Immigration, Government, Law, Error, United States
14 points by perihelions 1 day ago | 1 comments
France's Le Pen sentenced to jail, banned from public office (nbcnews.com)
Far-right French leader Marine Le Pen was handed a four-year prison sentence and banned from holding public office for five years by a French court Monday, in what could be the biggest setback for her political cause in a generation.
Politics, France, Law, Elections
10 points by Anon84 2 days ago | 1 comments
Marine Le Pen banned from running in 2027 and given four-year sentence (theguardian.com)
French far right leader barred from running for public office for five years with immediate effect after guilty verdict in trial
Politics, France, Law, Elections
210 points by tlogan 3 days ago | 388 comments
Marine Le Pen Barred from 2027 French Presidency Run (bloomberg.com)
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s presidential ambitions were dealt a potential death blow after she was convicted of embezzlement by a French court and barred from running in the next election in 2027.
Politics, France, Elections, Law
19 points by Ozarkian 3 days ago | 6 comments
French Court bans far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for office (france24.com)
A French court handed far-right leader Marine Le Pen a five-year ban on running for office on embezzlement charges Monday, dashing her ambitions of standing in the 2027 presidential race unless she successfully appeals. She also received a four-year prison sentence.
Politics, France, Elections, Law
47 points by WastedCucumber 3 days ago | 44 comments
Musk gives away $1M cheques ahead of Wisconsin's Supreme Court election (bbc.com)
Billionaire Elon Musk has given away $1m (£770,000) cheques to voters in Wisconsin after the state supreme court refused to intervene.
Politics, Elections, United States, Business, Law
27 points by zfg 3 days ago | 9 comments
Luigi Mangione-inspired ballot initiative targets health insurance denials (newsweek.com)
A proposed California ballot initiative—informally named after Luigi Mangione, the alleged assassin of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson—aims to bar insurers from delaying or denying doctor-recommended procedures or medications.
Healthcare, Politics, California, Law, Insurance
75 points by howard941 3 days ago | 123 comments
ICE Revoking Students' Immigration Statuses Without Their or the Uni's Knowledge (zeteo.com)
In a developing story, it appears the Trump administration is quietly targeting even more students for deportation and doing so in a way that is taking universities and the students themselves completely by surprise.
Immigration, Politics, Education, Law
123 points by ColinWright 3 days ago | 41 comments
Trump pardons Nikola founder Trevor Milton in securities fraud case (cnbc.com)
Politics, Business, Law
31 points by Ozarkian 4 days ago | 6 comments
Nikola founder Trevor Milton receives full pardon from President Trump (cbsnews.com)
Nikola founder Trevor Milton said in a social media post that he's received "a full and unconditional pardon" by President Trump, adding that the president called him personally to inform him.
Politics, Business, Law
10 points by rmason 5 days ago | 3 comments
FTC Tells Staff to Stop Calling the Agency 'Independent' in Complaints (theverge.com)
Staff at the Federal Trade Commission have been instructed to no longer refer to the agency as “independent” in complaints, according to an email obtained by The Verge.
Government, Regulation, Law, Politics, Media
12 points by m463 5 days ago | 0 comments
Charlie Javice convicted of defrauding JPMorgan in $175M startup sale (apnews.com)
Charlie Javice, the charismatic founder of a startup company that claimed to be revolutionizing the way college students apply for financial aid, was convicted Friday of defrauding one of the world’s largest banks, JPMorgan Chase, out of $175 million by exaggerating her customer base tenfold.
Startup, Fraud, Finance, Law, Business
148 points by ilamont 5 days ago | 175 comments
Is This Sex Offender Map in Japan Legal? (unseen-japan.com)
Beset by a rash of repeat sex offenders and abusers, Japan is finally implementing a national sex offender registry for organizations whose employees work with children and other vulnerable populations. However, some parents say they want more tools to identify potential offenders in their neighborhoods.
Japan, Law, Crime, Sex Offenders
16 points by gnabgib 5 days ago | 26 comments
Trump pardons three co-founders of BitMEX crypto exchange (cnbc.com)
Cryptocurrency, Politics, Business, Law
31 points by pulisse 5 days ago | 1 comments
Russian researcher at Harvard, protested the Ukraine war, detained by ICE (nbcnews.com)
A Russian medical researcher at Harvard University is being detained at a Louisiana immigration facility after her visa was revoked last month over undeclared frog embryo samples found in her luggage, her lawyer told NBC News.
Russia, Immigration, Science, Law, Politics
15 points by mifydev 5 days ago | 3 comments
Trump pardons Nikola founder Trevor Milton in securities fraud case (cnbc.com)
Politics, Business, Law, Fraud
16 points by pseudolus 5 days ago | 3 comments
ICE Deported Someone to El Salvador Megaprison over Paperwork Error (newrepublic.com)
The Trump administration sent a Venezuelan national with no criminal record to a Salvadoran megaprison based on an administrative error, according to The Miami Herald.
Immigration, Law, Politics, Central America
17 points by perihelions 5 days ago | 0 comments
Founder of Nikola Motor Company, Trevor Milton, Pardoned by President Trump (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Business, Politics, Law, Electric Vehicles
9 points by Geeek 6 days ago | 3 comments
The Nonprofit Caught in the Fray of Trump's Attacks on Big Law (nytimes.com)
In the process of attacking big law firms this week, the Trump administration hinted at another potential target: a decades-old nonprofit that helps students land jobs on Wall Street.
Politics, Law, Nonprofits
6 points by JumpCrisscross 6 days ago | 0 comments
She Inspired Laws to Hold the Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable. She's a Target. (nytimes.com)
A conservative group is suing for emails of a law professor who helped create legislation to force oil, gas and coal companies to pay for climate damage.
Climate Change, Law, Fossil Fuels, Activism
11 points by mitchbob 6 days ago | 1 comments
A filmmaker and a crooked lawyer shattered Denmark's self-image (theguardian.com)
The trap was laid in a rented office: two rooms in downtown Copenhagen, furnished without a whisper of Scandi style. If it wasn’t for a Frida Kahlo print on one wall, the premises might have felt as impersonal and stark as a confessional. That, in any event, was what it became. For six months, beginning in mid-2022, a parade of people – members of motorcycle gangs, entrepreneurs, lawyers, real-estate barons, politicians – trooped through to recount their sins to Amira Smajic.
Crime, Denmark, Film, Law, Politics
196 points by RapperWhoMadeIt 7 days ago | 178 comments