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The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division has moved at warp speed to deploy its first-ever whistleblower rewards program, marking a significant evolution in the division’s longstanding efforts to detect and prosecute criminal cartel conduct.

Matthew McConaughey secured eight federal trademark registrations covering his voice and iconic catchphrases in a novel legal strategy aimed at combating AI’s unauthorized use of his voice and likeness. The move signals an important evolution in the power dynamics between talent/brands and the companies providing generative AI tools.

In categories where products are difficult to differentiate on performance, and that describes most of the AI industry today, customers do not choose on features. They choose on trust. They are selecting a company they believe will honor its commitments. Brand integrity, in those markets, is a material business asset.

If a bankruptcy court agrees with a debtor's argument that master leases are “severable,” then the debtor may reject lower-performing locations and retain the higher-performing locations. If the master lease is properly drafted, this outcome is avoided and, if the lease in its entirety is assumed, the landlord may continue to benefit from risk-spreading across multiple properties.

Selective Enforcement Claim Against City Officials DismissedQuestions of Fact Remain on Religious Corporation’s Tax Exemption ClaimBSA’s Interpretation of “Open Area At Curb Level” UpheldArea Variance Annulled for Error of LawIndustrial Development Act Authorizes Financial Assistance to Senior Housing ProjectVariance Denials Preventing Subdivision UpheldDenial of Building Permit for Fence UpheldNeighbors’ Challenge to Certificate of Occupancy Succeeds Because Board Made Error of Law

Artificial intelligence is everywhere in 2026. The promise is real, but who is tracking how your AI agreements are reshaping enterprise risk? And how has that risk changed with the increase in agreements and obligations related to these AI tools? Enter the AI playbook.

Until recently, little focus has been placed on the impact of “vibe lawyering,” i.e., non-lawyers, including clients, using AI to conduct their own analysis of a legal issue, either before, after, or instead of consulting with counsel. Two recent federal court decisions highlight the risks of vibe lawyering beyond the issue of hallucinated citations and indicate potential benefits to both lawyers and pro se litigants in relation to the use of AI.

Companies and individuals prosecuted for tariff-related offenses are often surprised. In addition to the overall complexity of the regulatory framework, the ambiguity of tariff regulations frequently creates confusion about how to comply. The same confusion that leads to charges of non-compliance, however, can also be the source of an effective defense to those charges. This article examines potential defenses in tariff evasion and non-compliance prosecutions and offers practical guidance for counsel preparing to litigate them.