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October 03, 2025
1st Circ. Keeps Block On Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order
The First Circuit on Friday upheld blocks on President Donald Trump's executive order aiming to limit birthright citizenship, ruling in a sweeping 100-page opinion that the president's order is likely unconstitutional.
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October 03, 2025
'Self-Inflicted' Harm Can't Prop Up Ill. Publicity Suit
An Illinois federal judge has tossed a proposed class action accusing people search site InfoTracer of illegally using individuals' names and likenesses to advertise its products, finding that the only harm alleged was "self-inflicted" because the plaintiff had failed to show that anyone other than her own counsel had searched for her information.
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October 03, 2025
Real Estate Recap: How RE Attorneys Are Using AI
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including real estate attorney perspective on where artificial intelligence may be useful, how hospitals are leveraging real estate and one BigLaw practice chair's bullish take on deal flow.
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October 03, 2025
'Fantasy' Sports App Runs As Illegal Gambling Biz, Suit Says
Boom Shakalaka Inc. deceptively markets itself as a fantasy sports platform while the "true nature" of its Boom Fantasy app involves offering consumers against-the-house "pick'em" style bets as an illegal gambling operation, a user has claimed in Illinois federal court.
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October 03, 2025
High Court Broker Negligence Case 'Pivotal' For Trucking
The U.S. Supreme Court grabbed an opportunity to smooth out splintered circuit court rulings on whether freight brokers might also be liable for roadway accidents that have killed or injured people, potentially providing long-sought clarity to middlemen in a trucking and logistics sector unnerved by recent supersized verdicts against carriers and drivers.

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