This week in Other Barks and Bites: Judge Pauline Newman responds in district court challenge to her suspension; Over 200 musical artists sign letter imploring tech companies to stop using AI to devalue artists’ work; and more.
The Judicial Council of the Federal Circuit told the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday that it should dismiss Judge Pauline Newman’s remaining challenges to the Council’s decision to suspend Newman indefinitely from the court because all of Newman’s claims “fail as a matter of law.”
Legal industry adds 2700 jobs last month. And all of them are already regretting it. [Law360] Federal Circuit says their pocket impeachment of Judge Pauline Newman is totally constitutional. It's apparently written right next to the part where the drafters wrote "just kidding" after the insurrection clause [Reuters] Companies rethinking deals based on "head spinning changes to antitrust enforcement." And be "head spinning" we mean "actually occasionally enforcing the law." [Corporate Counsel] Polygraph tests. still bad. [ABA Journal] Pentagon says it finds no evidence of alien technology. But they WOULD say that wouldn't they? [Courthouse News Service] Legal-minded AI vendor Harvey hiring "all sorts" of lawyers. [Bloomberg Law News]
On Wednesday, February 28, 2024, Judge Pauline Newman celebrated the 40th anniversary of the day she assumed office on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC). Gene and I were initially invited to join several of her current and former clerks for a surprise lunch with the judge to celebrate.
Today, Judge Pauline Newman celebrates 40 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC). Newman was appointed to the court on January 30, 1984, by then-President Ronald Reagan and officially assumed office on February 28, 1984.