Amid questioning about TikTok's use of biometrics in today's Congressional hearing, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew offered some insight into how the company vets potentially underage users on its platform. A...
Family court (by David Lat).On February 24, 2023, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued a ruling that should be highly troubling to LGBTQ+ parents everywhere. In the case, the court denied parenta...
I can't think of a single egg preparation more finicky than poaching. Do it correctly and you'll get a plump, oval balloon you could easily mistake for an orb of fresh mozzarella, but do it the wrong ...
Lala Kent knows why you hire a Biglaw attorney. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)Even folks who turn their nose up at reality TV have, at this point, have heard about the Vanderpump Rules love tr...
Chipmakers must agree not to expand capacity in China for a decade if they are to receive money from a $39 billion federal fund designed to build a leading-edge US semiconductor industry, according to...
Family court (by David Lat).On February 13, 2023, the Seventh Judicial District of the State of Oklahoma issued a pretty shocking Letter Ruling determining that a sperm donor was the legal parent to a...
[photo1]If January is any indication, 2023 is going to be an important year for turning up the volume on the struggles new parents face in the workplace. As a lawyer and working parent, I first tuned ...
[photo1]A few weeks ago, this column discussed the fallout from the SDNY jury verdict in the Adidas/Thom Browne dispute over the latter's use of stripes on garments. In the latest big trademark news o...
[photo1]You can't blame teens for being super attached to their phones. We gave them technology that provides limitless access to their friends and the entire world, of course they are going to want ...
[photo1]Matt LasloIf you talk to US House Republicans, President Joe Biden delivered an offensive, hyperpartisan diatribe last evening. Hell, if you just listened to the State of the Union address, yo...
[photo1]I was at the point where I had children who were approaching college, with a husband becoming an ex-husband who was just getting his feet on the ground at a law firm so he had not yet ...
[photo1]Amanda HooverElon Musk's Twitter takeover last October and the associated chaos drove millions of people into the arms of niche open source microblogging platform Mastodon. Overnight, a shaggy...
Last week, Twitter Safety tweeted that the platform is now "moving faster than ever" to remove child sexual abuse materials (CSAM). It seems, however, that's not entirely accurate. Child safety advoca...
[photo1]We're barely into February and it already looks like 2023 is going to be one for the law firm mergers record book. With the industry worrying about a downturn lurking in the shadows, increasin...
Since 2016, social workers in a Pennsylvania county have relied on an algorithm to help them determine which child welfare calls warrant further investigation. Now, the Justice Department ...
[photo1]Last month, University of Arkansas-Little Rock professor Robert Steinbuch wrote an opinion piece in the local paper offering his musings on primary education and society. Because you've heard ...
Today, HBO announced that the fourth season of the Emmy-winning drama series "Succession" will premiere on Sunday, March 26. It will debut at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and will stream on HBO Max.
"Successio...
[photo1]Reed Smith global managing partner Alexander "Sandy" Thomas announced that he's leaving the firm he's managed for the past decade to serve as the chief legal officer of KIND, short for "Kids I...
A Utah plastic surgeon and three of his associates are facing federal charges for a year-long scheme in which they allegedly squirted around 2,000 vaccine doses down the drain, sold falsif...
The United Kingdom wants to become the safest place for children to grow up online. Many UK lawmakers have argued that the only way to guarantee that future is to criminalize tech leaders ...