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May 8, 2026
Judge rules DOGE’s cuts to humanities grants were unconstitutional
A federal judge ruled that the U.S. DOGE Service did not have the authority to cancel National Endowment for the Humanities grants, which made up more than $100M in congressionally appropriated funds.
Sep 9, 2025
Judge skewers $1.5B Anthropic settlement with authors in pirated books case over AI training
A federal judge on Monday skewered a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and authors who allege nearly half a million books had been illegally pirated to train chatbots, raising the specter that the case could still end up going to trial.
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