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Lumentum Operations Facing $20M Lawsuit Alleging Anti-Asian Discrimination  

Asian Americans in Silicon Valley are rallying around Andre Wong, who filed a lawsuit against Lumentum Operations, LLC after alleging racial discrimination. So reports ABC News.

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Twitter Letter to Meta: Threads Platform Built with Stolen IP  

Twitter is threatening to sue Meta after the launch of Threads. Per Twitter’s counsel, Alex Spiro, Meta hired former employees of the social media giant who “had and continue to have access to Twitter’s trade secrets and other highly confidential information” in order to develop the platform. So reports Reuters.

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SCOTUS Rejects Challenge To Law Meant To Inhibit Illegal Immigration  

The Supreme Court gave its seal of approval to a law criminalizing the act of encouraging illegal immigration. So reports NBC News.

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Lawyers Who Used Made-up Cases 'Found' By ChatGPT Fined $5K

Steven Schwartz and Peter LoDuca, who tried to use made-up cases generated by AI-powered ChatGPT, were handed $5,000 in fines by New York District Judge P. Kevin Castel. So reports Forbes.

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Vermont Law Opens New Location Backed By $8M Donation, Grant  

Vermont Law and Graduate School, the state’s only law school, is opening a new satellite campus in Burlington. So reports the VTDigger.

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Arizona Official Got Death Threats After Kari Lake Claimed Election Fraud: Lawsuit  

Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer is suing former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake for her claims she lost the race due to fraud. So reports AP News.

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Scotch Tape-Maker Settles Drinking Water Lawsuits for $10.B

Post-It note and Scotch Tape manufacturer 3M settled a group of lawsuits alleging it contaminated U.S. water supplies with “forever chemicals” used in some of its products. So reports CNN.

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Westchester DA: No Charges for Trump in Golf Club Probe  

District Attorney Miriam Rocah closed the investigation into the Trump National Golf Club Westchester without filing any charges. So reports Newsweek.

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NY Attorney Gets 13 Years In Jail for Ripping Off Lotto Winners for $107M  

Attorney Jason Kurland, who was convicted for stealing $107 million from jackpot lottery winners, was sentenced to 13 years prison time. So reports The New York Post.

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White Ex-Starbucks Manager Wins $25.6M in Discrimination Lawsuit  

A federal jury awarded a white former Starbucks regional director $25.6 million after she sued the company for discrimination. So reports ABC News.

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