US District Court
Coverage of US District Court in the Nexus archive.
- Judge approves a $1.5B Anthropic settlement over pirated books used to train the Claude chatbot
A federal judge approved a $1.5 billion settlement for Anthropic, requiring the AI company to pay authors $3,000 per book after using pirated copies to train its Claude chatbot. The settlement, the largest copyright recovery in history, covers 91% of 482,000 books claimed by authors and publishers.
- Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion copyright settlement to authors, publishers
Anthropic agreed to a $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors and publishers over using pirated books from LibGen and PiLiMi to train its AI models. The settlement, approved by a U.S. District Judge, requires Anthropic to destroy the pirated datasets and distribute funds to over 500,000 potential class members.
- Luigi Mangione’s federal trial postponed until January to avoid court pileup, judge says
Luigi Mangione’s federal trial was postponed to January to avoid overlapping with his state court trial starting in September. The judge cited scheduling conflicts and challenges in conducting jury selection amid media attention and dual proceedings. Mangione faces murder and weapons charges in state court and stalking in federal court for the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
- Feds dramatically drop charges against Illinois anti-ICE activists – including ex-congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh – amid grand jury misconduct claims
US Attorney Andrew Boutros dropped charges against Illinois anti-ICE activists, including ex-congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, citing grand jury misconduct. US District Judge April Perry expressed shock at the government's actions during a closed-door hearing. The charges were dismissed with prejudice.
- Federal judge in New York ties Trump admin hands on arrests at immigration courts
A federal judge in New York has blocked US Immigration and Customs Enforcement from carrying out civil immigration arrests at several Manhattan immigration courthouses. The ruling is a major reversal from an earlier decision and marks a temporary reversion to narrower Biden-era restrictions on courthouse arrests. The decision is part of a broader lawsuit against the Trump administration's enforcement policies.
- Elon Musk lost his case against Sam Altman
Elon Musk lost his case against Sam Altman after a jury reached a unanimous verdict, finding two claims barred by the statute of limitations and a third failing due to dismissal. The verdict is technically not legally binding but was accepted by US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Elon Musk's claim for breach of charitable trust was also barred.
- Trump administration defends right to ban content moderation experts from US
The Trump administration is fighting to keep social media moderation advocates out of the US, with a lawsuit between the Coalition for Independent Technology Research and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The suit concerns a policy restricting visas to foreign officials who demand global content moderation policies. The Coalition for Independent Technology Research is arguing for a preliminary injunction blocking the policy.
- US judge releases purported Jeffrey Epstein suicide note
A US judge has released a purported suicide note from Jeffrey Epstein, which was filed in court as part of a criminal case involving his former cell mate. The judge did not comment on the authenticity of the document. The release is related to the criminal case of the former cell mate.