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The Trump administration is urged to prosecute student protesters engaging in illegal activities, citing immigration laws on endorsing terrorist acts. This raises concerns about legal implications for free speech and privacy rights. What are your thoughts on balancing security and civil liberties? #Legal #Privacy

Read more: steelefamlaw.com/Nn4bfl

New York Post · More than deportation: Trump admin should prosecute student protesters who commit illegal activityBy Julian Epstein

Latest legal setbacks for the Trump Administration:
1. Voice of America: A federal judge issued a restraining order to stop further efforts to silence VOA journalists.

2. Consumer Protection: A judge blocked the administration’s move to dismantle the CFPB.

3. Migrant Deportations: The administration was barred from deporting migrants to countries other than their home country without notice or a chance to seek protection, halting a fast-track deportation tactic.

4. Law Firm Retaliation: Judges froze parts of Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms involved in the Mueller probe.
#Trump #legal #resistance #VOA #CFPB #deportations #law

The #legal #rights people have if #ICE stops them

A sense of anxiety is gripping noncitizen residents of the #UnitedStates.

The 2nd #Trump admin kicked off w/a shock-&-awe effort aimed at arresting & deporting many immigrants without legal status. But stories are now emerging of both longtime legal permanent residents & visa holders being detained by ICE & other #immigration *officers*.

#law #Constitution #AlienEnemiesAct #DueProcess #Rendition #Abduction #CivilRights
npr.org/2025/03/28/nx-s1-53424

Reuters: Elon Musk must face fraud lawsuit over disclosure of Twitter stake. “A U.S. judge on Friday rejected billionaire Elon Musk’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming he defrauded former Twitter shareholders by waiting too long to disclose his initial investment in the social media company, now known as X. U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter in Manhattan said the shareholders adequately […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/29/reuters-elon-musk-must-face-fraud-lawsuit-over-disclosure-of-twitter-stake/

Route Fifty: Georgia House passes bill to criminalize using AI-generated political ads intended to deceive. “A bill aimed at reducing misleading AI-generated political ads passed the state House with a bipartisan 152-12 vote Thursday. Under Senate Bill 9, originally authored by Roswell Republican Sen. John Albers, it would be a crime for political campaigns to knowingly publish certain audio […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/29/route-fifty-georgia-house-passes-bill-to-criminalize-using-ai-generated-political-ads-intended-to-deceive/

#AI #images #StudioGhibli #legal

"The trend of using Open AI’s ChatGPT to create AI images in the distinctive style of Studio Ghibli probably should have ceased the moment the official White House X account hopped aboard. ... one of the trend’s proponents posted a cease and desist notice they claimed to have received from Studio Ghibli representatives—which fellow social media users immediately called out as being as fake as the 'art' that inspired it."

gizmodo.com/ghibli-ai-chatgpt-

Gizmodo · People Making AI Studio Ghibli Images Are Now Producing Fake Legal Letters to Go With Their Fake ArtMeanwhile, actual Ghibli creation Princess Mononoke is enjoying robust returns from its current big-screen revival.