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Margaret Attridge
Margaret Attridge is the San Francisco Reporter for Courthouse News Service. She graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2022 with a BA in journalism and government and politics.
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California, Oregon municipalities ask to block Trump's DEI, immigration grant conditions
A California judge said he would likely place a preliminary injunction against the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice, but had doubts about the plaintiffs' standing against the Department of the Interior.
Ninth Circuit sides with Yurok Tribe over Klamath Irrigation Project
An appeals panel affirmed a lower court’s finding that the federal government must comply with the Endangered Species Act when operating the Klamath Irrigation Project.
Judge skeptical of economic espionage charges in ex-Google engineer’s AI secrets case
A San Francisco jury found Linwei Ding guilty of seven counts of theft of trade secrets and seven counts of economic espionage following a two-week trial in January.
Workday asks judge to dismiss suit over claims its AI tools discriminate against job applicants
The company argued that the claims should not fall under California civil rights law just because the company’s AI screening software systems are based in California.
Judge tosses xAI claims that OpenAI stole trade secrets
The judge dismissed the case against OpenAI for the second time, finding insufficient evidence that the company encouraged former xAI employees to steal trade secrets.
Judge finds federal securities law bars lawsuit over Chinese penny stock scheme
Meta users accused the tech giant of helping scammers create fraudulent ads that led to shareholders' losses of more than $300 million.
Justice Department moves to dismiss whale strike lawsuit over California shipping lanes
The government said that a federal action recommendation for new shipping lanes along the West Coast was not final agency action, so plaintiffs do not have grounds to sue.
SF landlord accused of murdering tenant hit with civil lawsuit
The estate of Eric Bigone claims that Outer Sunset landlord Philippe Chagniot conspired with his wife to murder Bigone because he refused to vacate a property they were trying to sell.