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hoodline.com > 2026 > 09 > sf-surveillance-backer-chris-larsen-faces-scrutiny-over-flock-cameras

Chris Larsen's SF surveillance backing faces scrutiny over Flock cameras

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (188+ words) Chris Larsen, the Ripple co-founder who has backed San Francisco's police surveillance buildout, is facing scrutiny over support for surveillance technology like Flock Safety's automated license-plate readers. Larsen has praised San Francisco's approach of deploying drones only when there is…...

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hoodline.com > 2026 > 09 > kirkland-skadden-named-in-macon-false-claims-act-case

Kirkland, Skadden Named in Georgia False Claims Act Case

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (249+ words) A federal judge in Macon has addressed a False Claims Act lawsuit involving eClinicalWorks and its lawyers over alleged vulnerabilities in the company's software. The underlying lawsuit, United States ex rel. Permenter v. eClinicalWorks LLC, was filed in 2018 in the Middle…...

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hoodline.com > 2026 > 07 > san-francisco-showdown-100-authors-take-anthropic-to-court-over-pirated-books

San Francisco Showdown: 100 Authors Take Anthropic to Court Over 'Pirated' Books

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (100+ words) The case is styled Shakespeare et al. v. Anthropic PBC, No. 4:2026cv05931, and names Anthropic, CEO Dario Amodei and co-founder Benjamin Mann as defendants. Justia Dockets & Filings shows the complaint was filed on June 17 and confirms that the plaintiffs attached an exhibit…...

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hoodline.com > 2026 > 07 > matthews-camera-showdown-downtown-split-over-pricey-ai-watchdogs

Matthews Debates 25 AI Surveillance Cameras Downtown

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (475+ words) The split in town sentiment was clear. Business owner David Johnson told commissioners, “We need something to deter them,” referring to crime. Resident Emily Moore countered that, “I don't view Matthews as a dangerous space,” according to WSOC-TV, putting a…...

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hoodline.com > 2026 > 06 > imports-jump-exports-slip-as-u-s-goods-gap-blows-out-to-105-8-billion

Imports Jump, Exports Slip As U.S. Goods Gap Blows Out To $105.8 Billion

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (153+ words) The U.S. goods trade deficit ballooned in May to $105.8 billion, the widest gap in more than a year, as imports climbed and exports slipped. The shortfall jumped about 27.4% from April and blew past economists' expectations, raising the odds that net trade…...

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hoodline.com > 2026 > 06 > maryland-s-july-1-law-shake-up-kratom-crackdown-ev-rules-and-school-cop-ban

Maryland’s July 1 Law Shake-Up: Kratom Crackdown, EV Rules And School Cop Ban

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (517+ words) Hoodline Explore Our Cities & Metro Areas (A-Z) Maryland’s July 1 Law Shake-Up: Kratom Crackdown, EV Rules And School Cop Ban Four new Maryland laws kick in on July 1, reshaping rules on certain retail consumables, electric‑vehicle charging, cancer screenings for volunteer…...

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hoodline.com > 2026 > 05 > charlie-brown-music-brawl-manhattan-suit-hits-snoopy-video-game-maker

Mendelson Sues Game Publisher Over Peanuts Music

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (363+ words) The holiday jazz that defined generations of Peanuts specials is now at the center of a federal courtroom fight in New York. According to Reuters, the case, titled Lee Mendelson Film Productions Inc v. MadCow LLC d/b/a GameMill Entertainment,…...

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hoodline.com > 2026 > 04 > both-grok-and-chatgpt-think-the-same-thing-about-musk-v-openai-and-neither-answer-will-surprise-you

Both Grok and ChatGPT Think the Same Thing About Musk v. OpenAI — and Neither Answer Will Surprise You

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (126+ words) Both AIs, in other words, think their respective creators are probably going to lose. Make of that what you will. Whatever happens, the trial has already accomplished something remarkable: it's dragged the inner workings of the most powerful AI company…...

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hoodline.com > 2026 > 04 > ai-ghost-citations-blow-up-in-new-orleans-city-attorney-s-office

New Orleans Lawyers Sanctioned Over AI-Generated Fake Citations

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (335+ words) U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier issued an order sanctioning Assistant City Attorney Jalen Harris $250 and Deputy City Attorney James Roquemore $1,000, with an April 22 deadline to pay the clerk’s office, according to Justia. The order also required the lawyers to submit substitute…...

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hoodline.com > 2026 > 03 > la-judges-enlist-learned-hand-ai-to-tackle-paperwork-pileup

LA Superior Court Pilots Learned Hand AI For Judges

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (452+ words) Court leaders are at pains to stress that the new tools are strictly support staff, not replacement judges. The AI is framed as a research and drafting assistant, not a decision maker. According to a joint announcement distributed via Business…...