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A movie that takes liberties with 'Wuthering Heights'? Scholars are OK with that
NEW YORK (AP) — If you're looking for someone to debate the new “Wuthering Heights” movie with, you might want to start with Lucasta Miller. She's a British author, editor and critic who has published an acclaimed study of the Brontë sisters and wrote the preface for the Penguin Classics edition of “Wuth ... (full story)
Court disallows class-action lawsuit for mortgage violations during pandemic
A Hamilton County man is entitled to a $250 payment from his mortgage lender for the company’s failure to report within 90 days that the mortgage had been paid off, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled last week. However, a class-action lawsuit by others experiencing the same issue during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic c ... (full story)
State
Mark Zuckerberg quizzed on kids' Instagram use in social media trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg and opposing lawyers dueled in a Los Angeles courtroom on last week, where the Meta CEO answered questions about young people’s use of Instagram, his congressional testimony and internal advice he’s received about being “authentic” and not “robotic.”
Zu ... (full story)
Former South Korean president receives life sentence for imposing martial law in 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was found guilty of leading an insurrection last week and sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law in 2024, a ruling that marks a dramatic culmination of the country’s biggest political crisis in decades.
The conservative ... (full story)
Technology
CSU College of Law unveils new voluntary AI certificate program
As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) continues to transform the legal profession, more law schools are offering training to their students.
In 2025, Case Western Reserve University School of Law became the first in the country to require all first-year students to earn a certification in legal AI.
And it’s not ... (full story)