The hottest Legal Substack posts right now

And their main takeaways
Category
Top Business Topics

LexDAO April 2023 Recap

⚔️ LexNews+ ⚖️ • 0 implied HN points • 30 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Legal
  1. LexDAO is working on funding through Gitcoin Beta and hosting a Legal Engineering Summit in May.
  2. LexDAO Study Group is engaging in advocacy efforts, such as petitioning against the bill HB3479.
  3. LexClinic received a Creative Commons grant and is expanding with a Q root node and Hypercerts financing.

Legal Campaign to Repeal Climate Policies

A Natural Language • 0 implied HN points • 17 Sep 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Legal
  1. The legal campaign aims to highlight carbon accounting fraud in court cases to derail misguided climate policies.
  2. Consider reaching out to relevant parties in climate-related court cases to support the campaign.
  3. Another strategy is to send cease and desist letters to key protagonists to create liability for misleading environmental claims.

Legal Jiu-Jitsu

A Natural Language • 0 implied HN points • 14 Mar 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Legal
  1. Defanging the climate narrative in court makes sense by exposing the corruption and environmental malfeasance fueling it.
  2. It is important to reach out to different types of lawsuits defending against environmental actions, land seizures, and liberty restrictions.
  3. Cease and desist letters can be sent to enablers, confronting green investment funds about misleading claims, and advocating for soil-friendly farming practices.
Get a weekly roundup of the best Substack posts, by hacker news affinity:

On Presidential Immunity

startupdreams • 0 implied HN points • 09 Jan 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Legal
  1. Presidents have historically been assumed to have immunity from prosecution for actions taken while in office.
  2. The ongoing case regarding Trump's immunity has far-reaching implications beyond just his own cases.
  3. The ultimate decision on Presidential immunity will likely be made by the Supreme Court in a landmark case.

The Colorado Decision

Innovation Nation • 0 implied HN points • 20 Dec 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Legal
  1. The Colorado decision to remove Trump from 2024 ballots may not have significant consequences.
  2. If Trump appeals, he will likely still appear on both the primary and general ballots.
  3. The decision seems more about grabbing headlines than making a substantial impact.

DirectorMoves – Board & C-suite Openings

DirectorMoves • 0 implied HN points • 10 Jan 24
💼 Business Legal
  1. DirectorMoves tracks Board openings based on criteria like gender diversity and age of Directors.
  2. C-suite Openings include top executive departures like CEOs, CFOs, and General Counsels.
  3. Companies like Bio-Techne, SeaWorld, Booz Allen Hamilton have current Board or C-suite openings.

💥New Chapter 11 Bankruptcy - NanoString Technologies Inc. ($NSTG)💥

PETITION • 0 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
💰 Finance Legal
  1. NanoString Technologies Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to patent litigation, seeking a buyer.
  2. NanoString is a biotech company supplying technologies for analyzing biological samples in pharmaceutical product development.
  3. NanoString has a significant customer base including academic and government research facilities, biopharma companies, and clinical laboratories.

Daily AI Snapshot: SEC Chair Warns Against AI Hype

The AI Observer • 0 implied HN points • 14 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Legal
  1. SEC Chair warns against AI hype and 'AI-washing' by publicly traded companies to prevent misleading claims
  2. Misleading statements about AI use can breach US securities law, posing risks to investors
  3. Regulatory focus on truthful AI disclosures reflects broader efforts to ensure technology is ethically used and avoids deception

Fight to Repair Daily: Friday October 28, 2022

Fight to Repair • 0 implied HN points • 28 Oct 22
💼 Business Legal
  1. Apple is switching to USB-C for iPhones in compliance with EU regulations, despite expressing concerns about electronic waste.
  2. Automakers like General Motors and Stellantis are struggling to comply with Massachusetts' right to repair law due to safety concerns, sparking a legal battle with the state.
  3. The FTC approved orders against companies like Harley-Davidson and Weber for illegally restricting consumers' right to repair, leading to corrective actions and potential penalties.

Brother Printer’s Warranty Restrictions Spawn Anti-Trust Suit

Fight to Repair • 0 implied HN points • 15 Feb 22
💼 Business Legal
  1. Brother Printers faced an antitrust suit due to tying warranty service to authorized repair providers, violating laws. This indicates a common issue in consumer goods markets.
  2. Deceptive packaging led to a warranty surprise for consumers, like Mr. Konkel, who found warranty conditions after purchase.
  3. The legal expert highlighted ongoing abuse of warranty provisions by manufacturers, emphasizing the need for lawsuits to enforce legal obligations and target unfair business practices.

Oh Air Canada!

Joshua Gans' Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 17 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Legal
  1. Businesses are responsible for what their chatbots say, as established by Air Canada paying compensation due to inaccurate information provided by their chatbot.
  2. It's crucial for companies to ensure that the information provided by AI or chatbots is accurate and aligns with their actual policies to prevent legal issues and PR nightmares.
  3. Being reasonable with customers and resolving issues effectively can prevent situations from escalating to legal battles and negative publicity for a company.

About that ISDA Pt 6(b): Section 2(a)(iii): the problems

The Jolly Contrarian • 0 implied HN points • 23 May 24
💰 Finance Legal
  1. Section 2(a)(iii) in the ISDA agreement is flawed and has caused confusion and litigation since 1987
  2. There are no specific triggers for Section 2(a)(iii) in ISDA, leading to uncertainty and challenges in determining when it is actually activated
  3. Section 2(a)(iii) may not be relevant in modern times due to changes in how swap exposures are managed, making the clause potentially unnecessary

About that ISDA: Pt 1: Three aims of an ISDA

The Jolly Contrarian • 0 implied HN points • 24 Jan 24
💼 Business Legal
  1. Understanding the ISDA Master Agreement is important for trading swaps and managing risks in the financial market.
  2. The ISDA Master Agreement serves as a relationship contract, a credit risk management tool, and a capital optimization tool for counterparties in derivative transactions.
  3. Over time, the ISDA has grown from a simple means of expediting trades to a complex bureaucratic process, but its core importance remains in facilitating OTC derivative transactions.

The JC goes ninja premium: a new phase

The Jolly Contrarian • 0 implied HN points • 22 May 23
🕹 Technology Legal
  1. The Jolly Contrarian is introducing a premium 'ninja' tier for specialized legal analysis, doubling down on its existing direction.
  2. There will be a regular 'blue' JC with free access and a new 'ninja' tier requiring subscription for specialist content, aimed at legal eagles.
  3. The site will gradually move specialized content to the new 'ninja' tier and offer additional features such as podcast versions of key content for premium subscribers.

How software patents are like armed career criminals

Adam's Legal Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 11 Feb 23
🕹 Technology Legal
  1. Courts face challenges in defining what is considered an abstract idea versus a concrete invention in the realm of software patents.
  2. The use of Section 101 in evaluating software patents can be as vague and problematic as interpreting the Armed Career Criminal Act's residual clause.
  3. Enablement, particularly focusing on functional claiming and ensuring all ways of accomplishing a function are disclosed, could be a more grounded approach to assessing software patent validity.

What is "fair value"?

Musings on Markets • 0 implied HN points • 07 Jun 10
💰 Finance Legal
  1. Fair value is the real worth of an asset, aiming for unbiased and accurate valuation in accounting and legal contexts.
  2. In accounting, fair value means valuing assets correctly, but there are many complex rules that can complicate this process.
  3. Appraisers often have biases based on how they get paid, which can affect their estimates of fair value for businesses.

New York Is An Industry Town

Digital Native • 0 implied HN points • 19 Nov 25
💼 Business Legal
  1. New York is an industry town with deep hubs for finance, healthcare, media, advertising, law, restaurants, fashion, real estate, and more.
  2. Many of those industries run on manual, fragmented workflows and large markets, so applied AI can quickly improve efficiency and create new business models.
  3. While San Francisco leads on foundation models and infrastructure, New York’s proximity to domain experts, customers, and operators gives it an edge in building and scaling industry-specific AI companies.