Congress has proposed a law to prohibit setting up AI systems to decide whether to launch nuclear weapons. This is not an imaginary issue: there have been proposals to do just that.

The legal technique of "no federal funds may be used" has a well-known loophole: just find a private source of funds to do the specific job. Thugs have used "police foundations" to negate laws design with that method.

*Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he faces life in jail over terror charges.*

The US Chamber of Commerce pretends to represent small businesses, but half its income comes from donations of over a million dollars.

The pleas of Oklahoma's attorney general that Richard Glossip is innocent were not enough to convince the state's pardon board not to execute him.

Disney is suing DeMentis, accusing him of using law for motives of personal retaliation.