Judge approves $1.5B copyright settlement between AI company Anthropic and authors
About 465,000 books are on the list of works pirated by Anthropic, according to Justin Nelson, an attorney for the authors.

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About 465,000 books are on the list of works pirated by Anthropic, according to Justin Nelson, an attorney for the authors.
The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights had given three school systems until Tuesday to agree to change policies supporting transgender students.
The indictment makes Comey the first former senior government official to face prosecution in connection with one of Trump’s chief grievances: the long-concluded investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
The Seattle company will pay $1 billion in civil penalties — the largest such fine in the agency’s history for a rule violation — and $1.5 billion will be paid back to consumers who were unintentionally enrolled in Prime.
Starting Oct. 24, the new policy will allow Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita to block a state agency’s request for outside counsel if the law firm engages in “unconstitutional” diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Patricia Lynne Davidson v. Jamie Hammond
25A-SC-879
Small claims. Reverses the Perry Circuit Court’s small claims judgment in favor of Hammond and remands with instructions after determining the trial court erred in deeming Davidson to have waived her right to a jury trial. The court holds that under Indiana Small Claims Rules 2(B)(10) and 4(C), the trial court must rule on a timely jury-trial request before a defendant is required to pay the transfer fee, and here the court never made such a ruling but instead treated Davidson as having waived her right by failing to timely pay—contrary to the rules. Vacates the judgment, orders the trial court to rule on Davidson’s jury-trial request (if granted Davidson must pay the $70 transfer fee within 10 days), and expresses no view on the merits of the underlying claims. Appellant is pro se.
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a U.S. District Court decision on Monday, denying Birt Ford’s bid for post-conviction relief after he was sentenced to 70 years in prison for raping his estranged wife in 2005.
The board’s decision is advisory. State law gives the governor sole authority to decide whether to accept the recommendation and commute Ward’s sentence, grant a reprieve or allow the execution to proceed.
The nonprofit, which raises money to support Indiana Economic Development Corp. activities, was singled out by Gov. Mike Braun amid calls for greater transparency regarding taxpayer dollars.
Gov. Mike Braun ordered the audit in April, citing unspecified concerns about transparency at the Indiana Economic Development Corp. and its related entities.
A coalition of 20 state Democratic attorneys general in May filed a federal lawsuit claiming that the Trump administration is threatening to withhold billions of dollars of disaster-relief funds.
The seized documents marked as confidential appear to be about weapons of mass destruction, national “strategic communication” and the U.S. mission to the United Nations.
Moore had filed suit in August, challenging the governing body’s five-year rule.
U.S. District Judge Richard Young sentenced Carlos Granados, 35, to 35 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release.
State Sen. Liz Brown, the committee’s chair, said the panel was still waiting on additional information from hospitals and couldn’t finalize suggestions ahead of the 2026 legislative session.
Still, Trump administration officials have been pushing Indiana Republicans to call a special session focused on redistricting. Most notably, Vice President J.D. Vance traveled to Indianapolis to speak with Braun.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Tuesday rejected the agent’s claim that his August 2018 firing violated his First Amendment free speech rights.
Judge Margaret M. Garnett said in an order that statements by government officials about Luigi Mangione possibly facing the death penalty may have violated a local rule meant to limit public comments to ensure a fair trial.
Indiana Court of Appeals
BioConvergence LLC and Alisa K. Wright v. Kathryn S. Eddy
24A-PL-2291
Civil plenary. Affirms the Marion Superior Court’s award of $832,578 in attorneys’ fees to Kathryn Eddy and the additional award of $259,963.50 in attorneys’ fees to Eddy. Rejects BioConvergence LLC’s argument that the trial court erred under Section 13.2 when it awarded an additional $259,963.50 in attorneys’ fees to Eddy for her costs in pursuing her fee claim. Finds that BioConvergence failed to show that it was entitled to an award of attorneys’ fees under Paragraph 9 of Eddy’s employment agreement. Agrees with Eddy that BioConvergence’s obligation under the operating agreement to indemnify her for her costs in defending herself is an ongoing one. Remands with instructions for the trial court to determine a reasonable amount of additional attorneys’ fees to award Eddy for her defense of this appeal. Attorney for appellants: Christopher Murray, Robert Burkart. Attorneys for appellee: Colin Flora, Jason Massaro.
Legal arguments raised 30 years ago—including that the state constitution could be interpreted as forbidding maps to be redrawn more than once a decade—may offer a roadmap for Democrats and other opponents.