American Civil Liberties Union

Clearview AI Settles Suit and Agrees to Limits on Facial Recognition Database

Clearview AI, the facial recognition software maker, on Monday settled a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and agreed to limit its face database in the United States primarily to government agencies and not allow most American companies to have access to it. Under the settlement, which was filed with an Illinois state […]

Know More

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard to Face Off in Defamation Trial

The actor Johnny Depp could not convince a judge in London that he was innocent of allegations that he had abused his former wife, the actress Amber Heard, but in a trial starting Monday, the actor will take his defamation complaint to a jury in Virginia. The U.S. trial centers on a lawsuit Mr. Depp […]

Know More

Texas Investigates Parents Over Care for Transgender Youth, Suit Says

It was not clear if Mr. Abbott’s order would survive judicial scrutiny. The order does not change Texas law, and several county attorneys and district attorneys have said that they would not prosecute families for child abuse under the new definition. Still, the directive by Mr. Abbott has had a chilling effect, and the ramifications […]

Know More