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A US judge has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's latest attempt to overturn her conviction, dismissing the effort as 'frivolous'. Maxwell, the former associate of Jeffrey Epstein, is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking offences. The ruling keeps her conviction intact and closes off another avenue of appeal in a case that continues to draw global attention.

A US jury has ruled that Apple owes $5.7 billion in a patent dispute over haptic technology, described as a record award of its kind. The verdict, delivered in federal court, is one of the largest patent damages ever handed down against the iPhone maker and is likely to be appealed as the company contests the ruling.

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a lower court's dismissal of internet advertising patents held invalid under Section 101 of the Patent Act, in a case involving Google. The ruling reinforces the judiciary's strict approach to abstract, computer-implemented ideas and is drawing attention from patent practitioners and technology companies watching how advertising-related patents fare.

A US appeals court has upheld the Pentagon's decision to place AI company Anthropic under a heightened risk designation. The ruling keeps in place the Defense Department's assessment of potential risks tied to the firm's artificial intelligence work. The decision is drawing attention as governments weigh oversight of leading AI developers and their role in sensitive defense-related contexts.

Virginia Democrats have filed an appeal asking the US Supreme Court to override a state court decision that struck down the state's redistricting plan. The dispute centers on the redrawn legislative maps, which state judges rejected, and Democrats are now seeking the nation's highest court to intervene in the fight over district boundaries.

The US Supreme Court has issued a ruling concerning a citizenship database, a decision that observers say points to a more significant legal battle still to come. The case is tied to an important appeal that could determine how citizenship records are used by authorities. Legal watchers are closely following the implications of the ruling.

Prediction market operator Kalshi has lost a ruling at the appeals court level concerning whether state regulators can oversee its prediction markets. The decision means states may retain authority to regulate or restrict certain event contracts, a setback for Kalshi's argument that federal law preempts state oversight of its business. The ruling is likely to shape ongoing disputes between prediction market platforms and state gaming and securities regulators.