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Juries in California and New Mexico last week held Meta and Alphabet's YouTube liable for harms to young users, awarding a total of over $381 million in damages. The cases targeted platform features rather than third-party content, challenging long-standing Section 230 protections. Company lawyers have vowed to appeal the rulings.

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a sharp dissent on Monday as the court declined to hear the case of James Skinner, serving life without parole for the 1998 killing of teenager Eric Walber in Louisiana. Joined by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Sotomayor accused the court of failing to enforce its own precedents on withheld evidence. She highlighted the unequal treatment compared to Skinner's co-defendant Michael Wearry, who was released after similar Brady violations.

हरिश राणा, 31 वर्षीय युवक जो 13 वर्षों से कोमा में थे, मंगलवार को एम्स में निधन को प्राप्त हुए। वे भारत में सर्वोच्च न्यायालय के आदेश पर निष्क्रिय यूटानेशिया की अनुमति प्राप्त करने वाले पहले व्यक्ति थे। बुधवार को दक्षिण दिल्ली के ग्रीन पार्क श्मशान में उनका अंतिम संस्कार किया गया।

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The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously on March 25 that internet service providers like Cox Communications are not liable for their subscribers' copyright infringement. The decision, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, reversed a lower court finding against Cox in a long-running dispute with Sony Music Entertainment. The ruling draws on precedents from the 1984 Betamax case and 2005 Grokster decision.

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on March 23 in Watson v. Republican National Committee, weighing whether states can count mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day but received later. The case challenges a Mississippi law allowing a five-day grace period, with similar rules in over 30 states. Conservative justices expressed concerns over fraud risks, while liberals defended state authority.

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented in a case involving a Vermont state police sergeant's use of force against a nonviolent protester, warning that the majority granted officers a 'license to inflict gratuitous pain.' The decision reversed a lower court's ruling denying qualified immunity to Sgt. Jacob Zorn. Sotomayor, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, argued the action violated the Fourth Amendment.