Tag: lawsuits

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Author
Peter Biles

Date
July 31, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Linguistics
Tagged
, 404 Media, AI slop, Anthropic, artificial intelligence, books, bots, creativity, Frank Landymore, Futurism, ISBNdb, language, large language models, lawsuits, literature, pirating, rare books, technology, Ted Gioia, writing}

Gutting Old Books to Feed AI: What Could Go Wrong?

_{Peter Biles
July 31, 2026

Computational Sciences, Linguistics

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The question is: Who wins? Maybe we should start buying up all the old books before the bots get to them. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 7, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Zoology
Tagged
, animal rights, anti-capitalism, bees, climate change, geological features, government, habitat loss, human activity, humans, industry, insects, law, lawfare, lawsuits, nature rights, PETA, pollution, Smithsonian Magazine, stingless bees}

In Peru, Bees Are Granted the Right to Life

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 7, 2026

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Zoology

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It is not as if nature or animals need to be granted rights in order to be protected robustly. Read More ›

Flights canceled or delayed on information board, terrorism threat at airport

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 18, 2025

Categories
Environment & Climate
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, ABC, cancel culture, carbon dioxide, Casey Luskin, Charlie Kirk, climate, climate change, comedians, Elsevier journals, evolution, evolutionary biologists, ideology, Jerry Coyne, journals, lawsuits, physicists, Plato's Revenge, predictions, Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, researchers, Richard Sternberg, Sabine Hossenfelder, settled science, skepticism, Smithsonian Institution, Stephen Colbert, Stephen Meyer, The College Fix}

Great Science Cancellation Continues: Here’s the Latest Victim

_{David Klinghoffer
September 18, 2025

Environment & Climate, Scientific Freedom

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In the domination of science by ideology, by the myth of “settled science,” the stakes couldn’t be more profound. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 26, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, animal rights, animal standing, Colorado, elephants, human being, lawsuits, nature rights, Nonhuman Rights Project, persons}

Elephant Personhood — Nixed Again

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 26, 2025

Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind

4}

The activists had some reason for hope. Two judges in New York’s highest court swallowed the baloney in a 5–2 ruling. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
March 14, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, academic freedom, ACLU, Alabama, creation science, creationism, Discovery Institute, educators, Edwards v. Aguillard, Indiana, intelligent design, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, law, lawsuits, legislators, Louisiana, Louisiana Science Education Act, Mississippi, persecution, policymakers, politicization, public education, religious beliefs, Science Education Policy, scientific theories, strengths and weaknesses, Supreme Court, Tennessee, West Virginia}

West Virginia Passes Bill Protecting Teacher Rights to Answer Student Questions on “Scientific Theories”

_{Casey Luskin
March 14, 2024

Evolution, Science Education

12}

West Virginia joins Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Indiana, and Mississippi to become the sixth state to adopt some form of an academic freedom policy. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 1, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, algae, duties, evolution, experts, glaciers, human beings, lawsuits, legal standing, Moon, nature, nature rights, oceans, ownership, rights, Science (journal), science journals, scientists, swamps, wokeness}

Should We Give Nature “Rights”? A Premier Science Journal Says Yes

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 1, 2023

Bioethics, Evolution

5}

The text is too long to present here, so I will give one example: the “right to evolve.” The authors note that “evolution” has many meanings. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 2, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, Arkansas, breasts, California, children, lawsuits, malpractice, medical conscience, medical professionals, parents, puberty blocker, surgery, transgenderism}

Medical Malpractice Lawsuits to the Rescue

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 2, 2023

Bioethics, Medicine

4}

State legislatures are considering bills to remedy a problem by lengthening their statute of limitations when the procedures were done on minors. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 28, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, Europe, gender, gender dysphoria, gender ideology, hormones, lawsuits, Medicaid, medical care, New Zealand, pediatricians, puberty blockers, puberty blocking, surgery, transgenderism, United States}

In U.S. and Europe, Gender Ideology as “Settled Science” Is Crumbling

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 28, 2023

Bioethics, Medicine

6}

In the U.S., an increasing number of states are passing laws or guidelines to protect children from potentially irreversible and life-shattering outcomes. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 13, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Culture
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, animal rights, China, environmentalism, lawmakers, lawsuits, lawyers, liberty, nature, nature rights, transgenderism, United Kingdom}

The Law Society in UK Endorses “Nature Rights”

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 13, 2022

Bioethics, Culture, Human Exceptionalism

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In other words, we should redefine our self-understanding as being just another species in the forest. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 8, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Culture
Evolution
Tagged
, evolution, geological features, lawsuits, nature rights, personhood, regulations, Science (journal), Spain, University of Melbourne}

Spanish Lagoon Granted Right to “Evolve”

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 8, 2022

Bioethics, Culture, Evolution

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The “nature rights” movement continues to spread — with little resistance because people don’t take it seriously. Read More ›