Morning Docket: 05.23.25

* The Trump administration told Harvard that it couldn't enroll foreign students unless it met a series of demands. Harvard sued. [NY Times] * Judge signals that he expects to rule that it's fair use to use copyrighted works to train an AI model, but it's still infringement to not pay for the books in the first place. [Law360] * Goodwin quits Mansfield as part of wholesale concession to Trump administration diversity witch hunt. [Bloomberg Law News] * Prince Andrew nearly kills lawyer's dog. [Roll on Friday] * Supreme Court will allow Trump to fire independent agency board members, but says the Federal Reserve is off limits because... [mumble mumble] reasons. [National Law Journal] * Copyright Office director sues administration over removal too, but good luck if we all decide he can fire the NLRB. [Reuters]

By Above the Law on May 23, 2025 9:12 am

* The Trump administration told Harvard that it couldn’t enroll foreign students unless it met a series of demands. Harvard sued. [NY Times]

* Judge signals that he expects to rule that it’s fair use to use copyrighted works to train an AI model, but it’s still infringement to not pay for the books in the first place. [Law360]

* Goodwin quits Mansfield as part of wholesale concession to Trump administration diversity witch hunt. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Prince Andrew nearly kills lawyer’s dog. [Roll on Friday]

* Supreme Court will allow Trump to fire independent agency board members, but says the Federal Reserve is off limits because… [mumble mumble] reasons. [National Law Journal]

* Copyright Office director sues administration over removal too, but good luck if we all decide he can fire the NLRB. [Reuters]