When multiple forces act on an object, its direction of motion is determined by the net force, which is the vector sum of all individual forces. When this happens within our federal government, we call it “interesting times.”
Not unlike other areas of the United States federal government of late, the U.S. Copyright Office has been thrown into turmoil following a stunning sequence of events this past week. As reported in multiple news outlets:
- On Thursday, May 8, 2025, President Donald Trump fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, the first woman and the first African American to be librarian of Congress.[i] The Library of Congress is the larger federal agency within which the U.S. Copyright Office resides.
Searching the internet for “AI and litigation” reveals tons of results about how AI will either replace lawyers or transform the legal profession. These results are unsurprising. Since the early 2010s, articles focusing on the potential impact AI may have on lawyers have popped up every few months. But these results miss the bigger and more important picture, which is that AI likely will spawn a myriad of litigation stemming from its use. This litigation will create the rise of AI lawyers who specialize in the complexities of AI.
In fact, this year we are already seeing the rise of AI lawyers as a handful of lawsuits surrounding AI have been filed. Below is a summary of current proceedings that have been filed this year and where they stand.
Recent Updates
- The Blue Tsunami: Weathering Congressional Investigations Poised to Dominate the Remainder of Trump’s Term
- AI Standing Orders in Ohio Federal Courts: Scope and Proof of Violations
- The Courthouse Banned Your AI Glasses: What New York’s Smart Glasses Rule Means for Litigants and Counsel
- Fall 2026 SCOTUS Preview: Cases to Watch
- Same Trade Secret Dispute, Different Injunction Standards: PCC Airfoils v. Daugherty, et al., and Forum Choice in Ohio