Why Didn't the Dinosaurs Invent AI? T. rex had the market position and couldn't reach the keyboard. The raptors could ship but skipped compliance review. The brontosaurus died on page four of the white paper. Then the asteroid arrived with no notice period. waltercounsel.com/so-claude-wh...

Alaska spent 14 years trying to seize an 82-year-old bush pilot's $95,000 plane over a six-pack of beer. SCOTUS will now decide whether the Excessive Fines Clause means anything at all. My analysis, first published in Slate: waltercounsel.com/the-supreme-...

NIL turned five & AI crashed the party. Algorithms now approve or kill athlete deals, deepfakes manufacture endorsements no one gave & Congress is moving on the NO FAKES Act. Every NIL contract signed on 2021 paperwork is a liability. My new post explains why: waltercounsel.com/nil-at-five-...

NJ's e-bike law is now in effect. First state to require registration, licensing and insurance for every e-bike, with helmets and a minimum age of 15. What riders, parents and businesses need to know. Read more at waltercounsel.com/new-jersey-t...

NJ banned the sale of sensitive data in a 72-hour sprint from bill to law. No consent exception. $50,000 per record sold. Data brokers go on a public registry with fees up to $1.5M. Even small companies selling customer lists are covered. My full breakdown: waltercounsel.com/new-jersey-b...

NJ just rewrote its biggest property tax relief program. Stay NJ's income cap fell to $200K, benefits now run in tiers up to $6,500 and last year's rules are obsolete. My new guide covers the Nov. 2 deadline with no extensions. Don't leave money on the table: waltercounsel.com/your-complet...

The FTC just set a record $625,000 penalty for a false Made in USA claim, and Executive Order 14392 promises more. Selling anything with a flag on it this summer? Your label needs to survive an audit. What changed, what didn't and what to do now: waltercounsel.com/wrapping-you...

Free money for your kids is now live. Trump Accounts launched July 4 with a $1,000 federal deposit for babies born 2025-2028, plus employer and charity add-ons. 4 million kids already enrolled. How to claim yours and how it stacks up against a 529: waltercounsel.com/trump-accoun...

Congress: 1 AI law. The states: ~1,200 bills. Now NJ has a five-bill AI package with five definitions, three enforcement schemes and zero coordination. My new analysis: pass one law instead, and what founders must do right now. Read it before Trenton votes: waltercounsel.com/every-state-...

Apple sold millions of iPhone 16s on a smart Siri that never shipped. Now it has paid $250M to settle and eligible buyers can claim $25 to $95 per device. My new post covers who qualifies, how to file and what WWDC 2026 finally delivered. Check your eligibility: waltercounsel.com/apple-promis...

The 83(b) election converts future stock appreciation from ordinary income to capital gain. Founders have 30 days from grant. No extensions. No late filing. Miss it and every vest is a tax event. If you got equity recently, waltercounsel.com/the-83b-election-the-most-important-filing-never-made/

Costco's $4.99 rotisserie chicken is now in federal court. Two CA shoppers say "no preservatives" is false advertising because sodium phosphate & carrageenan are on the label. Costco says the price never changed so there's no premium to recover. New post: waltercounsel.com/no-preservat...

Big Tech spent $40B+ on "acquihires," licensing AI models and hiring whole founding teams without HSR filings. The legal rules are unsettled. Outside counsel needs to be at table before closing, not after. waltercounsel.com/the-merger-that-wasnt-the-acquihire-playbook-and-the-antitrust-reckoning/

Pitch decks are now crime scenes. DOJ indicted a founder for claiming 93–97% AI automation when the rate was effectively 0%. My Law360 analysis on the criminal enforcement every founder and outside counsel needs to read. waltercounsel.com/how-a-founders-ai-pitch-deck-can-become-a-crime-scene/

Trump Mobile T1 launched as "Made in USA." That claim lasted two weeks. The phone arrived nine months late with eleven stripes on its flag. The FTC rule, NJ consumer fraud law and $59M in deposits make this more than a product review. Read more at waltercounsel.com

Pope Leo XIV and President Trump issued sweeping AI frameworks this year. They agree AI is a civilizational turning point. On almost everything else - regulation, labor, power, governance - they are worlds apart. What that gap means waltercounsel.com/two-visions-of-ai-the-pope-and-the-president/

Peanuts Music Copyright Lawsuits Target the Federal Government, a Video Game Publisher, an Auction House and a Belt Maker. Character rights and music rights are separate. Social media posts are not a safe harbor. Read more: waltercounsel.com/good-grief-p...

Musk v. OpenAI ended not on the merits but on the clock. A federal jury found he sued too late. The governance lesson for founders: write it down, make it enforceable, and don't wait. waltercounsel.com/musk-openai-verdict-shows-value-of-early-stage-governance/

Pope Leo XIV's AI encyclical demands law, not just ethics. Magnifica Humanitas: the most sweeping moral statement on AI ever issued. waltercounsel.com/the-pope-wei...

Prediction markets hit $8.6B in April volume. Courts have split on whether they're legal. Seven states say it's gambling. Platforms say federal law preempts. New post explains the mechanics and the legal battle. waltercounsel.com/prediction-m...

California court permanently enjoins Kars4Kids ads, finds the campaign deceived donors about where their money went. A federal RICO class action followed. The Form 990s told the real story all along. waltercounsel.com/california-court-finds-kars4kids-misled-donors/

New Jersey's AI Hub is live. 14 startups. $72M+ committed. $20M investment fund. Transferable tax credits. Read what it means for founders and their advisors. waltercounsel.com/new-jersey-j...

NJ lawyers face RPC exposure for AI misuse. A Cherry Hill attorney just got sanctioned $5K for AI-hallucinated citations. Six ethics rules apply. New CLE tech credit required by Jan. 2027. Read more: waltercounsel.com/what-new-jer...

Evergreen clauses auto-renew contracts unless you cancel in time. Miss the 60-90 day window and you owe another full year. They're standard, enforceable and easy to overlook. waltercounsel.com/evergreen-cl...

Forming an LLC doesn't make you bulletproof. Courts pierce the veil, impose statutory liability and hold owners personally responsible for their own misconduct. Know where the protection ends. waltercounsel.com/when-limited...

Matthew McConaughey trademarked his face, voice and "alright, alright, alright" to block AI cloning. Taylor Swift just filed similar applications. The law on AI and identity is being made right now. waltercounsel.com/matthew-mcconaughey-trademarked-himself/

When prosecutors target political opponents, justice collapses into power. My article in NJ Lawyer traces this pattern from 1798 to 2025. Much more at waltercounsel.com/justice-in-the-shadow-of-power.

AI Prompts Are Now Discoverable Evidence Federal courts treat your AI prompts like email. Two 2026 decisions prove it. No governance policy = serious exposure. waltercounsel.com/ai-is-now-th...

@maddow.bsky.social The old Infowars is still up

NJ taxpayers are being sued over: Rutgers athletics ran a $516M deficit since joining the Big Ten. A class-action filed April 1 says that's an unlawful use of public funds. Courts will likely fight over standing first. waltercounsel.com/rutgers-athl...