A California couple is seeking at least $100,000 in damages from the woman who carried their son, on the theory that she breached their contract by declining to end the pregnancy. The clause they are suing over is one courts have long said cannot be enforced against a pregnant woman. What remains enforceable is the price attached to refusing —...
September 22, 2026
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The Good Climate Numbers of 2026, and the Coverage They Didn’t Get
Four major indicators moved in a favorable direction this year. Each arrived with a documented explanation from the agency that produced it. Almost none of them led a newscast. Intro The Atlantic hurricane season passed its climatological peak this month without producing a single hurricane. Five tropical storms have formed Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly and Edouard and none reached hurricane...
New York Workers Can See Their Personnel Files Starting Nov. 8. The Rules Change Again in 2027
Introduction New York employers will be required, for the first time, to hand employees a copy of their personnel file on request and to tell workers when something damaging is put into it. Governor Kathy Hochul signed S3460 into law on September 9, 2026 as Chapter 293 of the Laws of 2026, adding Section 210-b to the New York Labor...
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Sued for Refusing an Abortion: The Surrogacy Clause Courts Won’t Enforce
A California couple is seeking at least $100,000 in damages from the woman who carried their son, on the theory...
The Good Climate Numbers of 2026, and the Coverage They Didn’t Get
Four major indicators moved in a favorable direction this year. Each arrived with a documented explanation from the agency that...
New York Workers Can See Their Personnel Files Starting Nov. 8. The Rules Change Again in 2027
Introduction New York employers will be required, for the first time, to hand employees a copy of their personnel file...
Lab-Grown Salmon Is on American Menus. Almost Nothing Requires the Menu to Say So.
Four restaurants in the United States are currently serving salmon that was never caught, never farmed, and never alive as...
Same Law, Three Answers: Who Decides Whether Mental Illness Excuses a Homicide
This article reflects the court record as of September 13, 2026. In the space of eleven days this summer, three...
Part II: A Waiver Washington Can Grant, in a Market Washington Does Not Control
Second in a two-part series. Part I examined the antitrust exemption bill filed five days before the “Pacing the Frontier”...
The Safety Letter Got the Headlines. The Bill Filed Five Days Earlier Is the Story.
More than a thousand employees of the companies building the world’s most advanced artificial intelligence signed a public statement on...
The FDA’s Drug-Ad Rule Would Cost Television Billions. The Coverage Hasn’t Mentioned It.
Editor’s note disclosure: NexfinityNews accepts no pharmaceutical advertising and has no financial interest in the outcome of the rulemaking described...