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Several graphic designers of sports content have recently taken to the internet to bemoan the growing use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and the threat that AI poses to their careers. The threat is that colleges, universities, and professional sports teams and organizations may turn over the job of creating trademarks, logos, mascots, promotional items and other marketing materials, to large language models (LLMs) and other AI assistants.

By Michelle Ramsden, Jason M. Loring Agriculture generates roughly 4% of global GDP, employs a quarter of the world's workforce, and is rapidly integrating AI into core operational decisions. The World Economic Forum notes that the global population is on track to hit 10 billion by 2050, forcing the industry to supercharge efficiency and yield without expanding available farmland. And AI is increasingly central to that effort.

Jones Walker LLPannounced today that two new attorneys, partner Jeremy Branning and associate Jake Barnes,have joined the firm as members of the Litigation Practice Group and commercial disputes team in the firm’s Pensacola office. “We are thrilled to welcome Jeremy and Jake to Jones Walker,” said Bill Hines, the firm’s managing partner.

Jones Walker LLP is pleased to welcome Melissa Cresson as special counsel in the Litigation Practice Group and a member of the commercial disputes team in the Baton Rouge office. “We are thrilled to welcome Melissa to Jones Walker,” said Bill Hines, the firm’s managing partner.

On Monday, a judge in Texas granted request for a temporary injunction against the NCAA for their suspension of Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby. The ruling was a huge setback for the NCAA and their ability to impose punishment against a player for violating their rules about gambling. Sorsby's lawyers convinced the Judge of the irreparable harm that the suspension had caused and their likelihood of prevailing.

Today, Bill Gates testified at a closed door hearing on Capitol Hill about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. His lawyers advised him to appear voluntarily and he released a statement ahead of his testimony. I spoke with CNN International's Bianna Golodryga about what he needed to say, what his potential exposure could be and how I viewed his interview from my perspective as both a defense counsel and former prosecutor.

Jones Walker LLP is pleased to announce that the firm and its attorneys have received 27 total rankings in The Legal 500 United States 2026 guide. The firm was nationally recognized in 13 practice areas and 14 attorneys received individual rankings.

By Christopher M. Hannan, Julia Bonestroo Banegas Over $68 million in combined awards — issued within months of each other — reflect the FMC's sharpest enforcement posture in its history. Members who deal with ocean carriers should take note. So should NVOCCs and freight forwarders.

Jones Walker LLPis pleased to welcome Nicole Wolf as special counsel in the Maritime Practice Group and a member of the maritime litigation and dispute resolution team in the Miami office. “We are pleased to welcome Nicole to Jones Walker,” said Bill Hines, the firm’s managing partner.

Louisiana now has a consumer data privacy law. Senate Bill 386 (the “Louisiana Data Privacy Act”) was signed into law by Governor Jeff Landry on May 29, 2026, making the state the twenty-second to enact a comprehensive privacy law and the third this year (following Oklahoma and Alabama). It takes effect January 1, 2027. National coverage has filed it accordingly: another Washington (State) Privacy Act-model law, broadly familiar to anyone already living under Texas’s or California’s regimes.