Druyan-Sagan Associates Inc., the company that controls Carl Sagan’s intellectual property rights, has sued Luma AI, accusing the artificial intelligence startup of using an eight-second audio clip from “Cosmos” without permission in an advertisement for its Ray 3.14 generative video platform.The company, which is controlled by Sagan’s widow, Ann Druyan,... Read More »
A federal judge in California has ruled that the Trump administration cannot use federal immigration law to revoke visas or pursue deportation against international students because they expressed pro-Palestinian views, criticized Israel or engaged in other political speech protected by the First Amendment.U.S. District Judge Noël Wise issued the 90-page... Read More »
A Louisiana judge has expanded a temporary court order protecting college athletes seeking an additional season of eligibility, directly blocking the Southeastern Conference and Commissioner Greg Sankey from punishing schools that recruit certain players who previously pursued professional careers.Judge William Jorden of Louisiana’s 19th Judicial District Court amended his earlier... Read More »
Musician Luigui Bleand and two affiliated companies have been ordered to pay $1.2 million after a federal court found they infringed copyrights covering 40 sound recordings and musical compositions controlled by independent Latin record labels and publishers.U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles ruled in favor of J&N Records, J&N Publishing,... Read More »
Connecticut has sued prediction market operator Kalshi, alleging the company is offering sports betting without a state gaming license and seeking court orders to stop the contracts from being offered to residents. The lawsuit adds to a broader legal fight over whether sports prediction markets fall under federal commodities regulation... Read More »
Defense attorneys for Duane “Keffe D” Davis rested their case Thursday after calling three retired Las Vegas police officers in less than two hours, using the brief presentation to challenge the investigation into Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing and raise questions about whether another vehicle could have been connected to the... Read More »
Criminal charges against a man accused of stalking Sabrina Carpenter and repeatedly showing up at her Los Angeles home have been dismissed after a judge found him mentally incompetent to stand trial. William Applegate, 31, remains subject to a separate five-year restraining order requiring him to stay away from the... Read More »
President Donald Trump’s new order restricting birthright citizenship remained in effect Friday after a federal judge declined to immediately block it, while raising questions about whether the president can create new citizenship exceptions following a recent Supreme Court ruling.U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman in Maryland denied immigrant-rights advocates’ request for... Read More »
A Texas judge has temporarily blocked the SEC's newly adopted rule barring certain athletes with professional ties from returning to college sports, just two days after the conference created its own eligibility restrictions in response to court rulings against the NCAA.Dallas County District Judge Martin Hoffman signed a 14-day temporary... Read More »
Six Flags Magic Mountain has settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of Christopher Hawley, a 22-year-old man who died after riding the park’s X2 roller coaster in 2022, ending the case shortly before a Los Angeles County jury trial was set to begin.Hawley, a recent San Diego... Read More »
A Rutgers University research dean has been charged with invasion of privacy after New Jersey investigators said they found videos described as “upskirt” recordings on an electronic device seized during a search.Joshua Kohut, 51, of Cranbury, was arrested Aug. 25 and charged by complaint with fourth-degree invasion of privacy, according... Read More »
Selena Gomez is asking a federal judge to dismiss fraud claims against her in a lawsuit brought by investors in Wondermind, arguing that she did not manage the mental health startup or participate in the communications the investors say misled them.Gomez filed the motion Aug. 26 in federal court in... Read More »
A federal judge has awarded Blake Lively more than $400,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs stemming from a defamation claim brought against her by Justin Baldoni and others connected to Wayfarer Studios.U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman awarded Lively $363,245.40 in attorneys’ fees and $44,206.35 in costs Wednesday, bringing the... Read More »
Oura is facing a proposed class action accusing the smart ring maker of misleading consumers about the sleep tracking accuracy of its Oura Rings and how closely their sleep stage estimates compare with clinical testing.California resident Madison Surber filed the lawsuit Aug. 20 in the U.S. District Court for the... Read More »
A D.C. judge released a California man accused of bringing a 10-foot guillotine near the U.S. Supreme Court, rejecting prosecutors’ request to keep him jailed while he faces a misdemeanor weapons charge.Philan Tam Duy Le, 35, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to attempted possession of a prohibited weapon. U.S. Capitol Police... Read More »
