A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration policy blocking immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries, ruling that the State Department could not require otherwise eligible applicants to be denied based on nationality alone.U.S. District Judge Jeannette A. Vargas of the Southern District of New York issued the... Read More »
C+C Music Factory co-founder Robert Clivillés is suing rapper Freedom Williams for at least $30 million, alleging Williams improperly claimed trademark rights to the group’s name and has spent years using it for performances and new music without authorization.Clivillés filed the lawsuit Friday in the U.S. District Court for the... Read More »
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries has been found competent to stand trial on federal sex trafficking and prostitution charges, clearing the way for his criminal trial to begin Oct. 26 after he was previously ruled unable to proceed.U.S. District Judge Nusrat Choudhury ruled Thursday that Jeffries, 82, has... Read More »
Samuel Tunick is facing a federal felony after data on his Google Pixel was erased while Customs and Border Protection officers were trying to search the device at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. His attorneys are challenging the legality of the search, putting the government’s border search powers at the center... Read More »
“Below Deck Mediterranean” star Nathan Gallagher has pleaded not guilty to assault and choking charges stemming from an alleged confrontation with a woman at a Sydney-area apartment complex in December.New South Wales Police arrested Gallagher on Dec. 27 after an alleged incident involving a 29-year-old woman the previous day. He... Read More »
TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to resolve a federal lawsuit accusing the companies of violating children's privacy laws by collecting and keeping personal information from children under 13 without parental consent.The Justice Department announced the settlement Friday, two years after filing the case... Read More »
Elijah Blue Allman’s wife is asking a Los Angeles judge to reject the professional fiduciary proposed in Cher’s renewed conservatorship case and appoint her instead if the court decides he needs help managing his finances.Marieangela King Allman filed the objection Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, arguing that her... Read More »
Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial is nearing its final stage after her defense rested Friday and prosecutors called a psychiatrist to challenge claims that postpartum psychosis left her not criminally responsible for killing her three children.Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first degree murder in the deaths... Read More »
Prince Harry, Elton John and five other public figures have been ordered to pay £9.54 million, about $13 million, toward the legal costs of the Daily Mail’s publisher after losing their privacy case against the company.High Court Justice Matthew Nicklin ordered the interim payment to Associated Newspapers by August 28.... Read More »
Meta's AI smart glasses are drawing renewed privacy scrutiny after a woman discovered that an interaction with a man wearing the glasses had been recorded and posted online without her knowledge, while Texas regulators are examining how the devices collect and use personal data.Toluwa Omitowoju said she learned about the... Read More »
