A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a charge against Wisconsin resident Steven Anderegg for privately possessing obscene AI-generated sexual images depicting fictional children in his home, finding that existing Supreme Court precedent protects that narrow form of possession under the First Amendment. Separate federal charges accusing him... Read More »
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 »
A federal judge on Friday rejected President Donald Trump’s latest bid to move his New York hush money conviction into federal court, finding that the request came too late and that evidence Trump claimed was protected by presidential immunity involved personal rather than official conduct.U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein also... 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 »
