A federal judge in San Francisco dismissed a lawsuit on Friday, November 22, 2024, brought by University of Massachusetts professor Ethan Zuckerman against Meta, the parent company of Facebook. The case sought legal assurances that Meta could not sue Zuckerman if he released a browser extension called "Unfollow Everything 2.0,"... Read More »
Netflix is facing a potential class action lawsuit following widespread streaming issues during the highly anticipated Jake Paul-Mike Tyson boxing match, which left many subscribers unable to watch the event in its entirety. A lawsuit filed Monday in Florida state court alleges that Netflix was “woefully ill-prepared” to handle the... Read More »
The Texas State Board of Education voted on Friday to approve Bible-infused lesson plans for elementary schools. This move has sparked heated debate over the role of religion in public education. The optional curriculum, designed for kindergarten through fifth grade, could be implemented as early as the next school year,... Read More »
A scaffolding collapse in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood on Monday morning left three people seriously injured, prompting renewed discussions on safety measures and legislation to address the city’s widespread use of temporary structures. The incident occurred around 8:17 a.m. outside 245 West 29th Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, when a... Read More »
The Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) has settled its lawsuit against sports betting giant FanDuel, resolving claims that the company improperly used the names, images, and likenesses of hundreds of MLB players without authorization. In a filing in New York federal court on Friday, the union announced it had... Read More »
Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s election could significantly impact the federal and state criminal cases he faces, potentially putting the federal prosecutions on hold and ending them entirely. Special counsel Jack Smith is reportedly assessing how to proceed with the cases, given the Justice Department’s... Read More »
A federal judge has ordered Martin Shkreli, the controversial former pharmaceutical executive, to personally testify about whether he copied and distributed Wu-Tang Clan's ultra-rare album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin. The order, issued by Judge Pamela K. Chen of the Eastern District of New York, comes as part of... Read More »
California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have allowed undocumented students to work on public university campuses, citing potential conflicts with federal law. Assembly Bill 2586 aimed to grant students without legal immigration status the opportunity to hold on-campus jobs at the University of California (UC), California... Read More »
The California State Assembly passed SB 1047, a bill aimed at regulating the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the state. The bill, titled the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act, sets out stringent requirements for developers before they can begin training AI models, marking a... Read More »
Benjamin Spencer, who spent 34 years behind bars for a crime he always insisted he did not commit, has been exonerated and cleared of all charges. The exoneration marks the end of a decades-long battle to prove his innocence, culminating in a Texas courtroom filled with supporters who erupted in... Read More »
The Biden administration's newly introduced "Keeping Families Together" program, which promised a streamlined pathway to U.S. citizenship for immigrant spouses of American citizens, has been temporarily suspended by a federal judge in Texas. The program, which began accepting applications just last week, could potentially benefit around 500,000 immigrants currently residing... Read More »
Yelp has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, accusing it of exploiting its dominant market position to stifle competition and boost its profits in local search markets. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in federal court in the Northern District of California, marks the latest in a series of legal challenges... Read More »
In the federal criminal case against Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, prosecutors have filed a superseding indictment after the U.S. Supreme Court granted Trump substantial immunity from prosecution for certain actions during his presidency. The new indictment, presented to a fresh grand jury that had not previously heard evidence... Read More »
A recent Texas federal judge ruling has blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) attempt to implement a nationwide ban on noncompete agreements. This move is expected to ignite legislative efforts at the state level to restrict these agreements, particularly in the healthcare sector. The FTC had sought to prohibit nearly... Read More »
A U.S. Court of Appeals ruling for the Fifth Circuit has declared that geofence warrants, a controversial law enforcement tool, are unconstitutional. This decision, issued on Friday, marks a significant shift in how police can use digital location data to investigate crimes across Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The Fifth Circuit's... Read More »
