The Eleventh Circuit vacated an early win handed to a digital outlet accused of impermissibly using renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz's images taken on the set of a new "Star Wars" film that were featured in Vanity Fair, ruling on Tuesday the lower court's "understanding of copyright law was not quite right."
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11th Circ. Revives Annie Leibovitz 'Star Wars' Photo IP Dispute

By Gina Kim

The Eleventh Circuit vacated an early win handed to a digital outlet accused of impermissibly using renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz's images taken on the set of a new "Star Wars" film that were featured in Vanity Fair, ruling on Tuesday the lower court's "understanding of copyright law was not quite right."

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Musk Sought Control Of OpenAI To Fund Mars City, Jury Told

By Dorothy Atkins

OpenAI President Greg Brockman defended OpenAI's for-profit conversion during a California federal jury trial Tuesday and accused Elon Musk of demanding "unilateral absolute control" over OpenAI to fund his plans for a city on Mars, while acknowledging under examination that Musk proposed his stake would "change quickly" with additional investors.

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NC Law Firm Can Pursue Coverage In $510K Loan Fraud Row

By Danielle Ferguson

A North Carolina federal judge on Tuesday said a professional liability insurer must face claims that it has to defend a law firm against allegations it was responsible for a $510,000 fraudulent home loan, finding documents in the closing package could preserve coverage. 

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LEGAL ETHICS & MALPRACTICE

Miner Looks To DQ Dorsey Under The 'Hot Potato' Doctrine

By Joyce Hanson

A uranium mining company is looking to disqualify Dorsey & Whitney LLP as counsel for potential intervenors in a lawsuit in Colorado federal court over an arbitration initiated by another mining company based on a mineral assets purchase, saying Dorsey can't drop it like a "hot potato."

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POLICY & REGULATION

DOT, Mexico Inching Toward 'Consensus' In Airport Slots Fight

By Linda Chiem

The U.S. Department of Transportation said Tuesday that Mexico has tentatively agreed to reconsider some of its restrictions on flights into Mexico City's Benito Juárez International Airport, signaling there's some headway being made in a dispute over alleged violations of a decade-old bilateral air transport agreement.

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REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT

NJ-NY Tunnel Commission Asks Court To Toss PLA Challenge

By Emily Brill

The Gateway Development Commission asked a New Jersey federal judge to toss a construction contractor's constitutional challenge to a project labor agreement that the commission used on a Hudson Tunnel Project initiative, saying the PLA requirement that the contractor is fighting doesn't violate the right to freedom of association.

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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL

Investors In $16B YPF Feud Win Round Against Argentina

By Joyce Hanson

A New York federal judge has ruled that investors in Argentine oil and gas exploration company YPF SA can use discovery obtained in a decade-long dispute against the country in a parallel $16 billion investor-state arbitration they plan to initiate, saying they had shown a "compelling need."

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INSURANCE

SVB's $73M Fraud Losses Not Covered, Insurers Say

By Hope Patti

Two insurers said they owe no coverage for a fraudulent scheme that caused the failed Silicon Valley Bank to lose $73 million, telling a North Carolina federal court that the bank has not satisfied all requirements under its financial institution bonds' extended forgery coverage provision.

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Court Backs MassMutual's $1.5M Life Policy Termination

By Hope Patti

A Texas federal court ruled that MassMutual did not prematurely terminate a $1.54 million universal life insurance policy after a company failed to pay the minimum amount required to keep the policy active during a grace period.

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CONSUMER PROTECTION

Tribal Loan Co. Wants To Arbitrate Predatory Lending Claims

By Sydney Price

Tribally owned online direct lender WithU Loans is urging a Washington federal judge to send a consumer's proposed class action over alleged predatory lending practices to arbitration, arguing that the plaintiff agreed to arbitrate any claims against the company when he signed the loan agreement at issue.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

9th Circ. Upholds Chip Injunction In Google Contract Case

By Elliot Weld

The Ninth Circuit refused to lift an injunction against Point Financial Inc. barring it from interfering with Google's license to manufacture certain computer chips while a case plays out over Google's contract with a chipmaker that went out of business.

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Fed. Circ. Doubts It Can Hear T-Mobile Settlement Scuffle

By Theresa Schliep

A Federal Circuit panel on Tuesday appeared skeptical that it can weigh an appeal stemming from a settlement agreement between T-Mobile and a company that accused it of infringing a Wi-Fi calling patent, even though both sides argued there were grounds for jurisdiction.

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Bike Trainer Co. Accuses Rival Of 'Hallucinations' In Brief

By Elliot Weld

A maker of bike trainers has alleged that a rival included "hallucinations" while reciting the language of claims from a patent in a Georgia federal suit seeking to toss a complaint before the U.S. International Trade Commission.

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SPORTS & BETTING

Hockey Players Urge 9th Circ. To Revive U.S. Antitrust Claims

By David Steele

A U.S. federal court erroneously ruled that federal antitrust law did not apply in a case involving Canada-based hockey leagues and teams, players hoping to revive their suit alleging mistreatment by the developmental leagues told the Ninth Circuit on Monday.

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EMPLOYMENT

Papa John's Workers Defend No-Poach Deal From Objections

By Matthew Perlman

Papa John's employees are continuing to push a Kentucky federal court to approve a $5 million settlement for the pizza chain's past use of "no-poach" provisions in its franchise agreements, saying a handful of newly discovered objections offer no reason to reject the deal.

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Santander Says Ex-Adviser Poached Lion's Share Of Clients

By Emilie Ruscoe

Santander Bank and its investment adviser unit have sued a former employee, alleging that he improperly wooed away the vast majority of his clients when he decamped for a competitor.

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SECURITIES & WHITE COLLAR

BlackRock, State Street Push To Trim Red State AGs' Suit

By Katryna Perera

BlackRock and State Street have further urged a Texas federal judge to trim down antitrust claims from Republican state attorneys general accusing the asset managers of driving up coal prices, arguing that the chain from their investment activity to retail electricity prices "stretches through multiple intervening markets and countless nonparties."

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Texas Appeals Court Wary Of Reviving Trustee's $100M Claim

By Spencer Brewer

A Texas appeals panel seemed skeptical of a bankruptcy trustee's attempt to revive an action seeking to claw back money distributed by True Health Group to its shareholders before the company declared bankruptcy, asking Tuesday if the trustee brought its claims under the correct portion of the law.

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FINTECH

Deutsche, Pathward Want Fintech Blacklist Suit Tossed

By Sydney Price

Deutsche Bank AG and Pathward NA urged a New York federal court to dismiss a suit accusing them of improperly blacklisting a barter-based payment platform that the banks found was "transaction laundering" for companies selling gray-market pharmaceuticals, arguing that the suit's jurisdiction assertions are fatal to the claims.

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Charter Asked To Pay Overdue Royalties After 5th Circ. Loss

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

A Texas family has said a Fifth Circuit ruling obligates a district judge to enforce a decades-old royalty agreement against Charter Communications and to order back payment of unpaid royalties for rights of way permits in three Texas cities.

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PEOPLE

Duane Morris Integrates Gambling, Sports Industry Groups

By James Boyle

The growing popularity of betting in sports has prompted Duane Morris LLP to respond to the meshing of the two sectors by integrating its sports and gambling law groups.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

The 2026 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey: Make Your Voice Heard

How is your work-life balance? Are you content with your compensation and opportunities for advancement at work? Take the 2026 Law360 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey and share your thoughts.

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DOJ Atty Faces Possible Discipline Over DHS 'Lack Of Candor'

By Lauren Berg

A Rhode Island federal judge, whom the U.S. Department of Homeland Security criticized for releasing a noncitizen with an alleged overseas warrant for homicide, on Tuesday said she is referring an assistant U.S. attorney for disciplinary proceedings for not disclosing the warrant to her beforehand.

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Audio

Approach The Bench: Justice Bacon On School Accreditation

By Cara Bayles and Steven Trader

State high courts are responsible for regulating the legal profession in their jurisdictions, and so New Mexico Supreme Court Justice C. Shannon Bacon thinks it's only right that justices reevaluate the principles behind law school accreditation.

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Ga. Justices Sanction Asst. DA For AI Errors In Murder Case

By Lauren Berg

The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday sanctioned a Clayton County assistant district attorney for filing briefs that contained nonexistent case citations generated by artificial intelligence in a murder defendant's bid for a new trial, saying the prosecutor's misconduct has "sidetracked" the justices from delving into the merits of the appeal.

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Analysis

High Court Clarity On Subpoenas Creates Murky Path For AGs

By Carla Baranauckas

The U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous decision that the New Jersey Attorney General's Office infringed free speech by asking an anti-abortion nonprofit to release donor names gives nonprofits and companies more leverage for challenging subpoenas at the outset, although the question remains if and how attorneys general and other enforcers can ultimately obtain sought-after information following a constitutional affront.

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Brief

FCC Chair Carr Promotes 6 In Key Legal, Policy Roles

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission's staff are playing musical chairs, and it means high-level promotions for a half-dozen legal aides of agency chief Brendan Carr.

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SEC Lifts NY Atty's Lifetime Practice Ban

By Katryna Perera

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday lifted a lifetime ban preventing a New York attorney from practicing before the agency, following an attempt to leverage a client's testimony before the SEC.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Altshuler Berzon

Armstrong Teasdale

Baker McKenzie

Bradley Arant

Breskin Johnson

Brock Upham

Buzbee Law Firm

Clark Hill

Cohen Ziffer

Connell Foley

Cooper & Kirk

Covington & Burling

DTO Law

Debevoise & Plimpton

Dechert LLP

Doniger Burroughs

Dorsey & Whitney

Duane Morris

Ellis & Winters

FBT Gibbons

Fennemore

Fox Rothschild

Genova Burns

George Brothers

Gibson Dunn

Gordon Rees

HSF Kramer

HWG LLP

Holland & Hart

Irell & Manella

Kellogg Hansen

Kilpatrick Townsend

King & Spalding

Law Office of Melanie Shapiro

Levine Lee

Lieff Cabraser

Lowenstein Sandler

Lowey Dannenberg

Martin LLP

Mauro Law PA

Mayer Brown

McAngus Goudelock

McCune Law

McElroy Deutsch

MoloLamken

Munsch Hardt

Naman Howell

Nixon Peabody

Nossaman LLP

Paul Weiss

Pillsbury Winthrop

Proskauer Rose

Radice Law Firm

Randolph M. James PC

Reichman Jorgensen

Scott Douglass

Scott&Scott

Sheppard Mullin

Shinder Cantor

Shope Krohn

Sidley Austin

Sills Cummis

Steel Law Firm PC

Sullivan & Cromwell

Thompson Hine

Toberoff & Associates

Troutman

Vinson & Elkins

Wachtell Lipton

Wick Phillips

WilmerHale

Wilson Sonsini

Yetter Coleman

Young Moore

Zelle LLP

Zimmer Citron

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Bar Association

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

Apple Inc.

Arch Resources Inc.

BlackRock Inc.

Burford Capital LLC

Cardinal Financial Corp.

Charter Communications Inc.

Conde Nast Publications Inc.

Delta Air Lines Inc.

Deutsche Bank AG

Eton Park Capital Management LP

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

Google LLC

Grupo Aeromexico SAB de CV

Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc.

International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

Investors Title Company

Jimmy John's Franchise LLC

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.

MasterCard Inc.

McDonald's Corp.

Microsoft Corp.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

National Hockey League

OpenAI OpCo LLC

Papa John's International Inc.

Peabody Energy Corp.

Repsol SA

SVB Financial Group

Santander Holdings USA Inc.

Smith & Wesson Brands Inc.

Spectrum Management Holding Co.

Spotify Technology SA

T-Mobile US Inc.

Tesla Inc.

The Vanguard Group Inc.

United Steelworkers

Uranium Energy Corp

Vanity Fair

Verizon Communications Inc.

YPF SA

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Food and Drug Administration

Georgia Supreme Court

Government of Mexico

International Trade Commission

New Jersey Attorney General's Office

New Jersey Supreme Court

North Carolina Department of Justice

Otoe-Missouria Tribe

Texas Judicial Branch

Texas Tenth Court of Appeals

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. General Services Administration

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

Washington State Department of Financial Institutions