Chinese device-maker Hikvision hoped to convince the D.C. Circuit Tuesday that the Federal Communications Commission doesn't have the authority to strip a company's existing authorizations for national security reasons, but the judges did not seem persuaded.
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DC Circ. Wary Of Hikvision Appeal Over FCC Device Denials

By Nadia Dreid

Chinese device-maker Hikvision hoped to convince the D.C. Circuit Tuesday that the Federal Communications Commission doesn't have the authority to strip a company's existing authorizations for national security reasons, but the judges did not seem persuaded.

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Flock, Colo. Towns Violated Residents' Privacy, Suit Says

By Rachel Konieczny

Flock's mass surveillance system and two Colorado towns invaded individuals' constitutional right to privacy by tracking their movements without consent and failing to employ safeguards for law enforcement using the technology, alleges a proposed class action filed in Colorado federal court.

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Apple AirTag Stalking Defect Suits Get Consolidated In Calif.

By Dorothy Atkins

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has sent nearly three dozen lawsuits alleging Apple Inc. defectively designed AirTags that were susceptible to abuse by stalkers to California's Northern District in a ruling that compared the cases to coordinated multidistrict litigation against Uber Technologies Inc. over driver sexual assaults.

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Uranium Heist Didn't 'Damage' Crypto Exchange, Jury Hears

By Stewart Bishop

Counsel for a Maryland cybersecurity consultant on Tuesday told a Manhattan federal jury that a purported heist of well over $53 million from Uranium Finance didn't actually damage the decentralized crypto exchange, in closing arguments that took aim at the linchpin charge of computer fraud.

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ENFORCEMENT

Musician Gets 18 Mos. For $8M AI-Streaming 'Bot Farm' Scam

By Pete Brush

A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a North Carolina musician to 18 months in prison Tuesday, after he admitted scheming to steal $8 million worth of streaming royalty payments using an army of fake accounts and artificial intelligence-generated songs.

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LITIGATION

ICE Seeks Early Win In ACLU's Suit Over Detainee Records

By Parker Quinlan

The federal government on Tuesday sought to end a public records lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, arguing the agency is allowed under federal law to create its own rules for when immigrant detainee information can be released.

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4 States Accuse TP-Link Of China Ties, Insecure Routers

By Carolina Bolado

The attorneys general of Florida, Montana, Nebraska and Iowa sued California-based TP-Link Systems Inc. on Tuesday, alleging the Wi-Fi router maker concealed its links to a Chinese company and deceptively promoted its products as secure despite vulnerabilities that left consumers open to malicious attacks.

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Mass. Justices Say Image Sent To Victim Not 'Dissemination'

By Julie Manganis

Sending a secretly recorded nude image only to the subject of that photo does not amount to "dissemination" under a 2008 anti-voyeurism law, Massachusetts' highest court said Tuesday.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

AG Watch: Texas Takes A Lone State Stand Against Tech Cos.

A look at Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's recent actions against Meta Platforms and Amazon.com illustrates how Texas is distancing itself from multistate coordination, offering practitioners a crucial perspective on navigating individual state actions amid coordinated attorney general litigation, say attorneys at Kelley Drye.

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Series

NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q3

Several developments from New York financial services regulators in the third quarter reflect a common theme — regulators are increasingly seeking to apply established supervisory expectations to newer market participants and emerging financial products, say attorneys at Blank Rome.

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FCC Covered List Is Pushing Limits Of Supply Chain Scrutiny

Companies outside the traditional telecommunications sector may now need to factor the Federal Communications Commission's equipment authorization requirements into supply chain compliance as the FCC covered list continues to expand as a national security tool, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Ex-FBI Analyst Says Bove Ordered Illegal Protester Probe

By Courtney Bublé

A former FBI agent has come forward with a claim that when U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove was at the U.S. Department of Justice, he directed the Los Angeles field office to illegally investigate protesters.

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3rd Circ. Judge Faces Ethics Complaint For Managing PR Firm

By Adrian Cruz

A pair of U.S. senators from Delaware have filed an ethics complaint with the Third Circuit raising concerns over U.S. Circuit Judge Jennifer Mascott's purported operation of a public affairs agency, months after she was officially confirmed to the appellate court.

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Cornell Hires Ex-Deputy AG Yates To Lead Internal Review

By Christine DeRosa

Following widespread public outrage over how a former student's rape allegations were handled, Cornell University has hired former deputy U.S. attorney general and King & Spalding LLP partner Sally Yates to lead an internal review of its policies and procedures.

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Judge Newman Gets Suspension Fight Moved To 11th Circ.

By Dani Kass

Chief Justice John Roberts has transferred the Federal Circuit's investigation of suspended U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman to the Eleventh Circuit, the latter court said Tuesday.

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Texas Justices Leery Of Banning AI Deposition Transcripts

By Spencer Brewer

Texas Supreme Court justices seemed hesitant to bar attorneys outright from using artificial intelligence voice transcription software during depositions, pointing out Tuesday that multiple safeguards exist to ensure accuracy.

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DOJ Says 12-Juror Rule Would Cause Unwarranted 'Upheaval'

By Brandon Lowrey

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to uphold precedent allowing states to use juries of fewer than 12 people in serious criminal cases, saying overruling it could unsettle thousands of convictions and force many states to change their criminal procedure laws.

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Approach The Bench: Judge Panter On Mediating Vs. Judging

By Cara Bayles and Kelley Marcano

When attorneys come before retired Judge Michael Panter, a former circuit court judge in Cook County, Illinois, they sometimes forget that he is not there to decide their cases, but to resolve them.

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UVA Law Prof Takes On Role Of USPTO General Counsel

By Elliot Weld

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said University of Virginia School of Law professor John F. Duffy has joined the agency as its general counsel and acting solicitor.

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Bailey & Glasser

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Blank Rome

Butler Snow LLP

Covington & Burling

HWG LLP

Kelley Drye

King & Spalding

Morgan Lewis

Morrison & Foerster

Newman McNulty

Oberheiden PC

Tin Fulton

Weil Gotshal

WilmerHale

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

ADR Systems

Amazon.com Inc.

American Civil Liberties Union

American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan

Apple Inc.

Best Buy Co. Inc.

Canon Inc.

Cornell University

Cottrell Inc.

Credit Acceptance Corp.

Dahua Technology Co. Ltd.

George Washington University

Google LLC

Government Accountability Project

Harvard University

LinkedIn Corp.

Meta Platforms Inc.

National Association of Attorneys General

National Women's Soccer League LLC

New Civil Liberties Alliance

Spotify Technology SA

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

TikTok Inc.

Uber Technologies Inc.

United States Soccer Federation Inc.

University of Virginia

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

City of New York

Committee for Public Counsel Services

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Trade Commission

Florida Supreme Court

Iowa Attorney General's Office

Iowa District Court for Polk County

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Montana Attorney General's Office

New York Attorney General's Office

New York Department of Financial Services

Texas Attorney General's Office

Texas Supreme Court

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

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

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

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

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 Washington

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado