2nd Circ. Won't Halt Payout Of Trump's $5M To E. Jean Carroll

By Lauren Berg

The Second Circuit refused to halt an order requiring Donald Trump to pay a $5 million jury verdict finding he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll, while the New York district judge who issued the order explained it was time for Trump "to 'do equity'" and pay up.

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DC Circ. Says It Won't Block FCC OK Of Nexstar-Tegna Deal

By Nadia Dreid

The D.C. Circuit said Thursday it is not going to block the Federal Communications Commission's approval of Nexstar's $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna while everyone from satellite companies to cable groups to state enforcers sue to stop the merger they say will harm competition.

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OpenAI Accused Of Hiding Evidence In NYT Copyright Fight

By Ivan Moreno

The New York Times and other news organizations suing OpenAI Inc. for copyright infringement asked a New York federal judge on Thursday to sanction the company, accusing it of deleting ChatGPT conversation logs and concealing for two years that it possessed tools to search for plaintiffs' content in training data and ChatGPT outputs.

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'Bye Bye Bye' Choreographer Drops Sony Copyright Claims

By Kelcey Caulder

The artist behind NSYNC's iconic "Bye Bye Bye" choreography has dropped his claims against Sony Music Holdings Inc. over allegations that the company licensed the dance for use in Marvel Studios' 2024 movie "Deadpool & Wolverine" and Epic Games' video game Fortnite without his permission or giving him credit.

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NY Courts Ban 'Smart' Glasses Over Secret Recording Abilities

By Lauren Berg

"Smart" glasses containing cameras and other recording devices will be banned from all state courts in New York beginning later this month, making it the apparent first in the nation to implement a statewide blanket ban on the wearable technology.

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MSN, Daily Mail Say Atty's Vacation Photos Suit Lacks Pa. Ties

By P.J. D'Annunzio

Counsel for British tabloid The Daily Mail and the Microsoft Network asked a Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday to dismiss a lawyer's privacy lawsuit over publication of his vacation photos, arguing that the pictures were public and that his lawsuit had nothing substantial tying it to the Keystone State.

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Analysis

Biggest NCAA Issues To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2026

By David Steele

The NCAA's recent change in traditional eligibility limits, amid ongoing state and federal lawsuits from athletes seeking compensation, continues to dominate the college sports landscape as the second half of 2026 begins.

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Blue Origin's Valuation Soars To $130B, Plus More Rumors

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Blue Origin's valuation hit $130 billion after a $10 billion funding round; state lawyers are finalizing an antitrust lawsuit related to Paramount's planned takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery; and Fiserv is considering selling its payments infrastructure business to U.S. banking giants.

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Judge Shreds Instrument Tuning Patent In Suit Against Roland

By Adam Lidgett

A California federal judge has thrown out a suit accusing Japanese audio tech giant Roland Corp. of infringing a patent on a device used to tune guitars and other musical instruments, finding the claims aren't patent eligible.

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Wash. Judge Grants Amazon Win In Audible Auto-Enroll Suit

By Ben Adlin

A Washington federal judge handed a win to Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday, dismissing a shopper's proposed class action accusing the e-commerce giant and its subsidiary Audible Inc. of deceptively enrolling customers in audiobook service subscriptions.

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Accellion Defeats Bid To Expand Classes In Data Breach Suit

By Allison Grande

A California federal judge rejected a bid by plaintiffs suing software vendor Accellion over a sprawling data breach to broaden a previous order that limited class certification to allow only for the recovery of nominal damages, finding the introduction of a new damages expert wasn't enough to change the outcome.

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Minn. Says Social Media Giants Are Emulating Big Tobacco

By Jonathan Capriel

Minnesota officials are looking to shut down a social media trade group's bid to block a state law requiring mental health warnings at the login page, telling a federal court that such a notice is constitutionally permitted commercial speech regulation, not that different from tobacco warnings.

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Brief

Colo. Content Studio 'Stiffed' Freelancers, Suit Says

By Rachel Konieczny

A Colorado content creation studio did not pay independent contractors for their work performed for the company, according to a proposed class action filed in Colorado state court.

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Zeta Must Face Suit Over 'Opted-In' User Data, NY Judge Says

By Katryna Perera

Zeta Global Holdings Corp. must face a proposed securities class action accusing the marketing technology company of misleading investors about the way it collected consumer data and its use of so-called consent farms, with a New York federal judge finding that the suit adequately pleads material misstatements and knowledge of wrongdoing.

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Ex-Epoch Times Exec Cops Plea Amid Jury Selection

By Pete Brush

A former Epoch Times executive on Thursday admitted scheming to use the China-focused news outlet as a front to engage in transactions involving criminal proceeds, pleading guilty and avoiding trial in Manhattan federal court as newly selected jurors waited. 

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Interview

6 Questions For NGSO Satellite Advocate David Redl

By Christopher Cole

Non-geostationary orbit satellites are at the forefront of the new space race, and David Redl, the executive director of the new SpaceConnect Association, wants to make sure decision-makers on the national and global scenes craft policies that match the industry's frenetic pace.

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FCC, IHeart Reach Deal Over 'Showola' Investigation

By Rae Ann Varona

The Federal Communications Commission and iHeartMedia have reached a deal resolving the commission's investigation into whether the radio station giant gave musicians additional airplay on its stations in exchange for them performing at its live concerts or festivals, the FCC announced Thursday.

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FCC Doesn't Need New Tools To Curb Robocalls, Org. Says

By Nadia Dreid

The Federal Communications Commission should cut down on robocalls not by making it harder for service providers to obtain new numbers, but by leveraging its control of the phone number assigning system to force them to use the anti-spoofing tools the agency already provides.

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Orbital Data Centers Pose Environmental Risks, FCC Warned

By Ganesh Setty

Groups aimed at combatting pollution have urged the Federal Communications Commission to assess the environmental effects of low-orbit, satellite-based data centers before issuing any licenses for such projects, saying existing proposals "describe their plans in grandiose, civilization-changing terms."

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Promoter Can't Escape Suit Over Drakeo's Backstage Killing

By Craig Clough

A Los Angeles judge held Thursday that a promoter who booked some acts for a concert where rapper Drakeo The Ruler was killed cannot escape a consolidated wrongful death suit brought by the artist's family and associates, ruling his insistence he was not responsible for security at the concert is not enough evidence.

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Ga. Sheriff, Jail Commander Freed From Book Policy Suit

By Kelcey Caulder

A Georgia federal judge freed a Georgia sheriff and jail commander from a local bookstore's suit alleging they imposed an unconstitutional policy of only allowing books into the county jail from certain authorized retailers, finding that the rule was rationally tied to jail security concerns.

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Looking At Drake's Diss Track Appeal Through An IP Lens

Though Drake's pending Second Circuit appeal over UMG's promotion of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" is formally about defamation, it shows that IP considerations can help identify records showing how a work traveled, which may guide courts when deciding context, says attorney Abdul Abdullahi.

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Series

Bass Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Landing a trophy striped bass and closing a big deal both require cultivating the patience to finesse — not force — your way to desired outcomes, changing course when your old approach isn’t working and learning from the ones that got away, says Jon Ruiss at Alston & Bird.

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Bradley Adds Bankruptcy Atty From Arnall Golden In Atlanta

By Emily Johnson

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has added an Arnall Golden Gregory LLP partner in its Atlanta office, strengthening its bankruptcy and creditors' rights practice with an attorney who brings more than 25 years of legal experience.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The past week in London has seen lawyer Ian Rosenblatt launch legal action against music mogul Simon Cowell, Boohoo face a fresh investor claim after previously facing allegations that it feigned ignorance of labor abuses in its supply chain, and an ex-Tory MP and his chief of staff sued by their former employer. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Oura Health Swaps In Sidley For Quinn After Ex-CEO's DQ Bid

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge granted Oura Health's request to swap in Sidley Austin LLP for Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP in breach-of-contract litigation by the fitness tracker company's former CEO after the ex-executive sought to disqualify Quinn Emanuel for purportedly having access to his confidential data.

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11th Circ. Upholds Airline's Win In COVID Discrimination Case

By Irene Spezzamonte

A group of workers for a commercial airline and a related entity failed to support their claims that the companies' COVID-19 pandemic-era policies discriminated against their religious beliefs, the Eleventh Circuit ruled Friday, while sharply criticizing their attorney for his misuse of artificial intelligence.

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Brooklyn Legal Aid Provider's Union Sets Strike Deadline

By Andrea Keckley

The union for the Brooklyn Defender Services has voted to authorize a strike if it doesn't reach an agreement with managers by the morning of July 16.

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4 Takeaways From Probe Of Feb. 2025 Calif. Bar Exam Fiasco

By Emily Sawicki

Poor implementation of the February 2025 California Bar Exam resulted in millions of dollars in extra costs and negatively affected "a significant portion" of test-takers, according to a new report by the California State Auditor.

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UChicago Law Takes On AI With Phone And Laptop Ban

By Matt Perez

The University of Chicago Law School will prohibit the use of electronic devices such as laptops, tablets and phones in all first-year law school sections and courses as part of new policies dictating the use of artificial intelligence at the school.

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Roundup

GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Michele Gorman

Among the stories in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week: The SEC chair said this year's corporate proxy season saw none of the "dire predictions" some had forecast, and in a recent survey, hundreds of law firm leaders said they're increasingly losing clients, citing problems in delivering their legal services.

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Reed Smith Creates AI-Focused Legal Services Team

By Emily Johnson

Reed Smith LLP has created a department to bring lawyers, e-discovery and AI professionals and others to support clients and the firm with legal, business and technology-focused guidance, and tapped a partner in Philadelphia to spearhead the effort.

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Baker Donelson Wins $45K From Tenn. Firm Over AI Misuse

By Lynn LaRowe

Tennessee personal injury firm Reaves Law Firm PLLC must pay more than $45,000 in attorney fees to Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC over Reaves Law's misuse of artificial intelligence in a federal malpractice suit against Baker Donelson.

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NJ Panel Urges Attys To Be 'Introspective' Before Retirement

By Jake Maher

A panel of attorneys and retired judges encouraged New Jersey lawyers to be "introspective" and plan ahead as they navigate leaving their identity as a lawyer behind in retirement.

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What To Know About New US Atty For Texas' Southern District

By Lynn LaRowe

Aaron Reitz, who was previously a top deputy to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and served in the U.S. Department of Justice before a failed bid for state attorney general, is now U.S. attorney for the Lone Star State's Southern District.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Greene Broillet & Wheeler LLP and Ludd & Ludd lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a San Diego jury ordered Hyatt to pay $15.5 million over the death of a guest who was left uncontacted for a day after failing to check out.

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HHS' Ex-GC Committed Ethics Violations, Watchdog Says

By Craig Clough

A watchdog organization filed a complaint Thursday with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General seeking an investigation into former HHS general counsel Michael Stuart over alleged federal ethics violations, saying it appears he failed to divest from prohibited financial holdings and made prohibited investment purchases after taking office.

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NY Nonprofits Want ICE Docs On Courthouse Arrest Policies

By Stewart Bishop

Nonprofit groups suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over courthouse arrest policies pressed a Manhattan federal judge to force the agency to produce documents and testimony concerning arrests it conducts outside immigration courts after the agency's revised policy concerning such arrests in Manhattan was put on hold.

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Atty's 'Fabricated Quotes,' 'Reliance on AI' Panned By Judge

By Craig Clough

A New York magistrate judge struck a brief Friday filed by an attorney representing a client suing Roc Nation after finding that it included numerous fabrications that may have resulted from artificial intelligence hallucinations, noting that the attorney has been "repeatedly" sanctioned or warned by multiple courts for the same behavior. 

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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Davis Wright Atty Hit With Sanctions After Winning Sanctions

By Jeff Overley

After defending six-figure sanctions of plaintiffs lawyers for "a reckless course of prolonging litigation," a Davis Wright Tremaine LLP attorney is facing his own six-figure sanctions, with a California magistrate judge finding he "unnecessarily burdened" opposing counsel despite warnings dating back years about "improper litigation tactics."

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