CNN, Politico, MS Now Sue Trump Over White House Ban

By Theresa Schliep

CNN, Politico and MS Now on Monday sued President Donald Trump and some of his top aides for banning them from the White House, telling a D.C. federal court the action constitutes a "direct assault on the First Amendment."

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States Settle Challenge Of Paramount's Warner Bros. Deal

By Matthew Perlman

State enforcers suing to block Paramount Skydance's planned $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery reached a settlement on Monday to end the case with a package of concessions.

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NYT Says Trump Failed To State A Defamation Claim Again

By David Minsky

The New York Times and a book publisher told a Florida federal court that President Donald Trump's second amended lawsuit over published statements meant to derail his 2024 election still fall short of defamation, saying that new claims in the complaint's latest version don't show actual malice.

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Ex-Prosecutor Escapes Jan. 6 Atty's Defamation Suit

By Jared Foretek

Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann on Monday won judgment on the pleadings in a defamation case brought by attorney Stefan Passantino, who had represented Cassidy Hutchinson, after Passantino alleged Weissmann had defamed him when saying he'd "coached" Hutchinson "to lie" to the January 6th Select Committee.

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Combs' Attys Call Him 'Difficult' In Bid To Exit Rape Suit

By James Boyle

Attorneys from Sher Tremonte LLP are asking a New Jersey federal court to let the firm withdraw from a civil suit against Sean Combs, saying the mogul has failed to pay a "substantial balance" of legal fees and has been uncooperative, rendering representation "unreasonably difficult."

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Clippers Tap BigLaw Vet To Fill In For Suspended Owner

By Alex Lawson

The Los Angeles Clippers on Monday named veteran corporate litigator John S. Gibson as the team's interim CEO and governor while team owner Steve Ballmer serves a one-year suspension for violating the NBA's salary cap rules.

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Copyright Chief Firing Fight Paused Over Pending Legislation

By Ivan Moreno

A D.C. federal judge has paused U.S. Copyright Office leader Shira Perlmutter's challenge to the Trump administration's attempt to fire her, saying pending legislation that would give the president authority to appoint the office's leader could have an "obvious effect" on the dispute.

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'So What?': Judge Pans DOJ Bid To End TikTok Consent Decree

By Craig Clough

A California federal judge said Monday he will not end a 2019 consent decree the government reached with TikTok Inc. predecessor Musical.ly over its collection of data on kids under 13 just because the U.S. Department of Justice is asking him to, saying the DOJ gave him no information about why he should.

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Insider Critiques Of Meta Came From Ignorance, Jury Told

By Cara Salvatore

A Meta vice president testified before a New Mexico state jury Monday that, "with all due respect," criticisms of the company's data handling from investigation partner Gibson Dunn and from then-Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg were born of a lack of understanding.

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Meta Trims But Can't End Cybersecurity Pro's Retaliation Suit

By Lauren Berg

The former head of cybersecurity at messaging platform WhatsApp can pursue some, but not all, of his whistleblower retaliation suit against Meta Platforms, a California federal judge has ruled, saying the complaint plausibly alleges protected activity regarding his reports that claim Meta violated U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules.

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Judge Rules ESPN, Subsidiary Can Enter WWE Streaming Suit

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

A Connecticut federal judge has ruled that ESPN and its subsidiary can intervene in a class action brought by World Wrestling Entertainment subscribers over an alleged "bait and switch" streaming scheme.

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Anthropic Can't Shake Reddit's AI Content-Scraping Suit

By Lauren Berg

A San Francisco judge largely rejected Anthropic's bid to toss Reddit Inc.'s suit accusing it of improperly gathering user content to train its artificial intelligence products, finding that most of Reddit's allegations have extra elements exempting them from federal preemption.

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Minn. AG Says X Lacks Standing To Challenge Deepfake Law

By Corey Rothauser

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has urged a federal judge to dismiss X Corp.'s amended challenge to the state's election deepfake law, arguing Elon Musk's social media company still has not shown it faced a credible threat of prosecution.

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Xbox Buyer Says IEEPA Refund Arbitration Bid Lacks Backing

By Jack McLoone

Microsoft's bid to force arbitration of an Xbox purchaser's proposed class action accusing the video game giant of wrongfully withholding tariff refunds from consumers should fail because it can't point to a clause that covers his dispute, he told a Washington federal court.

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Nielsen Faced Potential Fine Of $50K Per Day In Tying Case

By Nadia Dreid

If the Second Circuit hadn't stepped in and paused a New York federal court order commanding Nielsen Co. to provide its national ratings data separate from its local offerings, the company would have racked up $50,000 a day in sanctions if it did not comply.

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Chartwell Settles Bias Suit From Atty Fired After Gaza Posts

By Adrian Cruz

Chartwell Law Offices LLP has agreed to settle claims brought by an attorney who alleged she was fired over social media posts about Gaza, according to a filing in Florida federal court.

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AT&T Asks FCC To Raise Mobile Power Limits In 3.45 GHz Band

By Nadia Dreid

AT&T is asking the Federal Communications Commission to raise the power limits for mobile and portable devices operating in the 3.45 gigahertz band, a slice of midband spectrum used largely for commercial 5G and home internet coverage.

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Cable Biz Insists FCC Can Preempt Broadband Rate Regs

By Christopher Cole

A cable industry group argued Monday that the Federal Communications Commission has the authority to stop states from regulating broadband rates when the federal agency issues new rules aimed at speeding up deployment.

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Ligado Says Damages Rise To $50B In Gov't Takings Case

By Christopher Cole

Network company Ligado told the U.S. Court of Federal Claims that damages caused by the U.S. government for allegedly blocking its use of licensed airwaves have grown to $50 billion because of interest climbing on the amount originally sought.

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NJ Firm Says Communications Off-Limits In Defamation Case

By George Woolston

Investigative firm Black Cube has pushed back against a gambling technology company's bid to vacate a special adjudicator's denial of discovery into certain communications between Black Cube and law firm Calcagni & Kanefsky LLP, arguing the bid doesn't satisfy the discovery standard under New Jersey's anti-SLAPP law.

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'Demon Hunter' IP Suit Highlights Reverse Confusion Perils

A metal band named Demon Hunter's recently filed lawsuit against Netflix, alleging that consumers mistakenly believe it to be connected to the "KPop Demon Hunters" movie, provides a useful vehicle for examining the reverse confusion doctrine and its practical implications, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.

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Seyfarth Says Data Breach Exposed Social Security Numbers

By Hailey Konnath

Seyfarth Shaw LLP has disclosed a recent data breach that exposed the names and Social Security numbers of at least 300 individuals, according to notices filed with the Texas and California attorneys general.

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Meta Celebrates Its Abuse Of Atty-Client Privilege, Judge Told

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge ordered Meta on Tuesday to rereview privilege designations on 300 documents in social media addiction litigation, after plaintiffs' lawyers cited a "culture of privilege abuse" epitomized by Instagram swag hats embroidered with "a/c priv" — the shorthand used to log withheld documents.

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Mich. Fed. Judge On 1-Year Leave Over Drunken Driving Case

By Jack Karp

U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington is taking a one-year paid leave of absence from the bench following his misdemeanor conviction for drunken driving, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan announced Tuesday.

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Womble Bond Can't Quit Dutch Client With TM Trial Looming

By Hayley Fowler

Womble Bond Dickinson can't withdraw from a trademark feud that's dragged on for more than five years between U.S. and Dutch software companies, a North Carolina federal judge ruled, saying the firm's exit at this late stage "would be completely disruptive."

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