YouTube Creators Say Amazon, OpenAI, Apple Scrape For AI

By Lauren Berg

A group of YouTube creators say Amazon.com Inc., OpenAI and Apple Inc. have been scraping millions of copyrighted videos to feed, train and commercialize their text-to-video generative AI products by unlawfully circumventing the video platform's technological protection measures, in proposed class actions filed Friday in Seattle and California federal courts.

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4th Circ. Kills NCAA Eligibility Injunction Over Wrong Analysis

By Craig Clough

The Fourth Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction Friday barring the NCAA from enforcing its five-year eligibility rule against four former junior college student-athletes, saying the lower court improperly took a "quick-look scrutiny" instead of a "rule of reason" antitrust analysis, thus lowering the players' burden of proof.

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Music Publishers Say X Finds Conspiracy In 1 Emailed 'We'

By Craig Clough

The National Music Publishers' Association and its members have told a Texas federal court that X Corp.'s antitrust suit fails to allege any conspiracy, with the best argument the company could muster being an "implausible" interpretation of a single word — "we" — in a single email.

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Analysis

'Political' Deals Pit DOJ Against State AGs, And Not Just Dems

By Bryan Koenig

Controversial U.S. Department of Justice settlements with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Live Nation, along with the approval of Nexstar's purchase of Tegna, are increasingly inspiring state attorneys general to strike out on their own as antitrust enforcers, often in direct challenge to a federal government that Democrats have cast as "corrupt."

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Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2026 Editorial Advisory Boards.

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Brief

Music Labels, French Co. End $500M Fake Songs Suit

By Elliot Weld

A French music company on Friday resolved a suit in New York federal court filed by a group of major music labels that asserted $500 million in claims that it distributed manipulated versions of copyrighted tracks to social media.

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Amazon Says Audible Intervenor Wants Info For Her Own Suit

By Ben Adlin

Amazon urged a Seattle federal judge to deny a woman's motion to intervene in a putative class action accusing the retailer of wrongfully auto-enrolling customers in its Audible e-book service, arguing the woman should not be able to obtain discovery in the case to buttress her own recently dismissed complaint.

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Cycurion Says Bogus PR Cost $10M In 'Short-Selling' Scheme

By Abigail Harrison

Publicly traded cybersecurity firm Cycurion Inc. accused a public relations company of participating in an anonymous trader's short-selling scheme that created a market frenzy that damaged the company by at least $10 million, according to a lawsuit filed in North Carolina state court.

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​​​​​​​Top Groups Lobbying The FCC

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission heard from lobbying groups nearly 150 times in March on issues ranging from competition in the broadcast media market to cutting-edge call networks, jail and prison phone call rates, robocall fraud, and more.

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Internet Voice Providers Seek More Clarity On Robocall Rules

By Nadia Dreid

Internet-based voice call providers think it's time that the Federal Communications Commission provides some clarity about the "know your customer" rules it has in place aimed at curbing robocall traffic by ensuring that providers know who they're dealing with.

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FCC Looks To Trim Next Year's Budget By 4.3%

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission asked Congress for an operating budget of just over $398 million next year, a 4.3% cutback from the current fiscal year.

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How Cos. Can Prepare For 'Made In America' Ad Scrutiny

The Trump administration's executive order to combat fraudulent "Made in America" claims in consumer-facing advertising, along with actions by the Federal Trade Commission, suggest a potential increased focus on consumer protection and pricing-related matters, say attorneys at Skadden.

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Justices Clear Path For DOJ To Dismiss Bannon's Conviction

By Cara Salvatore

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated an appeals court's order upholding Steve Bannon's conviction over his nonresponse to a congressional subpoena investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, clearing the way for the Justice Department to dismiss his indictment.

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Analysis

Can State Courts Tame The 'Wild West' Of Judicial Security?

By Cara Bayles

As threats against local judges continue to ramp up, protection and incident tracking varies not only from state to state but county to county, making it difficult to draw the national judicial security landscape. Now, lawmakers are looking to use federal resources to even out disparities.

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WilmerHale Adds Regulatory Atty From Mayer Brown In DC

By Christine DeRosa

WilmerHale announced Monday it has hired a veteran U.S. Food and Drug Administration and life sciences regulatory attorney from Mayer Brown LLP.

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Chamberlain Hrdlicka Business Atty Joins Buchalter In Atlanta

By Adrian Cruz

Buchalter PC announced that an experienced corporate and business attorney has joined its Atlanta office as a partner from Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry.

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Pregnant DLA Piper Atty Fired For 'Sloppy' Work, Jury Told

By Pete Brush

A former trademark associate told a Manhattan federal jury Monday that DLA Piper "blindsided" her with termination after she announced she was pregnant, but the BigLaw firm countered that she was fired for "repeated mistakes" and other on-the-job shortcomings.

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Troutman, Ex-Associate Reach Deal In Discrimination Suit

By Emily Sawicki

A former Troutman Pepper Locke LLP associate asked a D.C. federal court Monday to pause a suit as the two sides have reported they had reached a settlement agreement over her discrimination claims against the firm, sidestepping a trial set to begin next month.

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Ill. Justices Want MAGA Op-Ed Author Judge's Claims Axed

By Emily Sawicki

Illinois Supreme Court justices have asked a Chicago federal judge to throw out constitutional claims filed by a retired Illinois state trial court judge alleging he was wrongfully terminated over protected speech in a political opinion column, with the justices arguing the federal court should not interfere with a state court matter.

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RJ Reynolds Fights Altria's Trial Subpoena Of In-House Atty

By Hayley Fowler

Tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. said one of its in-house attorneys should not be forced to testify in person at an upcoming evidentiary hearing in a royalty fight with rival Philip Morris' parent company, arguing a recording of his deposition is all a North Carolina judge should need.

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Ex-EEOC Leaders Back BigLaw Firms In Trump EO Appeal

By Patrick Hoff

A group of former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission officials are backing four BigLaw firms in the Trump administration's consolidated D.C. Circuit appeal seeking to revive executive orders targeting the firms, arguing the president's directives contradict how Congress meant for the EEOC to operate.

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Files Of 10 Jones Day Clients Breached In Cyberattack

By Aebra Coe

Jones Day is the latest law firm to be hit by a cyberattack, the firm confirmed Monday, revealing that an unauthorized party accessed files of 10 clients.

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Judge Pick Withdraws After Grilling Over Domestic Incident

By Brian Steele

Former Connecticut State Rep. John Shaban has withdrawn his nomination to serve as a Superior Court judge, days after the General Assembly's judiciary committee peppered him with questions about a 2019 domestic incident with his now-fiancée.

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LSC Seeks $2.14B As White House Pushes To Slash Funding

By Marco Poggio

The Legal Services Corp. is asking Congress for $2.14 billion in fiscal year 2027 to fund civil legal services for low-income Americans who cannot afford an attorney.

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Colo. Justices OK Copied Claims If Lawyers Check Facts

By Zach Dupont

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday that copying allegations from other litigation isn't alone a violation of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, so long as attorneys conduct a "sufficient investigation" into the allegations prior to filing a complaint.

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