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PRIVACY & CONSUMER PROTECTION
Meta Loses 'Hail Mary' Sanctions Bid On Eve Of AGs' Trial
By Dorothy Atkins
A California federal judge Sunday denied Meta's request for spoliation sanctions against state attorneys general that would've barred a Meta whistleblower from testifying in the upcoming high-stakes social media addiction bellwether trial, ruling that Meta's request was an "obvious" "Hail Mary attempt to eliminate a strong witness" before trial.
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EMPLOYMENT
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Justices Won't Reconsider Verizon's $47M FCC Fine
By Nadia Dreid
The U.S. Supreme Court is not interested in reconsidering how it worded its June opinion upholding the Federal Communications Commission's authority to issue monetary penalties, despite Verizon arguing that the ruling left it between a rock and a hard place concerning the $47 million fine it already paid.
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CRIMINAL LAW
2nd Circ. Says Public Can Film Police And Their Stations
By Brian Steele
The Second Circuit said Monday it has joined "a growing chorus of our sister circuits" in finding a constitutional right to record law enforcement activity in public, as well as police buildings, but still turned away a self-described First Amendment auditor's lawsuit over his arrest while filming the exterior of a Connecticut police station.
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EXPERT ANALYSIS
LEGAL INDUSTRY
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