A federal judge blocked New York’s law requiring federal agents to wear visible ID and not use face coverings, citing constitutional limits on state regulation of federal law enforcement. The ruling follows a similar California decision and affects state policies enacted by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
The Trump administration is accused of violating a federal court order by transferring transgender women inmates to a segregated unit in a Texas prison, prompting U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth to express concern over the alleged breach of his preliminary injunction.
ICE proposes draft contract terms for private detention centers stating state and local laws "shall not apply", despite a federal judge ruling such contracts cannot override state law, sparking concerns over inspection access and detainee conditions.
A Virginia federal judge ruled that the FDA's special certification requirement for prescribing mifepristone is illegal, citing lack of justification given the drug's proven safety and effectiveness.
The US Justice Department withdrew subpoenas targeting New York Times journalists after a federal judge criticized the move as violating First Amendment protections, highlighting the Trump administration's challenges to press rights.
The EU conditionally approved Paramount Skydance's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, citing film distribution concerns. Paramount must exit its United International Pictures stake in the EEA and avoid joint distribution with Universal for 10 years. The deal still faces US legal challenges.
A federal judge questioned the differences between Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's new testosterone replacement therapy initiative for troops and hormone treatment for transgender men, in an ongoing lawsuit against President Trump's transgender military ban.
A federal judge approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement where AI company Anthropic will pay authors about $3,000 per book for using pirated copies to train its Claude chatbot. This is the largest known copyright recovery in history.
A federal judge ruled Donald Trump must disclose detailed financial information from his businesses as part of his $10bn defamation lawsuit against the BBC. The ruling, which could reveal his family trust's finances, also allows the BBC to subpoena Trump's inner circle.
A federal judge has approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion class action settlement with authors who accused the AI company of using copyrighted books for training. The settlement offers authors approximately $3,000 per allegedly pirated book, making it the largest known copyright recovery in history.
A federal judge approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement, requiring AI company Anthropic to compensate thousands of authors whose pirated works trained its Claude chatbot. The agreement mandates payments of about $3,000 per book and the destruction of pirated files.
Paramount's $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, initially approved by the U.S. Department of Justice, has been temporarily paused by a federal judge following a lawsuit from 12 state attorneys general, citing concerns over competition.
A federal judge in San Francisco approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement for an AI copyright lawsuit filed by writers, who accused the company of using their pirated work to train its Claude AI models. The deal, initially rejected, covers over 480,000 works, with some authors opting out for separate lawsuits.
A federal judge in California issued a temporary restraining order, blocking the $111 billion merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery. The ruling, a win for 12 states led by California, cites concerns that the deal would substantially lessen competition in the theatrical film and cable TV markets.
A federal judge in California has temporarily paused the $110 billion merger between Paramount, Skydance, and Warner Bros Discovery for 14 days. The decision follows a lawsuit from 12 states challenging the deal over potential anticompetitive concerns, despite prior Justice Department approval.
A federal judge denied AT&T's request for an injunction against California's Carrier of Last Resort rules, requiring AT&T to continue offering basic phone service to new customers. AT&T sought to end these obligations, citing high maintenance costs for its copper network.
A federal judge has temporarily halted the $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. for 14 days, allowing time to review an antitrust lawsuit filed by 12 states. The lawsuit claims the deal would reduce competition and raise consumer prices, with a preliminary injunction hearing set for August 3.
A federal judge ordered a two-week halt to the $81bn Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery merger after 12 states, led by California, sued to block the deal, citing concerns over competition and consumer choice in Hollywood.
A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order, pausing Paramount's $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The ruling, in response to a lawsuit by a dozen states, suggests potential antitrust violations, citing reduced competition in theatrical movie releases, blockbuster films, and cable TV.
President Donald Trump fired Roger Rogoff, the new top U.S. prosecutor in Seattle, less than an hour after federal judges unanimously appointed him. This highlights tensions between the judiciary and the administration over federal prosecutor appointments, with Rogoff considering a lawsuit.
A federal judge has allowed a class-action lawsuit against United Airlines to proceed, ruling that passengers who paid extra for "window seats" that lack actual windows can sue for misleading them. The suit also names Delta Air Lines.
A federal judge dismissed the remaining charges against Proud Boys members convicted of seditious conspiracy for their role in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. The decision by U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly followed President Trump's pardons and commutations, which rendered the case moot.
A federal judge reluctantly approved a $1.5 million settlement between Elon Musk and the SEC, despite raising concerns about the deal's leniency for a rule violation that allegedly harmed Twitter investors. The judge noted 'red flags' in the SEC's decision-making but found insufficient grounds to reject the settlement.
Major news outlets including The New York Times and Daily News are seeking sanctions against OpenAI, alleging the AI firm is withholding crucial evidence in a landmark copyright infringement lawsuit over the use of news articles to train AI models.
