In a case deemed an attack on free speech, Belgium's top administrative court lifted an order to shut down a conference attended by some of Europe's most prominent far-right politicians.
The brother of the late Colombian drug lord attempted to register the name 'Pablo Escobar' with the European Union Intellectual Property Office.
The White House doesn’t feel President Nicolas Maduro is making significant progress toward a free and fair election this year.
Russia and the war in Ukraine were a central theme in national parliamentary elections in Croatia. An alliance led by Croatia's anti-war president came in second and hobbled the country's pro-NATO conservatives.
On a tiny island in the East China Sea, a tsunami warning sends the population hustling to higher ground. The island lies next to an undersea fault in the earth’s crust and has seen the devastation that comes from a big shaker.
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Without the First Amendment, media, entertainment, arts and technology would look very different. But without copyright, there would be no incentive for a writer to get that manuscript published or a musician to get their song out there for the world to hear.
Lawyers for the British hitmaker argued that breathing new life into the already-dismissed "Let's Get It On" copyright claims would grant a monopoly over "unprotectable" building blocks of songwriting.
Adidas says Thom Browne, a clothing company, copied its iconic three-stripe logo in its own athletic apparel.
Courts & the Law
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee were incensed that the White House moved forward with the appellate court appointment without consulting home state senators.
Governor Tony Evers challenged statutory legislative vetoes at the state's high court after Republicans in the Legislature held several appropriations hostage.
Property owners filed suit after the state health department found outsize cancer rates in the neighborhood of Acreage to be associated with radioactive contamination.
The government prevailed in a high court battle over the timeline for forfeiture orders.
The high court declined to implement additional requirements for sex discrimination claims on job transfers.
This is the second formal request for a panel of experts to review a labor dispute since the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement in 2020.
An ex-husband testified in a bid to avoid becoming the parent of a second child by his estranged wife.
Jeremy White, one of two defendants in a case involving claims that "antifa" protesters were involved in a criminal conspiracy to attack right-wing protesters, testified in a San Diego court this week.
A trio of Iraqis are trying to hold a Northern Virginia government contractor responsible for the conditions that led to the notorious abuse at Abu Ghraib in 2003.
The old judge had just issued a tentative ruling denying the church's motion to send the case to arbitration.
Porn publishers told the justices adults’ access to protected speech was chilled by Texas’ age verification law.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany and other religious organizations revived their challenge of the state's law requiring health plans to cover "medically necessary" abortions.
Around the Nation
California’s state water board Tuesday placed the Tulare Lake Subbasin on a probationary status, a first-of-its-kind move that will impose fees and reporting requirements on those who take water from the area.
The presiding judge chided Trump on Tuesday, accusing the former president of trying to intimidate a witness by loudly muttering and gesturing as she spoke.
The appeals court said a federal judge made the right decision to stay out of a constitutional challenge to Silicon Valley's Covid-19 restrictions while a separate state case is underway.
The Senate Public Safety Committee also passed an unrelated sex crime bill, though its author expressed frustration over its amendments.
A robocall mimicking President Biden’s voice is only the tip of the iceberg for how AI could be harnessed to hinder democracy, a group of tech professionals warned the Senate.
The proposed law would create a 627,855-acre national monument in the Southern California desert and add 17,915 acres to Joshua Tree National Park.
Environmental groups advocated for tighter restrictions against the Commerce City oil refinery that discharges waste into Sand Creek.
Minnesota legalized cannabis in 2023, and vote shares for its two legalization-focused third parties peaked in 2018. Democrats now argue that the bigger party has failed to meet state requirements for major-party status.
A federal judge ordered foster care leadership to pay $100,000 per day until the harms done to children and caseworkers alike are resolved.
A federal judge agreed that the county can be sued for the purported failures of "untrained, incompetent and unqualified criminalists and evidence technicians."
The plaintiff claims Bob's Red Mill Natural Food's flaxseed meal contain unsafe levels of cadmium.
Rulings
A federal court in Washington ruled in partial favor of the state for its complaint against a plastic surgery clinic, which allegedly used nondisclosure agreements to keep thousands of patients from posting negative online reviews. The pre-service NDAs violated the Consumer Review Fairness Act because they restricted patient reviews and explicitly imposed a $250,000 penalty for leaving negative reviews.
A federal court in North Carolina dismissed a motorcycle dealer from a lawsuit filed after it repaired a bike for a couple, who then crashed when part of the braking system failed, killing the wife and seriously injuring the husband. The dealer was fraudulently added as a party to foil diversity jurisdiction, which now exists and the plaintiffs’ motion to remand is denied.
A federal court in Vermont denied Monsanto and other agriculture firms’ motion to dismiss four teachers and a student’s lawsuit over PCB contamination in their school buildings. The ag giants are not entitled to dismissal because the plaintiffs plausibly alleged justifiable reliance on the companies’ representations.
A federal court in Pennsylvania granted summary judgment to a police officer who was sued by a couple whose 15-year-old son died because he collided with a tractor-trailer while fleeing from the officer, who was trying to pull him over after noticing the teen was driving a motor scooter without a helmet or license plate. The officer did not abuse his power by pursuing a fleeing suspect.
A federal court in Texas denies all claims in this trademark infringement fight between the producers of two tequilas, Casa Azul and Clase Azul. Even if the names are similar, the court rules that consumers will not confuse the brands because the blue-and-white, hand-painted bottle of one of them is more widely recognized than its name.
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Hot Cases
Hunter Biden filed an interlocutory appeal with the Ninth Circuit on Friday, arguing a federal judge improperly rejected his bid to dismiss tax evasion charges because a plea agreement barred the special counsel from charging him.
Airline passengers and former travel agents seek to stop Alaska Airlines from acquiring Hawaiian Airlines Inc., saying the deal creates a monopoly, shrinks competition in multiple passenger airline markets and threatens Hawaii's economy.
Those who are arrested in Travis County aren't provided a counsel for initial bail hearings, one such arrestee says in a class action that accuses the county of creating a "two-tier" system that favors those who can afford to hire an attorney.
Nassau County sued the state of New York over the shift of elections from odd to even years, claiming that doing so shaves a year off the terms of officials elected after enactment.
Jeremy Foster died two days after a Home Depot security guard tased and aggressively tried to detain him when he tried to shoplift building materials, Foster's brother charges in a negligence and wrongful death suit.