Photography
El Salvador’s President Tells UN to Change Its Style
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele opened his speech to the U.N. General Assembly Thursday by taking a cellphone picture of himself grinning at the podium, and casting the photo as a portrait of a global gathering that has gotten out of touch.
Read moreJournalists Sue Texas Over Ban on Drone Photography
Texas photojournalists are suing state officials for a ban on drone filming and photography in certain locations that they say violates the First Amendment and is chilling the speech of reporters and news outlets.
Read moreRock and Roll
Rock and roll photographer Neil Zlozower claims Gibson Brands (guitars) used his copyrighted photo of Eddie Van Halen without permission, in federal court.
Read moreTV Anchor Sues Social Media Over Illicit Use of Security Photo
A Philadelphia news anchor says a photograph of her has been used without her permission to promote online dating websites and erectile dysfunction products – and she’s suing Facebook, Reddit and several other online hosts for $10 million.
Read moreCivil Rights
A federal magistrate judge granted summary judgment to courtroom observers arrested for disorderly conduct, since taking pictures of trial participants as they left the courtroom did not constitute probable cause for arrest.
Read moreTelescopes Bring Earth First-Ever Image of a Black Hole
Scientists on Wednesday revealed the first image ever made of a black hole, depicting its hot, shadowy edges where light bends around itself in a cosmic funhouse effect.
Read moreHarvard Hauled to Court Over Collection of Slavery Images
Claiming that a Harvard scientist exploited her slave ancestors for racist research in the 19th century, a Connecticut woman sued the Ivy League institution for damages Wednesday.
Read morePhotographer Accuses TV ‘Fixer’ of Violent Run-In
Will Ray Donovan be able to fix this one? Photographer Sherwood Martinelli sued “Ray Donovan” star Liev Schreiber, claiming the actor hit him and broke his camera.
Read moreNortham Out of Spotlight as Blackface Backlash Mounts
Besieged by criticism over blackface admissions, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam met quietly with top officials in his cabinet Monday morning as pressure mounts for the Democrat to resign.
Read moreGoogle Wins Lawsuit Over Face-Scanning Technology
A federal judge ruled Saturday that Google does not violate Illinois privacy laws by automatically creating a face template when Android users upload photos taken on their smartphone to the company’s cloud-based photo service.
Read moreUAE Releases Photos of Ruler’s Daughter After Disappearance
The United Arab Emirates has released photos of a daughter of Dubai’s ruler after friends and supporters say she was forcibly returned to Dubai after fleeing months earlier.
Read moreQuackarazzi: Mandarin Duck Holds NYC in Its Spell
It took just days for the brightly colored Mandarin duck that appeared suddenly in a Central Park pond to turn both New Yorkers and visitors into a new gaggle: the quackarazzi.
Read moreKansas Ag-Gag Lawsuit
Challenging the ag-gag law that criminalizes anyone who shoots photos or video at animal-handling facilities without the owner’s permission, animal rights claim in a federal complaint that Kansas officials are violating the First Amendment.
Read morePhoto Thought to Be of Vincent van Gogh Is His Brother
One of only two known photos of painter Vincent van Gogh turns out to most likely be an image of his brother, Theo, the Van Gogh Museum announced Thursday.
Read moreProminent Chinese Photographer Taken by Police, Wife Says
Lu Guang’s photos exposed the everyday realities of people on the margins of Chinese society: coal miners, drug addicts, HIV patients.
Read moreMacron Criticized for Photo With Teen Making Obscene Gesture
French President Emmanuel Macron, sliding in polls, is facing a barrage of criticism over a photo showing him all smiles between two young men during his visit to the French Caribbean, with one of the teens, shirtless and with his pants hanging low, making an obscene gesture with his finger.
Read moreLA Judge Backtracks on Press Photo Blackout in Murder Case
The Los Angeles Times and The Associated Press prevailed Thursday in a challenge of a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge’s order blocking media outlets from publishing photographs from the arraignment of a man who is charged in the murders of homeless men.
Read moreTrump Supporter Takes MSNBC Host to Court Over Tweet
MSNBC pundit Joy Reid faces a federal complaint over her retweet of a photo captioned with a misleading description of the Trump supporter it depicts.
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