New York Sues Trump Administration Over TotalEnergies Wind Farm
The lawsuit argues that it is illegal to pay the French energy giant TotalEnergies $795 million to cancel a planned wind farm off New York.
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Meta Expands Safety Features for Teenagers
The changes, after Meta’s legal losses in two child safety cases, are aimed at limiting harmful content shown to teenagers on Instagram, Facebook and Messenger.
Pattie Gonia, a Drag Queen, Is Sued by Patagonia Over Trademark Infringement
The outdoor apparel company says the drag queen and environmentalist is using its name for commercial purposes. She’s ready to go to court.
Appeals Court Says 28 Transgender Troops Who Sued Can Remain in Military
The ruling gives a temporary reprieve to a group of service members while their lawsuit proceeds. The plaintiffs plan to ask the court to extend the ruling to all transgender…
Florida Sues OpenAI Over Chatbot Safety Concerns
The state became the first to sue the ChatGPT maker over claims that its technology posed a risk to children and that the company had failed to warn the public…
Ebola Virus
Court in Kenya Suspends Plans for U.S. Ebola Quarantine Unit
The order came after U.S. officials said that a 50-bed facility was being established in the African country to house American citizens exposed to the virus.
United States Politics and Government
In Carroll Lawsuits Inquiry, Scrutiny Turns Toward Private Citizens Who Antagonized Trump
The Justice Department is said to be examining the funding of lawsuits brought by E. Jean Carroll, an author who has never sought a public role, political power or governmental…
Libel and Slander
Where Do E. Jean Carroll’s Lawsuits Against President Trump Stand?
Two monetary judgments against Mr. Trump are winding their way through the legal system, with the Supreme Court likely to be the final word on both.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Suit Says Black Infants Were Subjected to Experimental Vaccine Without Consent
The babies were part of a vaccine trial for a respiratory virus in the 1960s and died shortly after. Their families said they had been unaware of the trial until…
Regulation and Deregulation of Industry
ABC Accuses Media Regulator of Threatening Its Licenses
The TV network slammed the Federal Communications Commission, saying the regulator was targeting its station licenses in a campaign of “unconstitutional retaliation.”
Federal-State Relations (US)
Memphis Residents Sue Federal Agents Over Arrest Tactics Amid Crime and Immigration Crackdown
A federal task force in the city has been targeting crime and undocumented immigrants since October. Observers say they have faced retaliation for trying to track the agents’ work.
United States Politics and Government
Trump Refiles $10 Billion Lawsuit Against The Wall Street Journal
An earlier version of the defamation suit, which focused on an article about a birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein, was dismissed by a judge.
Suits and Litigation (Civil)
Greenpeace’s Long War With a Pipeline Titan Enters a Strange New Phase
This month, a North Dakota court barred Greenpeace from saying what it wanted in a European court, an unusual move. The environmental group says it is forging ahead.
Australia
Australia Sues 3M for $1.4 Billion Over ‘Forever Chemicals’
The lawsuit, the largest ever filed by the Australian government, claims 3M hid information about the harmful effects of PFAS used at military bases.
Inglewood (Calif)
The $400 Million Showdown Between a Billionaire and a California Mayor
The owner of the Los Angeles Rams and the City of Inglewood are in a dispute over Hollywood Park and SoFi Stadium, which is about to host World Cup matches.
United States Politics and Government
Former Judges Urge Inquiry Into Deal Trump Struck With I.R.S.
The motion was particularly significant because it asked the judge overseeing the initial suit against the I.R.S. to examine the terms of the deal.
Freedom of Speech and Expression
Ball State Settles With Ex-Employee for $225,000 Over Charlie Kirk Posts
Ball State University is the latest institution to agree to pay workers who lost their jobs over their posts about the conservative activist.
United States Politics and Government
Biden Sues Justice Dept. to Block Release of Tapes
The former president argued that the Justice Department has a responsibility to protect the privacy of conversations he had with a former ghostwriter.
Sexual Harassment
Blake Lively’s Last Chance: A U.S. Judge’s Take on an Untested State Law
After the settlement with Justin Baldoni’s company, one potentially thorny legal issue remains: whether she is due damages under a new California law.
Drivers Licenses
Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Over Commercial Driver’s Licenses for Migrants
Florida officials had asked the justices to hear a lawsuit accusing California and Washington of improperly granting licenses to an immigrant accused in a fatal crash.
Decisions and Verdicts
Supreme Court Reverses Ruling in Immigration Judges’ Free Speech Lawsuit
A group of immigration judges in 2020 challenged work-related restrictions on their public speaking engagements, saying they violated their free speech rights.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence Floods Court Dockets with Home-Brewed Lawsuits
For years, courts have welcomed cases brought by self-represented litigants. Now those plaintiffs have A.I., and their filings are consuming more and more bandwidth.
Real Estate and Housing (Residential)
My HOA Neighbor Is Breaking the Rules. What Can I Do?
There are contracts between property owners, and also between owners and the community.
Suits and Litigation (Civil)
Lawsuit Argues Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund Excludes Those He Targeted
The constellation of individuals and groups involved claims to have suffered partisan attacks by the federal government under Trump, yet would not be compensated.
Suits and Litigation (Civil)
‘Peanuts’ Music Owner Sues Interior Department and 3 Companies for Copyright Infringement
The owner of the “Peanuts” catalog would really like it if companies and the U.S. government stopped using its music without permission.
Meta Platforms Inc
Meta Settles a School District’s Social Media Addiction Lawsuit
Snap, TikTok and YouTube had already settled with the Kentucky district, allowing the companies to avert the first in a series of federal trials.
PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances)
A U.S. Reckoning Over Chemical Pollution From Military Bases
New Mexico is suing the federal government over PFAS contamination from Cannon Air Force Base. The outcome will affect how courts treat more than 15,000 similar claims nationwide.
Suits (Apparel)
In Musk vs. OpenAI, the Real Winner Was the Suit
It was the one thing on which every major player could agree.
Artificial Intelligence
Elon Musk Loses $150 Billion Suit Against OpenAI and Sam Altman
A nine-member jury found that Mr. Musk had waited too long to sue. The setback for the tech mogul frees OpenAI to continue in the artificial intelligence race.
OpenAI Labs
As OpenAI Celebrates Court Win Against Musk, Other Challenges Lie Ahead
A jury’s rejection of Elon Musk’s $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI was a major hurdle crossed. But the maker of ChatGPT faces a list of other problems.
Artificial Intelligence
Five Takeaways From the Blockbuster Trial Pitting Elon Musk Against OpenAI
It took a jury less than two hours to decide that Mr. Musk had waited too long to sue. But the testimony over three weeks was still illuminating.
Artificial Intelligence
What to Know About Elon Musk’s Trial Against OpenAI
A jury in Oakland, Calif., reached a decision after a three-week-long trial seen as pivotal for the future of OpenAI and the artificial intelligence race.
Coal
Michigan Battles Trump Over His Order to Keep an Old Coal Plant Running
The Trump administration broke the law, Michigan and others told a court, by declaring an “energy emergency” and forcing an aging coal-burning plant to keep operating.
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Considers Legal Action Against Apple in Strained Relationship
The A.I. company, which is in the middle of a court fight with Elon Musk, has been unhappy with how Apple has integrated ChatGPT into its devices.
Student Athlete Compensation
The NCAA Agreed to Pay Players. It Won’t Call Them Employees.
The argument is the organization’s attempt to maintain the last vestiges of its amateur model and to prevent college athletes from collectively bargaining.
Oher, Michael
The Unusual Legal Agreement Behind ‘The Blind Side’
Michael Oher says Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy used their relationship with him to unfairly profit from his story. They have denied it.