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Media & Entertainment - June, 2019

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• High Court Census Ruling Could Escalate Rule Challenges
• Attys Can't Challenge Order That They Won, 2nd Circ. Finds
• Trump Admin Rift Over 5G Policy Leaves Airwaves In Limbo
• Conservative Justices Cross Over To Create Unusual Lineups
• The Sharpest Dissents Of The Supreme Court Term
• Texas High Court To Hear AMC's Tax Case Over Film Showings
• Calif. Judge Leans Toward Linking Apple App Store Suits
• Gizmodo Seeks End To Ex-Trump Aide's $100M Suit
• Groups Want More Time To Weigh In On FCC Subsidy Cap
• College Hoops Stars Blast Fortnite Creators For 'Blatant Theft'
• Altice Still Faces Contract Claims Over Cablevision Firings
• Radio Giant IHeartMedia Drops IPO For Direct Listing
• Sotomayor, Breyer Vie For Chattiest High Court Justice
• Free Speech Challenge To DMCA Gets Partial Green Light
• Texas High Court To Hear Ex-Dallas Cowboy's TMZ Libel Suit
• Top 10 Techniques For Crafting A Dazzling Brief
• Another Parent Charged In 'Varsity Blues' Admissions Scandal
• Miley Cyrus Can't Ditch 'We Can't Stop' Copyright Suit
• Weinstein Co. Conversion Fight Delayed For Deal Negotiations
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• The New 'Roberts Court' Finds Its Footing
• Stone Defends His 'Lonely' Voice, Bashes Media In Gag Fight
• Breaking Down The Vote: High Court Term In Review
• 'Varsity Blues' Parents Counter Feds' BigLaw Conflict Claims
• Kingston Trio Members Come To Blows In New TM Suit
• Chancery Court Won't Decide Vox Media Defamation Case
• Rep. Floats Bill To Craft C-Band Spectrum Sale Compromise
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Removing Huawei Network Parts Could Cost $1B, FCC Told
• UTA Joins Fight Over Writer's Guild Boycott With New Suit
• 'Alt-Right' Educator Can Go After Ex-Bosses For Conspiracy
• IPhone Users Want Their Own Suit Over App Store 'Monopoly'
• Roku Can't Take Patent Suit From New West Texas Judge
• Fox Corp. Drafts Sports Division's GC As New Legal Head
• PTAB Revives Sirius' Satellite Patent Challenges
• How To Authenticate Social Media Evidence In Court
• Senate Could Reaffirm Trust Land For Tribes
• Ex-USC Coach And Accountant Plead Guilty In 'Varsity Blues'
• FCC Launches New Investigation Into Sinclair-Tribune
• Fox Corp. GC Stepping Down After 22 Years With Company
• Del. Justices Rip Sullivan Atty For Client's Deposition 'Fiasco'
• NJ Justices Won't Review $1.5M Verdict For Ex-MLB Analyst
• 7th BlackBerry Patent Also Invalid, Twitter Says In IP Suit
• Ex-Pa. Dog Law Chief Wants Another Bite At Defamation Case
• Wiley Rein Nabs Former Federal Prosecutor
• Picasso Painting Can Stay At The Met, 2nd Circ. Rules
• Lawmakers Urged To Spurn 'Sideshow Issues' In Privacy Law
• App Developers Want Apple Antitrust Suits Kept Separate
• Orioles Urge NY Court To Throw Out Nats' Arbitration Award
• Bipartisan Bill Would Force Government To Share Spectrum
• A Chat With Ballard Spahr Diversity Chief Virginia Essandoh
• DivX Claims Credit For Streaming Boom In Netflix IP Fight
• Omarosa Hit With Justice Dept. Suit Over Ethics Violations
• Relativity Media Trustee Wants To Subpoena Ex-CEO, 3 Others
• MSG To Pay $1.3M To End Criminal Background Check Suit
• High Court Creates New FOIA Playing Field
• Hawaii Gov. To Veto REIT Tax Break, Short-Term Rental Bills
• Mariana Judge Won't Toss Casino Worker Mistreatment Suit
• FCC Subsidy Cap Would Promote Equality, O'Rielly Says
• Trump To Nominate Interior Pro As NIGC Chair
• Nintendo Warning Over 'Mario Royale' Spawns 'DMCA Royale'
• Development Co. Owner Must Put Cash Under Court Control
• Sinclair's New Networks Will Be GOP Mouthpiece, Dems Warn
• Redstone Pay Suit Deal Ends String Of CBS Litigation In Del.
• Snapchat Investor Urges Against Class Cert. In IPO Suit
• Judging A Book: McMahon Reviews 'Roosevelt For The Defense'
• Women's Team OK'd Different Pay Scheme, US Soccer Says
• Music Publishers Bash Peloton's Boycott Claims In IP Suit
• Ligado Says FCC Must Trigger Deadline For 5G Network
• Colo. Stripper Suit Raises Bar For Forced Arbitration
• Weather Groups Step Up Warnings To FCC Over Satellite Plan
• Ex-Chadbourne Atty. Goes To Bat For Ad Exec In Bias Suit
• Apple Looks To Link Developer, Consumer Antitrust Suits
• Writers Guild Faces Antitrust Suit Over Packaging Fee Boycott
• 4th Circ. Won't Stay $61M Order In Dish Telemarketing Suit
• Texas Supreme Court Halts El Paso Landmark Demolition
• Ex-Worker Should Pay For IP Reveal In Book, Judge Says
• FCC's Diversity Probe Is Overdue But Shallow, Democrats Say
• Kanye West Slams Countersuit Over 'Entire Life' Contract
• Schulte Let Off Hook In Cambridge Analytica Bankruptcy
• New Scrutiny For NDAs In Sexual Harassment Matters
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Gay Widower's Pension Win
• Supreme Court Won't Tackle Digital First-Sale Doctrine
• Justices Expand Protection Of Confidential Contractor Info
• Supreme Court Will Hear Case Over Copyrights To Legal Texts
• Tupac Estate, Others Hit Universal With $100M Suit Over Fire
• Facebook Wins Trim Of Most Data Breach Claims, For Now
• Lawmakers, Agencies Agree: Broadband Maps Must Be Better
• Julio Iglesias Beats Songwriter's Copyright Suit At 11th Circ.
• Nashville Fired Dispatcher For Pro-Trump Post, Jury Says
• FTC Said To Investigate YouTube Over Child Privacy Concerns
• Fed. Circ. Backs PTAB Win For 'Warcraft' Game Maker
• CrossFit Urges More Sanctions Against Rival In False Ad Suit
• Regulators Needn't Heed 5G Fearmongers, FCC's Pai Says
• Justices Could Blunt Racial Bias Cases With Comcast Ruling
• Journalist Wants To End 'Shitty Media Men' Libel Case
• Amazon Studios Atty Joins Sex Bias Suit Against Jones Day
• 11th Circ. Revives Haitian Businessman's Defamation Suit
• 6th Circ. Revives Vet's Wrongful Firing Suit Against AMC
• Prepare For UK's New Approach To Gambling Ads
• Insurance Exec Admits $450K 'Varsity Blues' Bribes For 2 Kids
• Museum Of Sex Allows Systematic Sexual Harassment: Suit
• Online Advertisers Prepare To Weather Privacy Law Storm
• The Roots Can Use Likeness Of Ex-Drummer 'In Perpetuity'
• Shutts & Bowen Will Rep Miami In Beckham Stadium Deal
• DOJ Sues To Stop Printing Co. Quad's $1.4B LSC Buy
• Tribe Needs Town Permits To Open Martha's Vineyard Casino
• Gray TV Seeks Out Of Ad Buyers' Price-Fix Case
• 6th Circ. Rules DEA, Drug Cos. Can't Hide Opioid Data
• Six Flags Accused Of 'Judicial Manipulation' In Injury Suit
• Reps. Ask FCC To Speed Up Auto-Safety Spectrum Review
• NBC, Ryan Seacrest Co. Seek Fees After Win Against Model
• Calif. Tribe Can't Escape City Suit Over Casino Deal
• Judge Doubts Suit Accusing Harvard Of Anti-White-Male Bias
• Another Minor Hit With Copyright Suit Over Fortnite Cheats
• Romo-Backed Fan Expo Wants Another Shot At NFL
• House Panel Reaches Bipartisan Deal On Robocall Legislation
• GP Bullhound Brings In €113M For Tech-Focused Fund
• Ex-Agent Says APA Fosters 'Sexually Abusive Environment'
• Calif. High Court Ignores U2 Guitarist's Axed Mansions Appeal
• Jury Convicts NXIVM Sex Cult Leader On All Counts
• Staying Awake Is Essential To Surveillance Job, 5th Circ. Says
• New Bill Would Strike Big-Tech Immunity For Web Content
• FCC Charts Next Steps Toward $100M Telemedicine Program
• FCC To Advance 'Modest' Changes For Kids' TV Rules
• Carrie Underwood, NBC Sued Over Sunday Night NFL Song
• Longtime Anchorwomen Say NY1 Cut Their Airtime
• Starks To Hold Forum On Huawei Replacement Next Week
• SEC Fights Ex-Xerox CFO's Bid To Lift 16-Year-Old Gag Order
• Cox Inks $10.75M Deal To End Debt Collection Robocall Suit
• Women's Sex Toy Co. Calls NY Subway Ad Rejection Sexist
• Utilities Oppose FCC's Small-Cell Streamlining At 9th Circ.
• Black Ridge Hit With Suit Over Sports And Entertainment Deal
• PTAB Panel Wrestles With Printed Reference Standards
• Universities Hit With New 'Varsity Blues' Class Action
• Barry Manilow's Management Co. Escapes Film Copyright Suit
• FCC Told Nexstar Conspired To Impair Minority Broadcaster
• Was A $5M Fine Just The Cost Of Closing A $6B Deal?
• FCC Plans To Strike Educational Priority For 2.5 GHz Band
• Fuse Ch. 11 Plan, Settlement OK'd Without New Creditor Vote
• Key Damages Questions To Ask In Copyright Mediation
• DOJ Talks Show Broadcast Definition Must Change, NAB Says
• Ex-Time Warner Workers Try To Keep Vacation Pay Suit Alive
• Financial Services Regulation For Fintech Companies: Part 2
• NCAA Ref Calls Foul On Dismissal Of Death Threats Suit
• Pandora Hit With Copyright Suit For Displaying Lyrics
• DOJ Settles Antitrust Suits With CBS, Fox Over Info Sharing
• Calif. Ritz-Carlton Fined $1.6M Over Beach Access
• Tech Giants Want Out Of Suit Over Deadly Dallas Shooting
• Crypto Co. Asks Court To Set Aside Clerk's Default
• Twitch Sues Streamers To Block Violent, Pirated Content
• Eventbrite Investors Tap Rosen, Glancy Prongay To Lead Suit
• 9th Circ. Upholds Toss Of Facebook Biometric Privacy Suit
• NYC Celebrity Chef Tip Suit Settles For $10K
• FCC Working Group Will Help Farmers Get Connected
• F+W Nets Almost $8M From Ch. 11 IP Asset Sales
• NJ Justices Won't Tackle Out-Of-State Bets On Horse Races
• 2.5 GHz Users Pitch Plan To Expand License Sizes
• VidAngel Owes Studios $62M For Pirating Flicks, Jury Says
• Mass. Mayor Sues Barstool Sports For Lying To Get Interview
• The Fight Over DOJ's New Wire Act Opinion Continues
• Mass. Justices Want Focus On Privacy In Boston Globe Case
• Colombian 'Narcos' Producer Off The Hook In Copyright Suit
• 5 Ways Law Firms Can Improve Their Job Interviews
• Financial Services Regulation For Fintech Companies: Part 1
• Prospects For NY Summary Judgment In TM Confusion Cases
• 'Empire' Copyright Case Against Fox Rejected For Third Time
• False Ad Insights From Bud Light 'Corn Syrup' Case
• Ropes & Gray Client OKs Rep Of Fellow 'Varsity Blues' Parent
• Justices Say 1st Amendment Doesn't Apply To NYC Channel
• IAC, Match Must Face Tinder Founders' Trimmed $2B Suit
• AGs' Sprint-T-Mobile Challenge Tests States' Influence
• $50M Trade Secrets Claim Fizzles Into $290K Jury Award
• Calif. Group Fights DOI's Quick Win Bid In Casino Land Row
• Social Media Marketing Co. Director Seeks Corporate Docs
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Boozy Mini-Golf Chain Says ABC Game Show Rips Off Name
• Greenberg Opens In Nashville With Ex-Tenn. Insurance Official
• Facebook Will Cough Up Data Analysis Docs In Breach Suit
• FCC Lets Colo. County Near NM Line Get Denver Stations
• Prenda 'Porn Troll' Attorney Sentenced To 14 Years
• Texas Adds Fresh Ambiguity To Anti-SLAPP Law
• Projected Top NBA Draft Pick Wants Out Of 'Draconian' Deal
• 9th Circ. Revives TCPA Suit Over Facebook Hack-Alert Texts
• VidAngel Undermined Studios' Licensing Deals, Jury Told
• Photo Co. Asks High Court To Look At Zillow Copyright Fight
• CAA Wants Writers Guild Axed From Talent Agency Fees Fight
• Sandals Charges Vacationers Fake Local Taxes, Suit Says
• Aggregator Says It Was Allowed To Share Blog Posts
• Conservatives Urge FCC To Open 5.9 GHz Band For Wi-Fi
• Crypto Co. Investors Seek Class Certification In Fraud Suit
• Weinstein Buyers Must Fulfill Investment Deals, Court Told
• MindGeek's Bid To Ax USC Patent Too Late, PTAB Says
• Shutterfly Hit With Biometric Suit Over Facial Scan Tech
• More Lawmakers Join Cry Against New Local Radio Royalties
• Legislators Seek DOL's Plans For 5G Workforce Training
• Sens. Unveil Bipartisan Bill To Cut Prison Phone Rates
• The State Of Article III Standing 3 Years After Spokeo
• Hastings Owner Must Face Ch. 11 Liquidating Trust Claims
• Attys In ABC Affiliate Defamation Case Lose $256K Fee Award
• Boies Schiller Gets OK To Rep 2 'Varsity Blues' Defendants
• Facebook Asks 9th Circ. To Decertify Class In Face Scan Suit
• Miami Orca Case Tossed, But Judge Decries Living Conditions
• Philly Atty Can't Bar Remarks From Amazon's Meek Mill Film
• FCC Has New Broadband Mapping Plan, Pai Tells Congress
• Perkins Coie Snags Telecom Expert From Paul Hastings
• CBS Execs Nabbed $200M As Scandals Brewed, Investors Say
• No Prison Time For Coach In First 'Varsity Blues' Sentencing
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Fateful Phone Call
• UK Top Court Says Libel Requires Proof Of 'Serious Harm'
• KKR Deal Values German Publisher Axel Springer At €6.8B
• Law Firms Can Do Better With Their Mentoring Programs
• Hollywood Studios, VidAngel Face Off In $125M Damages Trial
• 3rd Circ. Dings FCC Over Bare-Bones Media Diversity Data
• Fla. City's Claim Over Margaritaville Sale To Be Arbitrated
• Tech Giants Strangling News Industry, Experts Tell House
• Feds, Ticket Industry Look To Zap Cyber Scalper Bots
• 'Jersey Boys' Verdict Axed By 'Upset' Judge, 9th Circ. Told
• NY Town Drops Claim Disputing Tribe's Reservation, For Now
• Media Ownership Rule Dispute: How We Got Here
• Here We Go Again: DOJ's Latest Music Licensing Review
• Greenberg Traurig Can't Snuff Fraud Row Over Gotti Biopic
• Boies Schiller Says 2 'Varsity Blues' Clients Is No Conflict
• SC Strip Club Wraps Up Wage Suit With $1.5M Deal
• Texas Court Axes Photographer's Suit Against University
• Real Estate Rumors: Vornado, Richman, Hackman
• BakerHostetler Lands Ex-PwC Principal To Head Int'l Tax Team
• Senate Dems Can't Get Net Neutrality Bill To The Floor
• The Misguided Criticism Of Printing Industry Merger
• VidAngel's Claim Studios Don't Own Famous Flicks Falls Flat
• Facebook Defies Order For Essential Case Info, NY Suit Says
• Marketing Firm Wants $50M From Rival In Trade Secrets Trial
• Kevin Hart Sued After Bodyguard Allegedly Injured Bystander
• Calif. Court Affirms Mitchell Silberberg's $1.5M Fee Win
• What To Expect In Media Ownership Arguments At 3rd Circ.
• Firms Seek $1.1M In Fees For Deal On Comcast Set-Top Boxes
• Toshiba, Canon To Pay $5M For Merger Clearance Violation
• FCC Dem Prods Carriers On Plans For Free Robocall Blocking
• F+W's $5.6M Ch. 11 Sale To Penguin Random House Gets Nod
• Net Neutrality Advocates Push For FCC Reversal In Senate
• Full 9th Circ. Will Rehear 'Stairway' Copyright Case
• Facebook Atty Opts In To $200M Jones Day Sex Bias Suit
• 'Rocket Docket' Justifies Its Name For 11th Straight Year
• 'Pepe' Creator Ends Copyright Fight Against Infowars
• Snap Investors Lob New Class Cert. Bid In Suit Over IPO
• Redbox Sends 'Wireless Spam' Promotions, Suit Says
• 15 Minutes With CBS' General Counsel
• Comcast Wins High Court Review Of $20B Racial Bias Suit
• Feds Seek 13 Months For Ex-Stanford Coach In 'Varsity Blues'
• Penguin Random House Wins Ch. 11 Auction For F+W Media
• Carriers Will Use Call-Blocking To Squash Scams First
• Film Producer Convicted Of Fraud Loses Indemnification Bid
• Commerce Backs Verizon's Push To Lock Handsets
• Net Neutrality Bill Passes NY Assembly, Faces Uncertain Fate
• Blumenthal Pushes Bill To End TV Sports Blackouts Again
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sibur, Caesars, Toro Gold
• Paul Weiss Leads $500M IPO For China's Wanda Sports Group
• 'Buck Rogers' Heirs Can't Scuttle Settlement, Trust Says
• FCC Lets 'Orphan County' In Georgia Get In-State Satellite
• DC Circ. Sides With Google, But Warns Immunity Has Limits
• 3 Firms Steer Elliott's $683M Barnes & Noble All-Cash Buy
• 4th Circ. Ruling Eases Class Cert. Path In Telemarketing Rows
• Combating False Celebrity Endorsements Online
• Feds Flag Potential BigLaw Conflicts In 'Varsity Blues'
• Snoop Dogg-Backed Pot Co. Accused of Conning Credit Cards
• Tribe Seeks To Vacate New York's $255M Arbitration Win
• Roy Moore Stuck With Suing Sacha Baron Cohen In NY
• FCC Simplifies Cable Rules, Rankling Dems Over Free Speech
• FCC's Sprint-T-Mobile Moves Are 'Irregular,' Dem Says
• United Artists Shuts Down 'United Artist' Film Festival 
• TV Giants Bash Ad Buyers' Price-Fix Case As Just A 'Theory'
• China's Amended Investment Law Leaves Some Details Vague
• 10 Labor And Employment Considerations In Esports
• Measuring The Value Of A Law Firm's Social Media Efforts
• Crowell-Led Blank Check Co. Raises $150M In Upsized IPO
• NY Tax Minutes: Marketplace Guidance, Tax Return Bill
• Fox Likely Won't Get Quick Win In Netflix Exec Poaching Battle
• EU Pauses $975M Telia Deal Review, Citing Missing Info
• DOJ Again Mulling Decades-Old Music Licensing Orders
• Cable Co. Accuses CBS Of Bad Faith In Station Retrans Talks
• Gizmodo Again Fails To Ax Ex-Trump Aide's Defamation Suit
• FCC Thinks Ex-Bank Fraudster Controls Radio Station Group
• Sens. Seek Clarity On FCC's Role In TV Content Bargains
• Carmen Electra, Models Sue Another Strip Club Over Photos
• Sparring Telecoms Urge Gov't To Make Call On C-Band
• Fuse Ch. 11 Plan Hearing Delayed After Creditor Deal Cracks
• Pa. Medical Pot Cos. Can Shield Security Info From Media
• Sports Direct Lobs $65.8M Cash Offer At Game Digital
• ITC Judge Finds Comcast X1 Platform Infringes TiVo Patent
• Charter Wants False Ad Suit Over Internet Speeds Tossed
• Reps. Inclined To Renew Satellite Law Amid Broader Reforms
• Judge Dismisses Class Action Over Ticketfly Data Breach
• Hawaii Telecom Co. Asks DC Circ. To Rethink FCC Decision
• NJ Strip Club Loses Bid To Challenge Unemployment Taxes
• GOP Senator Urges Apple To Offer 'Do Not Track' Option
• Developers Accuse Apple Of Monopolizing App Distribution
• Sens. Reintroduce Bill To Speed 5G Deployment
• NPR Can Publish Mistakenly Unsealed Settlement Doc
• Groups Eye Pre-Vote Edits To FCC's Call-Blocking Plan
• NFL Nears Deal With AP Photographers In Copyright Fight
• 'Friday The 13th' Ruling Will 'Upend' Movies, Producer Says
• NBA Star Kawhi Leonard Slams Nike With IP Suit Mid-Finals
• Facebook Can't Shake DC's Suit Over Data Harvesting Scandal
• Netflix Wants Video Streaming IP Suit Axed Over Patentability
• 6th Circ. Clears $6.6M Exotic Dancer Deal Despite Opposition
• Simplify TV Carriage Rules, Witnesses Tell House Committee
• Tribal Casino CEOs Eye Impact Of Ill. Sports Betting Bill
• Investors Urge Initial OK Of $5.7M Fraud Settlement With QVC
• 'Varsity Blues' Attorneys Differ On Definition Of A Bribe
• Ex-USC Soccer Coach Agrees To Flip In 'Varsity Blues' Case
• National Events Trustee Seeks Millions From NFL's Cardinals
• FCC Expects 5G Will Increase Wi-Fi Spectrum Demand
• Williams & Cochrane Says Rival's Ads Stole Its Thunder
• Semenya Gets Nod To Compete During Testosterone Appeal
• Activision Says Humvee Lawsuit Is 'Attack' On Free Speech
• Feds Can Help Grow Rural Broadband, Cable Group Tells FTC
• Kevin Spacey Says Mass. DA Withheld Evidence In Abuse Suit
• The G-20 Agenda: Agreeing On Digital Economy Tax Reform
• High Court To Tackle Pirate Ship Copyright Fight