NYC Sued Over 'Voyeuristic' Police Surveillance System

By Brandon Lowrey

A Brooklyn couple has filed a federal lawsuit alleging New York City uses a "voyeuristic" police surveillance system on all visitors and residents, which includes two police cameras that are aimed at the couple's bedroom and living room windows.

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Visa Must Face Cardholders' Antitrust Claims, Judge Says

By Katryna Perera

A New York federal judge has trimmed two antitrust suits against Visa Inc. over its use of exclusive contracts in the U.S. debit card market, axing certain state law and damages claims but also finding that the consumer plaintiffs plausibly alleged the company's conduct suppressed competition.

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OpenAI Co-Founder Dodges Musk Contempt Bid, For Now

By Bryan Koenig

A California federal magistrate judge refused Wednesday to let Elon Musk tee up contempt proceedings against an OpenAI co-founder for limiting what he'd say in a court-ordered second deposition and imposing conditions on a key document in the California federal court lawsuit challenging the ChatGPT maker's transition to a for-profit structure.

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FCC Looks To Reverse Dems' Telecom Cybersecurity Ruling

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission plans to vote next month on whether to reverse a ruling made late in the Biden administration that added a host of new cybersecurity requirements on telecoms in the wake of the Salt Typhoon cyberattack.

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Google, Epic Can't Delay Play Store Injunction Any Longer

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge has refused to push back Wednesday's deadline for Google to begin complying with a three-year injunction requiring it to open up its Play Store to competition, denying the Google and Epic Games' joint rescheduling request following the U.S. Supreme Court's recent denial of Google's bid to stay the injunction.

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NY's Allstate Data Breach Case Sent Back To State Court

By Joyce Hanson

A New York federal judge has sent a data breach lawsuit against an Allstate Insurance Co. unit back to state court, ruling that he lacks subject matter jurisdiction in the suit because the causes of action in the litigation are not created by federal law.

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CFPB's Biden-Era Open Banking Rule Put On Hold

By Aislinn Keely

A Kentucky federal judge on Wednesday barred the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from enforcing its open banking rule until the regulator completes its reconsideration of the controversial data-sharing mandate.

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Sens. Introduce Bill To Block AI Chatbots From Minors

By Mike Curley

A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that would regulate the use of artificial intelligence chatbots and companions by minors, levying fines of up to $100,000 against companies that violate the bill's terms.

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FCC's New Submarine Cable Rules Take Effect In Nov.

By Christopher Cole

New rules covering licensing for submarine telecom cables will take effect Nov. 26, the Federal Communications Commission said.

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Ex-Software Co. Exec Cops To Selling Trade Secrets To Russia

By Elliot Weld

A former manager of a software firm that contracts with the U.S. government pled guilty Wednesday to stealing trade secrets and selling them to a broker that advertises itself as counting the Russian government as a customer.

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Link Motion Chair Can't Get Investor's Final Claim Clipped

By Emilie Ruscoe

A New York federal judge agreed Wednesday to cut certain fraud claims by a Link Motion investor against the chair of the China-based software company, while allowing others to proceed over the chair's objections.

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TransUnion Sued By Trafficking Victim Over Credit Reports

By Sydney Price

An anonymous Georgia resident filed a lawsuit against TransUnion LLC on Wednesday, alleging the credit reporting agency violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to block and remove negative credit information tied to human trafficking.

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Publix Heiress Asks To Quash IRS Summons For Bank Info

By Natalie Olivo

An heiress to the Publix grocery store chain asked a Florida federal court to quash an IRS summons seeking her bank information on behalf of Italian tax officials, arguing that the agency's request flouts the Italy-U.S. tax treaty.

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NBA Subscribers Can't Block Arbitration In Video Privacy Row

By Allison Grande

A New York federal judge has sent to arbitration a putative class action accusing the National Basketball Association's marketing arm of illegally sharing information about League Pass subscribers' video-viewing activities with third parties, finding that the plaintiffs had "sufficient notice" of the mandatory pre-dispute resolution process outlined in their subscription terms.

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Union Pacific Gets OK To Challenge BIPA Exemption Denial

By Lauraann Wood

An Illinois federal judge gave Union Pacific the green light on Tuesday to ask the Seventh Circuit to determine mid-case whether he correctly held the Biometric Information Privacy Act's government contractor exemption applies only when a violation occurs within the scope of a government contract.

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H&R Block Loses Bid To Compel Arbitration In Privacy Suit

By Rae Ann Varona

A California federal judge Tuesday denied H&R Block's bid to make two consumers arbitrate their allegations that it unlawfully shared their private taxpayer data with Meta and Google, finding that unconscionability "permeates" the entirety of an underlying arbitration agreement.

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Coupon Company Seeks To Halt Class Discovery In TCPA Suit

By Abigail Harrison

A coupon book company told a North Carolina federal court Tuesday that a putative class action against it over telemarketing texts will ultimately fail because the North Carolinian who sued signed up for the messages at issue.

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AI Product Safety Insights May Expand Foreseeability

Product liability law has long held that companies are responsible for risks they knew about or should have known about — and with AI systems now able to assess and predict hazards during the design process, companies should expect that courts will likely treat such hazards as foreseeable, says Donald Fountain at Clark Fountain.

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The Biz Court Digest: Texas, One Year In

A year after the Texas Business Court's first decision, it's clear that Texas didn't just copy Delaware and instead built something uniquely its own, combining specialization with constitutional accountability and creating a model that looks forward without losing touch with the state's democratic and statutory roots, says Chris Bankler at Jackson Walker.

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Law School's Missed Lessons: Educating Your Community

Nearly two decades prosecuting scammers and elder fraud taught me that proactively educating the public about the risks they face and the rights they possess is essential to building trust within our communities, empowering otherwise vulnerable citizens and preventing wrongdoers from gaining a foothold, says Roger Handberg at GrayRobinson.

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The Law360 Pulse Leaderboard: A Look At The Top Firms

By Sam Bell and Xiumei Dong

What sets a law firm apart in a market full of power players? What does it take to be a well-rounded firm? Here's a peek at the 2025 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard — the firms that can demonstrate excellence on measures of prestige, responsible business, and the reach of their legal practice.

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GOP Senators Push For Judge Boasberg's Impeachment

By Courtney Bublé

Republican lawmakers are once again musing about impeaching federal judges as they investigate the probe into President Donald Trump's alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

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BigLaw-Backed Pro Bono Network Aims To Fight Antisemitism

By Aebra Coe

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP and the Anti-Defamation League are spearheading a new pro bono network of law firms focused on representing victims of antisemitic attacks and discrimination in legal proceedings, the law firm announced Wednesday.

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Halligan Defends Exchange With Reporter Flagged By James

By Jared Foretek

Federal prosecutors argued that special media restrictions aren't needed in their case against New York Attorney General Letitia James, after her lawyers called out U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan's texts to a reporter in a filing last week and asked the court for an order barring further media communications.

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Alston & Bird Sanctioned $10K For LinkedIn Juror Research

By Elliot Weld

A California federal judge has sanctioned Alston & Bird LLP $10,000 for conducting juror research on LinkedIn ahead of a trial in which it fended off $174 million in patent infringement claims against GoPro, saying privacy has been eroded in the age of the internet, and he considers LinkedIn research to be juror contact because of the notifications it sends to users.

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Analysis

Feds Ditch Usual Mob Case Playbook In NBA Betting Scandal

By Phillip Bantz

The government's decision not to bring Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act charges in the Mafia-linked NBA gambling scandal could help avoid muddying up what appears to be a "beautifully crafted" case, experts said.

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Netflix Settles Former India Legal Director's Gender Bias Suit

By Bonnie Eslinger

Netflix has settled a wrongful termination and gender discrimination suit filed by the company's former director of business and legal affairs in India, according to a Los Angeles County Superior Court filing.

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4 Ways Associates Can Ace Their Annual Review This Year

By Tracey Read

It’s year-end review time. How can associates put themselves in the best position possible to advance their careers? Here are four tips.

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Alabama Solicitor General Confirmed To Federal Bench

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate voted 51-47 along party lines on Wednesday to confirm Alabama Solicitor General Edmund G. LaCour Jr. to the Northern District of Alabama.

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Where PTAB Institution Reviews Stand As Squires Takes Lead

By Dani Kass

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires will be maintaining the agency leader's new role of gatekeeper at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Here's what to know about his plans and the pushback on them.

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Squires To Issue Brief 'Up Or Down' Calls On Patent Reviews

By Ryan Davis

When U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires begins issuing decisions on whether to institute America Invents Act reviews of patents, he will not provide any details of his reasoning in most cases, USPTO officials said Wednesday.

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