Goldstein Knew What Was On His Returns, Accountant Claims

By Jared Foretek

The top outside accountant handling tax returns for SCOTUSblog founder Thomas Goldstein and his law firm said Tuesday that Goldstein wasn't forthcoming about his gambling records and that he firmly believed the former U.S. Supreme Court attorney knew what was in his allegedly false tax returns when they were filed.

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Trump Asks Fla. Court Not To Halt $10B BBC Defamation Suit

By David Minsky

President Donald Trump urged a Florida federal court to reject the BBC's request to pause discovery in a $10 billion defamation lawsuit, arguing that the broadcasting company's anticipated motion to dismiss the case wasn't filed yet and isn't fully briefed.

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Netflix, Warner Bros. CEOs Defend Merger Before Congress

By Courtney Bublé

In a congressional hearing Tuesday, the CEO of Netflix distanced himself from any notion President Donald Trump has undue influence in the review process of the streaming company's proposed $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., despite the president's assertion that he will be "involved" with the merger review.

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5th Circ. Unsure Child Online Safety Law Tramples Speech

By Spencer Brewer

A Fifth Circuit panel appeared skeptical Tuesday of a tech media trade group's stance that a Mississippi internet safety law is unconstitutional, suggesting that the challenged statute may not implicate speech. 

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Martin Shkreli Countersues, Adds RZA To Wu-Tang Fight

By Hailey Konnath

Martin Shkreli has filed counterclaims and added Wu-Tang Clan rappers and producers RZA and Cilvaringz as counterdefendants in litigation over the group's one-of-a-kind album he once owned, a move that comes just weeks after a New York federal judge rejected Shkreli's request to bring the Wu-Tang members into the dispute.

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Jim Henson Co. Accused Of Costing Exec A 'Pinocchio' Oscar

By Gina Kim

A Jim Henson Co. former employee filed a $7.5 million suit in California state court alleging the entertainment giant wrongfully diminished his executive producer credit and deprived him of an Oscar at the Academy Awards in connection with Guillermo Del Toro's "Pinocchio," despite his significant contributions to the film's "undeniable success."

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Weil

By Elliot Weld

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP earned a complete appellate victory for Paramount Global against claims brought under the Video Privacy Protection Act, securing a win on an issue that has split the circuit courts, and it defeated a $150 million royalties claim against SiriusXM, earning it a place among the 2025 Law360 Media & Entertainment Groups of the Year.

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TikTok, Cellspin Duel On Effects Of Sale In Patent Challenge

By Adam Lidgett

TikTok has told the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that the sale of its majority stake in its U.S. operations to a new joint venture should eliminate a patent owner's argument that the app's alleged relationship with the Chinese Communist Party should tank its patent challenges.

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Calif. Privacy Agency Taps Meta Alum To Head New Audits Unit

By Allison Grande

The California Privacy Protection Agency on Tuesday announced the creation of a new Audits Division to assess companies' compliance with the state's consumer data privacy framework and named the most recent director of public policy at social media giant Meta Platforms Inc. to lead the unit.

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Insurance Claims Data Fair Game In Instagram Addiction Suit

By Julie Manganis

A Massachusetts judge said the state's attorney general may continue reviewing health insurance claims data from two agencies it subpoenaed months after the close of discovery in its social media addiction lawsuit against Instagram.

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DOJ, AGs Lodge Cross-Appeal Over Google Search Remedies

By Lauren Berg

The U.S. Department of Justice and state enforcers on Tuesday launched an appeal of a D.C. federal judge's scaled-back remedies in their case targeting Google's search monopoly, after the tech giant filed its own appeal to knock out the penalties.

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Zillow, Redfin Oppose Pausing FTC Case For Shutdown

By Isaac Monterose

Zillow and Redfin are fighting an attempt by the Federal Trade Commission and multiple states to pause consolidated antitrust claims against the property listing companies, arguing in Virginia federal court that the recent partial federal government shutdown doesn't justify staying litigation.

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ESPN Wants Worker's COVID Vaccine Bias Lawsuit Dismissed

By Aaron Keller

ESPN has asked a judge to dismiss a former remote video operator's religious bias lawsuit stemming from a COVID-19 booster vaccine mandate, saying the onetime worker exaggerated its corporate parent's links to the government when accusing the company of being an arm of the state.

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Colo. Music Venue Failed To Pay Full Wages, Ex-Worker Says

By Benjamin Morse

A live music venue in Denver failed to pay workers for all hours worked, misclassified them as independent contractors and retaliated against a worker for complaining about unpaid wages, according to a potential class and collective action complaint filed in Colorado federal court.

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Musk Can't Dodge SEC's Twitter Share Buy-Up Suit

By Jessica Corso

A Washington, D.C., federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Elon Musk cannot escape a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing him of failing to timely disclose large Twitter share purchases made before he took the company private for $44 billion.

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Sealed Letter Halts Sentencing Of 50 Cent's Ex-Associate

By Corey Rothauser

The sentencing of a former executive at rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's liquor brand came to an 11th-hour halt Tuesday following the prosecution's letter suggesting he violated his agreement in which he pled guilty to fraud.

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FCC Says 8th Circ. Media Ruling Clears Path For Deals

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission made it clear Tuesday that broadcasters have more leeway to own two leading stations in a local market following the Eighth Circuit's toss last year of the agency's long-standing bar on owning more than one major network affiliate in a single market.

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Brief

Cruz Calls Hearing On FCC's 39% Media Ownership Cap

By Christopher Cole

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Tuesday the Senate Commerce Committee will hold a Feb. 10 hearing on media ownership rules, homing in on the Federal Communications Commission's limit on a single broadcaster reaching more than 39% of national audience share.

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Brief

FCC Hunting For New Cyber Trust Mark Administrator

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission will give companies more time to get their bids in to serve as the new administrator of the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark program, after the first one quit in December.

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AAA Faces Malicious Prosecution Claim Over Influencer Case

By Caroline Simson

The American Arbitration Association, an arbitrator and several AAA employees have been hit with a $5 million lawsuit accusing them of malicious prosecution and infliction of mental distress for allegedly trying to force a manager for TikTok's most-followed influencer to arbitrate a dispute over a soured endorsement deal with Skechers.

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Online Betting Co. Beefs Up Penalties For Harassing Athletes

By David Steele

Online betting platform BetMGM will now suspend the accounts of users who harass or direct abuse toward an athlete, coach or other participant in a sporting event, potentially solving a problem leagues and players have tried to address recently.

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Willkie Adds Paul Hastings Entertainment Litigator In LA

By James Mills

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is expanding its litigation team, bringing in a Paul Hastings LLP entertainment litigator as a partner in its Los Angeles office.

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Habeas Cases Flood Courts After Immigrant Detention Shift

By Jack Karp

Federal courts have been inundated with a flood of cases stemming from the Trump administration's revised approach to the detention of unauthorized immigrants, with judges routinely ruling against the government as immigration attorneys scramble to keep up.

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Baker McKenzie Describes Client Fallout After Assault Claims

By Alison Knezevich

Several clients asked the leader of Baker McKenzie's Washington, D.C., office to stop handling work for them after he was accused of sexual assault, according to a new filing in a defamation case against the former firm associate who made the allegations.

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Approach The Bench: Judge Yew Warns Of Deepfake Evidence

By Cara Bayles and Steven Trader

After decades on the bench of the Santa Clara County Superior Court, Judge Erica Yew began to regard the future of courtroom evidence with some trepidation, as the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence made it easier to falsify documents, photos and videos.

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4 Attys Sanctioned Over AI Hallucinations In Legal Brief

By Elliot Weld

A Kansas federal judge has issued sanctions against a group of lawyers representing a technology company in a patent dispute and has referred one attorney for disciplinary action over case citations hallucinated by ChatGPT appearing in a legal brief.

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Pretti Killing Highlights Free Speech And Gun Rights Tension

By Marco Poggio

The killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen and lawful gun owner, by federal immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis last month brought to the fore a long-standing tension between two constitutional rights that the U.S. Supreme Court has never resolved, legal experts say.

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Floyd Prosecutor, Defense Atty To Represent Pretti's Family

By Lynn LaRowe

The relatives of a Minnesota intensive care nurse killed by ICE agents have secured legal representation from a former federal prosecutor who helped secure the conviction of an ex-police officer in the killing of George Floyd, and a criminal defense attorney coming off a high-profile murder case.

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Feds Fight Cyberstalking Atty's Bid For Pretrial Release

By Adrian Cruz

The U.S. government has asked a Texas federal judge to reject a bid for pretrial release from a currently detained attorney charged with cyberstalking other attorneys at BigLaw firms.

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Queens Defenders Ex-Director Admits Embezzling Over $100K

By Pete Brush

The former longtime head of Queens Defenders copped to a count of fraud conspiracy in Brooklyn federal court Tuesday after prosecutors said she diverted over $100,000 intended for indigent residents and used the money for a lavish lifestyle.

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Analysis

Squires And Stewart's Patent Office, By The Numbers

By Theresa Schliep

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has seen sweeping changes under Director John Squires and Deputy Director Coke Morgan Stewart, ranging from pro-patent owner policies at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to employment shake-ups that have prompted departures from the agency.

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Senate Confirms Picks For Texas, Ark. District Court Seats

By Courtney Buble

The Senate confirmed two U.S. district court judges, for Texas and Arkansas, on Tuesday.

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