https://www.law360.com/media?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Media & Entertainment Copyright 2026 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Tue, 26 May 2026 20:49:15 +0000 https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481943?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481943 A group of 44 attorneys general for states including California, New York, New Jersey and Michigan have created a coalition opposing the House version of the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act, H.R. 7757, and signed a letter to congressional leaders pointing out the shortcomings of the bill. Tue, 26 May 2026 20:06:20 +0000 https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481929?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481929 President Donald Trump's administration ​on Tuesday announced that it wishes to require federal employees with access to sensitive government information to sign a nondisclosure agreement, citing recent leaks related to immigration enforcement operations and the release of personal information belonging to approximately 4,500 Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:46:14 +0000 https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2478907?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2478907 A Florida state judge quashed a subpoena to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in a dispute over taking President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform public, finding Tuesday that Lutnick was not properly served the subpoena at his part-time Florida residence. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:13:04 +0000 https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481606?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481606 President Donald Trump wants a Florida federal magistrate judge to recuse herself from overseeing discovery in his $10 billion defamation suit against the BBC because she previously represented a U.K.-based company Trump sued over the dissemination of the Steele dossier, a controversial intelligence document claiming Trump had ties to Russia. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:01:38 +0000 https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481849?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481849 The Federal Trade Commission has urged the D.C. Circuit to revive its lawsuit accusing Meta of monopolizing personal social media through its purchases of WhatsApp and Instagram, arguing the district court wrongly held the question of monopoly to when the case went to trial, not when the FTC sued. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:52:02 +0000 https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481742?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481742 A California federal judge won't toss a suit by Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Universal, accusing Chinese artificial intelligence companies of stealing their intellectual property, saying the studios' claims are clearly plausible at this stage. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:03:36 +0000 https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481857?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481857 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is close to wrapping a lawsuit accusing Icaro Media Group Inc. and its CEO of selling investors a $22 million false narrative about the planned launch of a sports media smartphone application, telling a New York federal court on Tuesday that the parties have agreed to settle the case. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:55:06 +0000 https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481634?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481634 Several public interest groups have filed comments opposing the Federal Communications Commission's proposed update of the TV content ratings that would warn consumers when a program may include transgender or nonbinary characters or themes related to gender identity. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:41:12 +0000 https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481699?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481699 The Federal Circuit Tuesday refused to reinstate a $469 million jury verdict against Dish Network in a patent suit over technology that skips over sex and swearing in movies, rejecting ClearPlay's challenges to a Utah federal judge's decision wiping out the verdict. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:14:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481351?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481351 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has created a record low institution rate at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and attorneys say it's becoming increasingly clear that even an initial approval from the director may not last. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:56:07 +0000 https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481316?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481316 The Ninth Circuit's ruling in Tracy Anderson Mind and Body v. Megan Roup, finding that sequences of exercises developed and recorded by Tracy Anderson were not copyrightable choreographic works, is a reminder that even highly creative fitness programming can fall outside the scope of copyright protection, says Meredith Bobber Strauss at Michelman & Robinson. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:54:03 +0000 https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481653?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481653 Following the Federal Communications Commission opening an agency probe of ABC's "The View" to decide if the show runs afoul of equal time rules, a Democratic FCC member has urged the network to keep pushing back. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:25:48 +0000 https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481670?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481670 A group of female athletes told a California federal judge that attempts to eliminate certain revenue streams from the NCAA's $2.78 billion class action settlement benefits mostly male athletes while diminishing the protections for women in college sports. Tue, 26 May 2026 12:38:07 +0000 https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481679?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481679 A Virginia man convicted of cyberstalking three Connecticut judges was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison over blog posts described by prosecutors as having crossed the line from protected speech into criminal threats, though the blogger maintains the First Amendment protects him. Mon, 25 May 2026 20:01:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2470226?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2470226 This past year, 10 lawyers across the country at plaintiffs' firms big and small helped secure millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for their clients, going up against powerful defendants like Google, Monsanto and the Trump administration, earning the attorneys recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2026. Sat, 23 May 2026 00:08:09 +0000 https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481421?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481421 A former federal prosecutor who worked on Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection cases sued Friday over the $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund created by President Donald Trump's settlement with the Internal Revenue Service, calling it a "slush fund" that's "on a collision course with the United States Constitution." Fri, 22 May 2026 23:27:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481429?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481429 A New York federal judge Friday tossed author Michael Wolff's bid to secure a declaration that statements he made about Melania Trump's alleged relationship with child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were not defamatory, saying the court won't be "conscripted to oversee an abusively presented spat." Fri, 22 May 2026 22:42:58 +0000 https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2480282?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2480282 A California federal judge's recent use of advisory juries for high-profile tech disputes — including Elon Musk's OpenAI for-profit conversion challenge and states' social-media addiction fight with Meta — is an uncommon practice that's intended as a "reality check" for judges deciding "socially explosive" disputes, according to legal experts. Fri, 22 May 2026 22:23:20 +0000 https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2480932?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2480932 Fox News has urged a Delaware judge to let the state supreme court immediately review a ruling allowing California Gov. Gavin Newsom's $787 million defamation suit to proceed, arguing that the case threatens First Amendment protections and improperly lets a public official use litigation to punish criticism. Fri, 22 May 2026 22:15:34 +0000 https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481133?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/media/articles/2481133 Major record labels have asked to expand a copyright infringement lawsuit against an artificial intelligence company, saying they've identified recordings by artists from Billy Joel to Billie Eilish in the training data of Suno Inc.'s AI-powered song generator.