On Friday, September 5, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) moved to dismiss its appeal of a Texas federal court decision holding that the FTC’s 2024 final rule […]
Rapper Tries to Dismiss Quando Rondo Murder Plot Case
Rapper Tries to Dismiss Quando Rondo Murder Plot Case – Lil Durk is attempting once more to have his federal murder-for-hire charges thrown out, arguing that he can’t […]
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Antitrust Case
A federal judge says Musixmatch must continue to face an antitrust lawsuit over allegations that the company is trying to monopolize the market for providing lyrics to streamers […]
Rapper Can’t Dismiss Cameraman’s Case
Megan Thee Stallion and Roc Nation must keep fighting legal claims from a cameraman who says he was forced to watch the rapper have sex in a car […]
UMG Moves to Dismiss Drake’s Suit Over Kendrick’s Super Bowl Show
Universal Music Group wants a federal judge to dismiss Drake’s updated defamation lawsuit that complained about Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance of “Not Like Us,” arguing he’s […]
Donald Trump Can’t Dismiss Isaac Hayes Copyright Lawsuit, Judge Rules
A federal judge says President Donald Trump must face a copyright lawsuit filed by the estate of Isaac Hayes over the president’s alleged use of the 1966 song […]
Latham Team Knocks Out Antitrust Claims and Wins Partial Motion to Dismiss for Apple in iCloud Case
A judge in California federal court has partially granted Apple’s motion to dismiss an antitrust complaint involving its cloud storage service, iCloud, ruling that Apple had not breached […]
A Grand Jury Indicted Eric Adams, Amici Reminds Judge Mulling Motion to Dismiss the Case
Neither the President of the United States nor the Department of Justice alone can initiate a prosecution, counsel for former U.S. Attorneys reminded the judge overseeing the Eric […]
Tenth Circuit Explains That ‘Pickering’ Balancing Is Rarely Appropriate in Ruling on Motions to Dismiss
In Brown v. City of Tulsa, 124 F.4th 1251 (10th Cir. 2025), involving a former police officer’s First Amendment retaliation claim under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 (Section 1983), […]
DJ Asks Judge to Dismiss Case
Electronic music producer Bassnectar is asking a federal judge to dismiss a long-running civil lawsuit accusing him of sexually abusing three underage girls, arguing that all three alleged […]