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Michael Jackson Music Catalog Sale Fight: Estate Scores Court Win
Michael Jackson’s estate has won a tentative court ruling that would allow it to proceed with a $600 million sale of the singer’s catalog to Sony Music, overcoming […]
Music Lawyer on Representing Michael Jackson & Others
John Branca stopped collecting his clients’ RIAA gold and platinum record awards decades ago. Those he has that are not in storage or at his office — approximately […]
Former Houston Bankruptcy Judge Declines Jackson Walker Deposition
Former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones of the Southern District of Texas, who resigned after admitting to a romantic relationship with a former Jackson Walker partner who appeared […]
Beyoncé Gave Concert Tickets to Supreme Court’s Ketanji Brown Jackson
When the U.S. Supreme Court’s nine justices released their annual financial disclosures on Friday (June 7), Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reported a cooler-than-usual line item: that Beyoncé had […]