Louisiana State University General Counsel Winston DeCuir Jr. has submitted his resignation after five years in the role, a departure that comes as the university escalates a legal […]
Copyright Court Ruling Says Termination Rights Have Global Reach
A Louisiana federal judge has finalized an unusual legal decision that says American copyright termination rules apply not just stateside but also across the globe, unswayed by warnings […]
Trump Seeks Pause of Supreme Court Cases, Disavows DOJ Stance on Voting Rights Act
President Donald Trump’s acting solicitor general seeks to press the pause button on several pending Supreme Court cases in light of changes in administration policy and also disavowed […]
Clifford Chance Under Fire for Human Rights Assessment of Saudi Arabia World Cup Bid
Clifford Chance is under fire from human rights groups over its assessment of Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup bid, prompting talk of legal action against the international football […]
2 Live Crew Wins Jury Verdict to Take Back Catalog Rights From Label
Members of 2 Live Crew have won a jury verdict allowing the hip hop legends to regain legal control of much of their catalog from a small record […]
Chief of SDNY Civil Rights Unit Heads to Lit Boutique
Ellen Blain, who spent the last 15 years at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York, has left to join New York-based commercial litigation […]
The Guess Who Settle Lawsuit Over Trademark Rights to Band Name
The members of 1960s rock band The Guess Who have settled a bitter trademark lawsuit in which two bandmates referred to a recent iteration of the group as […]
Supreme Court Upholds Orders Blocking Civil Rights Protections for Students — Justia News — August 19, 2024
This spring, the U.S. Department of Education issued a new rule involving Title IX, the main federal law against sex discrimination in education. (Schools must comply with Title […]
In Flurry of Lawsuits, One Stands Out to Challenge Rollback of Student Rights
A flurry of lawsuits were filed this week by state attorneys general in response to the Biden administration’s recent changes to Title IX of the Education Amendments Act, but […]
Did Drake’s AI Kendrick Lamar Diss Track Set Back Artist Rights?
Only one word really describes Drake’s shift from objecting to an AI impersonation of him to using similar technology to add imitations of 2Pac and Snoop Dogg to […]