Gov. Gavin Newsom has filed a lawsuit against Fox News, claiming he was defamed by host Jesse Waters. Politico notes that elements of the lawsuit seem to have been chosen for symbolic rather than practical reasons. The California governor accused Fox News of defamation in a lawsuit Friday morning, alleging the network should fork over...
Elon Musk’s X has challenged a New York state law that requires social media companies to disclose how they monitor hate speech, extremism, and other contentious content. In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, the social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, argues that the law forces companies to disclose “highly sensitive and controversial speech” that...
Danai Nesta Kupemba BBC News Mondelēz International/Aldi Mondelēz International’s Oreo snack brand (R) and Aldi’s store brand chocolate sandwich cookie The corporation behind Oreo has filed a lawsuit in the US against the budget supermarket Aldi, accusing it of “blatantly” copying the packaging of its famous snacks. Court documents showed that Mondelēz International said Aldi...
James Delaney BBC Scotland News SNS Jake Doyle-Hayes is pursuing legal action against Hibs A former Hibernian player is suing the Scottish Premiership club over injuries suffered in a training game involving an ex-manager. Lawyers for Jake Doyle-Hayes said the midfielder’s career had been “greatly restricted” by the ankle issue sustained in a tackle with...
Getty Images Harvard is suing the Trump administration after it revoked the university’s ability to enrol international students, escalating a dispute between the White House and one of America’s most prestigious institutions. In the suit filed in Boston, the university called the administration’s actions a “blatant violation” of the law. It comes a day after...
An Amazonian tribe has sued the New York Times (NYT) over a report about the community gaining access to high-speed internet, which it claims led to its members being labelled as porn addicts. The defamation lawsuit said the US newspaper’s report portrayed the Marubo tribe as “unable to handle basic exposure to the internet” and...
Mexico is suing Google for ignoring repeated requests not to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America on Google Maps for US users, President Claudia Sheinbaum says. She did not say where the lawsuit had been filed. Google did not respond to the BBC’s request for comment. On Thursday, the Republican-led House of...
The Denver Mayor’s Office said that the city “will not be bullied or blackmailed.” In yet another escalation of its anti-immigrant agenda, the Trump administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit on Friday against Colorado and the city of Denver for allegedly obstructing federal immigration enforcement. The suit objects to sanctuary policies — local...
Robby Starbuck, the conservative activist who has pushed a bunch of large companies to backtrack on their DEI commitments, is suing Meta for defamation over claims the company’s AI has been making about him. He discovered this by accident when a company he had criticized apparently used Meta’s AI to find out about him and...
The US Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against Uber, alleging the ride hailing and delivery company engaged in deceptive billing and cancellation practices. The consumer protection watchdog accused Uber of charging customers for its Uber One subscription service with getting their consent and making it hard for users to cancel. “The Trump-Vance FTC...
Ten days ago the Trump administration sent Harvard a letter with a list of ten demands. Harvard looked at it over the weekend and on Monday announced that it would not comply with the demands. The administration’s prescription goes beyond the power of the federal government. It violates Harvard’s First Amendment rights and exceeds the...
Harvard University filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop billions of dollars in proposed cuts. The suit filed Monday is part of a feud that escalated last week when the elite institution rejected a list of demands that the Trump administration said was designed to curb diversity initiatives and fight anti-semitism at...
Riyah Collins BBC Newsbeat Kelley Heyer Kelley Heyer choreographed the Apple dance which inspired millions of posts on social media The TikToker behind the viral Apple dance has taken legal action against Roblox. Kelley Heyer’s choreography, inspired by Charli XCX’s hit song of the same name, appeared in TikTok videos by the likes of Kylie...
The Trump administration is suing the state of Maine for refusing to ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports. The move is an escalation in the public battle between the state’s governor and Donald Trump that has included threats from the president to cut funding to Maine’s education department. “The Department of Justice will...
Looks like Janet Mills will get her wish. Two months ago, Donald Trump warned the governor of Maine that he would cut off federal education funding to the state if she and the legislature didn’t keep biological males out of female-only spaces. “We’ll see you in court,” Mills replied. Wish granted: “They are failing to...