Legal News

The leader of France's extreme-right National Rally is on trial over charges she embezzled EU funds for her party's use, along with 26 others. Experts argue that unless she’s convicted and rendered ineligible for office, the impact on her will be minimal.

Jean-Marie Le Pen was serenaded by a group known to have ties to an international far-right organisation.

Cruise had two chances to come clean but didn’t.

A federal judge has dismissed allegations from the DOJ lawsuit.

Case file: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.503575/gov.uscourts.nyed.503575.32.0_3.pdf

Google has obtained a default judgment against two men who abused its DMCA takedown system to falsely target 117,000 URLs.

Case file: https://torrentfreak.com/images/rrgranted.pdf

South Korean court hands out three jail terms, one of them suspended, to officers for professional negligence after 159 mostly young people died

The Trump-appointed judge also ruled that thousands of Catholic employers don’t have to use workers’ preferred pronouns.

Case file: https://catholicbenefitsassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/031-ORDER-GRANTING-PRELIMINARY-INJUNCTION-2024-09-23.pdf

Phil Shiner sought up to £200,000 of legal aid funding to represent clients including Khuder Al-Sweady

Dale Semper ‘feels some justice has been done’ after apology and settlement but moment ‘bitter sweet’

"Auto Blocker" hurts competition by forming a "moat" around Google, Fortnite maker argues.

Case file: https://cdn2.unrealengine.com/complaint-0c7b21e4a6f4.pdf

An 81-year-old Montana man is expected to be sentenced for using tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in Central Asia and the U.S. to illegally create hybrid sheep for captive trophy hunts in Texas and Minnesota.

In September 2023, the FTC filed a 172-page antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. The company is accused of harming the public and businesses through anti-competitive policies and conduct, which includes putting its own products first in search results and charging sellers more unless they agree to sell exclusively with Amazon.

X (formerly Twitter) could soon resume service in Brazil — if it’s willing to pay an additional fine.

It’s crunch time.

Case file: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25177618/govuscourtscand36426510170.pdf

Uber's US terms of service, which they accepted, mean disputes have to be settled out of court.

Super heroes belong to everyone.

Case file: https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/zgvoawwzdvd/MARVEL%20DC%20SUPER%20HERO%20TRADEMARK%20default.pdf

Some Libgen links can’t be reached after broad takedown order.

Case file: https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cengage-v-LibGen-Default-Judgment-9-24-24.pdf

The Justice Department has announced criminal charges against Iranian operatives suspected of hacking Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and disseminating stolen information to media organizations.

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water because high levels could pose a risk to the intellectual development of children.

Ralph de la Torre, paid at least $250m by Steward Health Care amid facility issues and closures, ignored subpoena

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/23424886

European digital rights group NOYB (None Of Your Business) has filed a privacy complaint with the Austrian data protection watchdog (DSB) against Mozilla, alleging the company uses a Firefox privacy feature (enabled without consent) to track users' online behavior.

Complaint: https://noyb.eu/en/firefox-tracks-you-privacy-preserving-feature

Cox disputes speed tests, claims it serves areas eligible for broadband grants.

Case file: https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cox-v-rhode-island.pdf

One of the reasons that today’s copyright is such a bad fit for the modern digital world is that its roots lie deep in 18th-century law and analogue objects like books. This fact has created a kind of legislative drag that means copyright is always decades behind the latest technological developments.

Complaint cites "steep penalties" for Microsoft customers using other providers.