Entertainment Law Digest

Entertainment Law Digest serves as a comprehensive resource for the latest legal developments in the entertainment industry. This site is refreshed daily, providing in-depth coverage of court decisions, recent lawsuits, settlements, and various updates sourced from across the internet. Writers from Courthouse News deliver exclusive reports on news, rulings, and new legal complaints from various locations nationwide. Additionally, the "Around the Web" section highlights key headlines from other sources, complete with links to view the full articles at their original sites.

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NY attorney general seeks to revive ‘abortion pill reversal’ case

3 days ago | courthousenews.com | Erik Uebelacker

MANHATTAN (CN) — New York Attorney General Letitia James told the Second Circuit on Tuesday that she should be allowed to continue litigating against anti-abortion groups touting controversial “abortion pill reversal” treatments. James sued Heartbeat International and 11 anti-abortion pregnancy centers last spring.
Blue states sue to stop White House funding cuts before they happen

3 days ago | courthousenews.com | Erik Uebelacker

A coalition of 21 states is suing the Trump administration over a clause that allows it to terminate a grant if it “no longer effectuates the program goals or agency priorities.” MANHATTAN (CN) — For the past several months, dozens of lawsuits have cropped up in response to the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to federal funding.
‘He won’: Cuomo concedes to Mamdani in stunning NYC mayoral primary upset

4 days ago | courthousenews.com | Erik Uebelacker

BROOKLYN (CN) — Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo conceded New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary to progressive state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday, whose apparent victory is a remarkable upset in a contentious race to unseat current Mayor Eric Adams. Speaking to supporters Tuesday evening, Cuomo said he called Mamdani to congratulate him after the assemblyman surged ahead in the first round of tallies. “Tonight is his night,” Cuomo said of his 33-year-old opponent.
Abbott axes THC ban, tasking Texas lawmakers with weed regulation

4 days ago | courthousenews.com | Kirk McDaniel

AUSTIN, Texas (CN) — In an 11th-hour decision on Sunday night, Texas Governor Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned THC products in the state, calling for strong marijuana regulations in place of total prohibition. Republicans overwhelmingly passed Senate Bill 3 in the Texas House and Senate during this year's regular legislative session, which ended earlier this month.
Eyeing greener future, researchers turn bacteria, plastic waste into medicine

4 days ago | courthousenews.com | Kendra Leon Barrionuevo

(CN) — One way to tackle the ever-growing problem of plastic waste? Turn it into a useful product. That's the upshot of a study published Monday in Nature Chemistry. In the study, a team of researchers say they've found a chemical reaction that can extract medicine from plastic waste with the help of Escherichia coli bacteria, better known as E. coli.
Texas classrooms must carry Ten Commandments

5 days ago | courthousenews.com | Kirk McDaniel

With the signing of Senate Bill 10, Texas becomes the second state to require the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Federal courts have already weighed in on a nearly identical Louisiana law. AUSTIN, Texas (CN) — Over the weekend, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill requiring a poster of the Ten Commandments to be in every public school classroom, a day after a similar law was found to violate the U.S. Constitution.
Boulder judge tosses consumer protection suit against Denver Post owner

1 week ago | courthousenews.com | Amanda Pampuro

After being the subject of a series of critical stories in 2017, Andrew Baron sued Denver Post owner Alden Global Capital and president Heath Freeman in January. BOULDER, Colo. (CN) — Citing a lapsed statute of limitations, a Boulder judge dismissed on an entrepreneur’s suit against the owner of the Denver Post on Friday, which had claimed flawed news coverage violated state consumer protection law.
In new filing, Luigi Mangione pans prosecutors for ‘cherry-picked’ journal release

1 week ago | courthousenews.com | Erik Uebelacker

MANHATTAN (CN) — Luigi Mangione’s defense team lambasted Manhattan prosecutors on Friday for “intentionally” violating his right to a fair trial by “unnecessarily publicly releasing his alleged journal” in an effort to paint him as a terrorist. Mangione, the 27-year-old accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year, claims prosecutors publicized that evidence despite knowing it could be suppressed at trial.
Colorado man arrested a second time for murder of wife who disappeared on Mother’s Day

1 week ago | courthousenews.com | Amanda Pampuro

Prosecutors say that Barry Morphew was the only private citizen living in "that entire area of the state" who had access to a sedative found in his murdered wife's toxicology analysis. DENVER (CN) — For the second time in five years, 58-year-old Barry Morphew has been charged with the murder of his wife, Suzanne, who disappeared on Mother's Day in 2020 from their home in Maysville, Colorado.
Diluted votes in DC?

1 week ago | courthousenews.com | Daniel Conrad

WASHINGTON — The D.C. Circuit reversed a Washington federal court’s decision to dismiss some citizens’ challenge to a law allowing non-citizens to vote in city elections. Because the law expands the electorate and therefore risks diluting each citizens’ votes in local elections, the suing citizens have plausibly pleaded a “particularized injury to their vote.”