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Judge Rules in Favor of Food Delivery Apps in NYC Data-Sharing Lawsuit Updated: Published by:

On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, U.S. District Court Judge Analisa Torres ruled in favor of Doordash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats in a lawsuit contesting the City of New York's law requiring the food delivery services to share diners' information with restaurants.

TikTok Sues U.S. Government Alleging Violation of the First Amendment Updated: Published by:

TikTok Inc. and ByteDance Ltd. filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, seeking a review of the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.

New York City Settles Lawsuit Concerning Forced Removal of Religious Head Coverings in Mugshot Photos Updated: Published by:

On Friday, April 5, 2024, New York City agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by two Muslim women forced to remove their religious head coverings for New York Police Department post-arrest photos.

Supreme Court To Decide Homeless Camping Ban Case Updated: Published by:

On Friday, January 12, 2024, the United States Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the City of Grants Pass, Oregon may enforce its regulation of homeless encampments by issuing civil citations to people sleeping on public property.

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Postal Worker Who Quit Over Sunday Sabbath Updated: Published by:

On Thursday, June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Gerald Groff, a former United States Postal Service worker who resigned due to not receiving religious accommodations over Sunday hours.

Los Angeles County to Pay Vanessa Bryant Almost $29 Million in Kobe Bryant Photos Lawsuit Updated: Published by:

On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, Los Angeles County agreed to a settlement with Vanessa Bryant, the wife of late basketball star Kobe Bryant, in a lawsuit concerning photos shared by Los Angeles County Sheriff officers and Los Angeles County firefighters of the helicopter crash that killed Bryant and his daughter,…

Supreme Court to Hear Jack Daniel’s Case Involving Trademark and Free Speech Rights Updated: Published by:

On Monday, November 21, 2022, the United States Supreme Court granted a petition for a writ of certiorari in Jack Daniel's Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC. The lawsuit seeks to clarify whether VIP's Jack Daniel's themed dog-toys are protected from trademark infringement claims due to VIP's First Amendment interest…

Plaintiffs Cite Supreme Court’s Abortion Decision as Support in Climate Change Lawsuit Updated: Published by:

On Tuesday, October 11, 2022, plaintiffs in Juliana et al. v. United States of America, a climate change lawsuit previously dismissed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, cited the recent Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights as novel precedent to support the need to go to trial.