Landmark Settlement in NCAA NIL Litigation: Federal Judge Approves Settlement Over NIL Recruiting Rules
On March 21, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee made its preliminary injunction permanent and approved a settlement as it relates to the National Collegiate…
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Rights group says Lebanon court landmark ruling must end torture and impunity – JURIST
Amnesty International stated Wednesday that Lebanon’s recent Shura Council ruling in actor Ziad Itani’s case signifies a pivotal moment in the battle against torture and impunity. Amnesty said the ruling,…
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Newsom suspends landmark environmental laws to speed up wildfire prevention efforts
Declaring a state of emergency, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday suspended two landmark state environmental laws to expedite measures he said were needed to protect communities against devastating wildfires. Newsom…
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Landmark Decision Concerns Use of Copyrighted Material in Trainin
Early last week, the first substantive US ruling on fair use in AI-related copyright litigation, Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence, No. 1:20-cv-00613 (D. Del.), was issued by Judge Stephanos Bibas. This…
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What the EU’s Landmark Corporate Human Rights Law Means for Global Companies
A version of this article originally published in Corporate Compliance Insights. On July 5, 2024, the European Union passed a new human rights law, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive,…
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Landmark deal with ESPN to boost broad range of NCAA sports
ESPN used its exclusive negotiating window to reach an eight-year, $920-million deal with the NCAA on Thursday, an arrangement that extends a relationship that began when ESPN was launched in…
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US Supreme Court hears arguments in landmark whistleblower case – JURIST
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in a landmark whistleblower case Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, in which the court was asked to consider whether publicly traded…
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Clarence Thomas Renews Call for Reconsideration of Landmark Libel Ruling
Justice Clarence Thomas renewed his call on Tuesday for the Supreme Court to reconsider New York Times v. Sullivan, the landmark 1964 ruling interpreting the First Amendment to make it…
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Texas Attorney General Is Acquitted in Landmark Senate Trial
The Texas Senate voted on Saturday to acquit the state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, after a nine-day impeachment trial that focused on allegations of corruption and divided the Republican Party….
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California poised to amend landmark mental health law
California lawmakers gave final approval late Thursday to a significant overhaul of the state’s landmark 1967 behavioral health law, part of an ongoing effort to address a statewide mental illness…
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Mexico Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion in landmark decision – JURIST
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Mexico found that any federal regulations that criminalize abortion are unconstitutional Wednesday. The Court reviewed an injunction brought by GIRE, a reproductive…
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Sweden oil executives face landmark trial over alleged Sudan war crimes – JURIST
Executives of Lundin Oil (now Orrön Energy) Ian Lundin and Alex Schneiter’s criminal trial for alleged war crimes in Sudan began on Tuesday. Schneiter and Lundin are charged with “complicity…
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Montana court rules in favor of youth plaintiffs in landmark climate trial – JURIST
A Montana state judge ruled Monday that a provision of state law is unconstitutional because it violates “the right to a clean and healthful environment,” a fundamental right enshrined in…
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