At the first hearing in ALA v. Sonderling, held April 30 at federal court in Washington, D.C., plaintiffs pushed for the court to issue an emergency restraining order before the majority of IMLS staff is laid off on May 4. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-05-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
A lawsuit filed in federal court on April 7 by the American Library Association and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees alleges that the Trump administration’s recent “evisceration” of the Institute of Museum and Library Services is both illegal and unconstitutional. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-04-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
In general, consumers should take all bold claims about health with a degree of skepticism. In the corners of social media dominated by wellness content, influencers recommend an assortment of treatments and products to support weight loss, fight exhaustion, or promote other desired health... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2025-03-24 16:15:37 UTC ]
In a 31-page filing, Amazon claims the FTC ignores “the facially procompetitive” effects of the company's conduct, and urges a federal court to dismiss the case. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
Payment revealed after ABC agreed to pay him $150,000 and remove Facebook video of Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame speech at National Press ClubGet our morning and afternoon news emails,free app or daily news podcastNews Corp agreed to pay Bruce Lehrmann $295,000 to drop a defamation suit he... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-12-06 12:10:09 UTC ]
Just when Microsoft's buyout of Activision seemed to finally be near complete, the Federal Trade Commission said it will revive its attempt to block the $69 billion deal in an adjudicative process. The FTC plans to restart its in-house trial against Microsoft’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-09-28 16:28:44 UTC ]
A second day of arguments was heard in federal court in Austin over a motion by a consortium of booksellers and book business organizations to block HB 900, Texas's controversial new book rating law. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
Defamation trial hears Mark Willacy criticised ‘Murdoch’s people’ in email to confidential source after Daily Telegraph questioned reports on ex-commandoFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe ABC... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-08-01 05:44:11 UTC ]
Incensed by an opinion piece, Lachlan Murdoch came at Crikey with guns blazing. But in the end he walked away – for the second time in a weekFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAs Lachlan Murdoch’s day... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-04-21 15:00:46 UTC ]
News Corp co-chair’s lawyer tells federal court she intends to show Crikey did not republish article for public interest reasonsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastCrikey hired a marketing company to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-11-30 06:29:17 UTC ]
A Federal Court has blocked Penguin Random House's acquisition of one of its main rivals, Simon & Schuster. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-11-01 16:06:02 UTC ]
Australian independent publisher’s application to strike out parts of Murdoch’s reply also failed ahead of defamation trialFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLachlan Murdoch’s application to have... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-10-21 03:20:47 UTC ]
Lachlan Murdoch says independent Australian publisher can’t rely on defence after it connected media baron to evidence at hearing into January 6 riotsGet our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcastLachlan Murdoch’s role as the controller of his family’s media conglomerates... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-10-10 08:03:32 UTC ]
A federal court in New York last week ordered that motions for summary judgment be filed by early summer, meaning the fate of the closely watched copyright case could be in the court’s hands by early fall. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
In separate motions this week, lawyers for both Amazon and the Big Five publishers asked a federal court to dismiss the latest iteration of a potential class-action price-fixing claim filed on behalf of indie booksellers involving print trade books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
Annette Sharp suggested solicitor ‘is too old and deaf and can’t even get to court’, barrister saysThe high-profile Sydney criminal lawyer Chris Murphy was portrayed by a newspaper columnist as being “past it, decrepit and over the hill”, his defamation hearing has been told.The meaning... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-03-16 05:46:43 UTC ]
News Corp columnist apologised for ‘hurtful and untrue’ comments about Indigenous boy with dwarfismThe family of Quaden Bayles, a nine-year-old Indigenous boy with dwarfism, will receive close to $200,000 in damages plus legal costs after an agreement was reached with the News Corp columnist... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-09-22 22:31:00 UTC ]
The government was unable to stop publication of former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton's bestselling book 'The Room Where it Happened,' but in filings last week, the DoJ is asking a federal court to seize the author's royalties—including his reported $2 million advance. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
John Bolton's book 'The Room Where It Happened' is a bestseller, but the author's legal fight against the government is not over. In a July 16 motion, the former U.S. National Security Adviser, who still faces an effort to seize his royalties, has asked a federal court in Washington, D.C., to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Lawyers for Audible are insisting a federal court should reject a copyright lawsuit filed by seven publishers against its Captions speech-to-text feature. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-09-25 01:04:56 UTC ]