#legaldecisions — Public Fediverse posts

Ars Technica: 5th Circuit blocks Texas law requiring websites to filter “harmful” speech. “Texas cannot enforce a law’s requirement that websites block minors from seeing harmful speech, the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled on Friday.”

Ars Technica: 5th Circuit blocks Texas law requiring websites to filter “harmful” speech. “Texas cannot enforce a law’s requirement that websites block minors from seeing harmful speech, the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled on Friday.”

Reuters: Indian court says OpenAI did not violate news agency ANI’s copyright. “An Indian court said on Friday that ​OpenAI’s use of news agency ANI’s content ‌to train its ChatGPT service did not amount to copyright infringement. The remarks are the first substantive ​court finding in India on whether ​AI companies can train large language models ⁠on copyrighted news content without […]

Reuters: Indian court says OpenAI did not violate news agency ANI’s copyright. “An Indian court said on Friday that ​OpenAI’s use of news agency ANI’s content ‌to train its ChatGPT service did not amount to copyright infringement. The remarks are the first substantive ​court finding in India on whether ​AI companies can train large language models ⁠on copyrighted news content without […]

CNBC: Google loses fight over record $4.7 billion EU antitrust fine. “Europe’s top court on Thursday upheld Google’s fine of around 4.1 billion euros ($4.67 billion) over alleged anti-competitive practices. In 2018, the European Commission slapped Google with the record-breaking penalty on the grounds that it abused Android’s mobile dominance to give unfair advantage to its own apps via […]

CNBC: Google loses fight over record $4.7 billion EU antitrust fine. “Europe’s top court on Thursday upheld Google’s fine of around 4.1 billion euros ($4.67 billion) over alleged anti-competitive practices. In 2018, the European Commission slapped Google with the record-breaking penalty on the grounds that it abused Android’s mobile dominance to give unfair advantage to its own apps via […]

Courthouse News Service: Federal judge’s ruling gives Yelp a leg up in antitrust case against Google. “A federal judge on Tuesday agreed to recognize another judge’s finding that Google has monopoly power in the internet search market. The ruling effectively gives Yelp a step up in its lawsuit against the tech giant, allowing it to skip discovery on the issue.”

Courthouse News Service: Federal judge’s ruling gives Yelp a leg up in antitrust case against Google. “A federal judge on Tuesday agreed to recognize another judge’s finding that Google has monopoly power in the internet search market. The ruling effectively gives Yelp a step up in its lawsuit against the tech giant, allowing it to skip discovery on the issue.”

TechCrunch: In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights. “The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday limited the law enforcement use of ‘geofence’ search warrants, in a major legal ruling that is likely to have broad ramifications for privacy rights and law enforcement across the United States.”

TechCrunch: In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights. “The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday limited the law enforcement use of ‘geofence’ search warrants, in a major legal ruling that is likely to have broad ramifications for privacy rights and law enforcement across the United States.”

New Jersey Monitor: NJ high court urges officials not to use personal email for government business. “New Jersey residents can obtain logs of government-related emails from elected officials’ private accounts under the Open Public Records Act, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday. The decision closes the legal saga over a records request filed in early 2023 that, among […]

New Jersey Monitor: NJ high court urges officials not to use personal email for government business. “New Jersey residents can obtain logs of government-related emails from elected officials’ private accounts under the Open Public Records Act, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday. The decision closes the legal saga over a records request filed in early 2023 that, among […]

This launched at the end of March but I missed it until now. WIPO: New WIPO Lex Collection Brings Trade Secrets Case Law into Focus. “The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has launched the WIPO Lex Trade Secrets Case Law Collection, a new online resource designed to improve access to judicial decisions relating to trade secret protection across jurisdictions.”

This launched at the end of March but I missed it until now. WIPO: New WIPO Lex Collection Brings Trade Secrets Case Law into Focus. “The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has launched the WIPO Lex Trade Secrets Case Law Collection, a new online resource designed to improve access to judicial decisions relating to trade secret protection across jurisdictions.”

Reuters: Meta Loses Court Fight Over Compensation to Italian Publishers. “Meta ⁠Platforms ⁠on Tuesday lost its fight ⁠against an Italian regulatory order that it should compensate ​publishers for using snippets of their news articles after Europe’s top court sided with ‌the Italian telecoms watchdog.”

Reuters: Meta Loses Court Fight Over Compensation to Italian Publishers. “Meta ⁠Platforms ⁠on Tuesday lost its fight ⁠against an Italian regulatory order that it should compensate ​publishers for using snippets of their news articles after Europe’s top court sided with ‌the Italian telecoms watchdog.”

ProBono: New Database of Constitutional Rights Cases – 1994 – 2026. “The Public Interest Practice has published a free online book, Key Judgments Advancing Constitutional Rights in South Africa: A Curated Database, April 1994 – March 2026 by Erica Emdon. Available on the SAFLII website, this resource brings together more than 180 judgments that have shaped and strengthened constitutional […]

ProBono: New Database of Constitutional Rights Cases – 1994 – 2026. “The Public Interest Practice has published a free online book, Key Judgments Advancing Constitutional Rights in South Africa: A Curated Database, April 1994 – March 2026 by Erica Emdon. Available on the SAFLII website, this resource brings together more than 180 judgments that have shaped and strengthened constitutional […]

CBC: Judge orders Alberta separatist group to pull down online database of voter information. “A court injunction obtained by Elections Alberta on Thursday has forced an Alberta separatist group to shut down an online database built from an electoral list that contained personal information of millions of Albertans.”

CBC: Judge orders Alberta separatist group to pull down online database of voter information. “A court injunction obtained by Elections Alberta on Thursday has forced an Alberta separatist group to shut down an online database built from an electoral list that contained personal information of millions of Albertans.”

Forward Kentucky: Officials can hide texts, emails on private devices from records requests, state Supreme Court rules. “The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Thursday that emails and text messages created by public officials on private devices are not public records, a decision that a dissenting supreme court justice fears could destroy ‘the public’s right to know what its government is doing.'”

Forward Kentucky: Officials can hide texts, emails on private devices from records requests, state Supreme Court rules. “The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Thursday that emails and text messages created by public officials on private devices are not public records, a decision that a dissenting supreme court justice fears could destroy ‘the public’s right to know what its government is doing.'”

Engadget: The Supreme Court doesn’t care if you want to copyright your AI-generated art. “As AI-generated artwork becomes more commonplace, it still won’t be able to be copyrighted, according to US courts. On Monday, the US Supreme Court declined to hear a case about whether an artwork generated with the help of AI can be copyrighted. The refusal means that a lower court’s decision to reject […]

Engadget: The Supreme Court doesn’t care if you want to copyright your AI-generated art. “As AI-generated artwork becomes more commonplace, it still won’t be able to be copyrighted, according to US courts. On Monday, the US Supreme Court declined to hear a case about whether an artwork generated with the help of AI can be copyrighted. The refusal means that a lower court’s decision to reject […]

Duke Law: New Database Documents a Century of Court Decisions on Forensic Expert Evidence Testimony. “The Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law is excited to announce the launch of a new public resource: the Forensic Expert Evidence Database, a searchable collection of court decisions addressing when and how forensic expert testimony is admitted in criminal cases. The database […]

Duke Law: New Database Documents a Century of Court Decisions on Forensic Expert Evidence Testimony. “The Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law is excited to announce the launch of a new public resource: the Forensic Expert Evidence Database, a searchable collection of court decisions addressing when and how forensic expert testimony is admitted in criminal cases. The database […]

Mashable: AI-generated docs aren’t covered by attorney-client privilege, judge says. “AI is once again on the witness stand. In comments made during preliminary trial proceedings, Manhattan-based U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff decided that documents prepared by an AI tool and then shared with an attorney are admissible in court, existing outside of attorney-client privilege, reported […]

Mashable: AI-generated docs aren’t covered by attorney-client privilege, judge says. “AI is once again on the witness stand. In comments made during preliminary trial proceedings, Manhattan-based U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff decided that documents prepared by an AI tool and then shared with an attorney are admissible in court, existing outside of attorney-client privilege, reported […]

TorrentFreak: U.S. Court Order Against Anna’s Archive Spells More Trouble for the Site. “Anna’s Archive is having a rough month. Following mysterious .org and .se domain suspensions, the shadow library is now facing a permanent injunction from a federal court. After dropping a multi-million damages claim, OCLC won a default judgment and permanent injunction against Anna’s Archive, which it […]

TorrentFreak: U.S. Court Order Against Anna’s Archive Spells More Trouble for the Site. “Anna’s Archive is having a rough month. Following mysterious .org and .se domain suspensions, the shadow library is now facing a permanent injunction from a federal court. After dropping a multi-million damages claim, OCLC won a default judgment and permanent injunction against Anna’s Archive, which it […]

MediaPost: Court Won’t Revive RNC Suit Against Google Over Spam Filters. “A federal appeals court on Friday refused to reinstate the Republican National Committee’s claims that in 2022 Google wrongly sent fundraising messages into Gmail users’ spam filters.”

MediaPost: Court Won’t Revive RNC Suit Against Google Over Spam Filters. “A federal appeals court on Friday refused to reinstate the Republican National Committee’s claims that in 2022 Google wrongly sent fundraising messages into Gmail users’ spam filters.”

Mashable: Louisiana social media age verification law blocked by federal judge. “Louisiana’s Secure Online Child Interaction and Age Limitation act, a social media law that requires social platforms to verify user ages and implement parental controls, has been struck down.”

Mashable: Louisiana social media age verification law blocked by federal judge. “Louisiana’s Secure Online Child Interaction and Age Limitation act, a social media law that requires social platforms to verify user ages and implement parental controls, has been struck down.”

Courthouse News Service: Federal judge largely sides with DOJ in finalizing remedy for Google search monopoly. “A federal judge on Friday released the final terms of a remedial plan meant to address tech giant Google’s monopoly over internet search, just over three months after ruling the company can keep major parts of its multitrillion-dollar company.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/06/courthouse-news-service-federal-judge-largely-sides-with-doj-in-finalizing-remedy-for-google-search-monopoly/

Courthouse News Service: Federal judge largely sides with DOJ in finalizing remedy for Google search monopoly. “A federal judge on Friday released the final terms of a remedial plan meant to address tech giant Google’s monopoly over internet search, just over three months after ruling the company can keep major parts of its multitrillion-dollar company.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/06/courthouse-news-service-federal-judge-largely-sides-with-doj-in-finalizing-remedy-for-google-search-monopoly/

Singapore Management University: SMU to Build Open Legal Database with Support from Ministry of Law. “Housed at SMU’s Centre for Digital Law, the three-year project will compile and release machine-readable datasets containing key statistical information about Singapore court decisions, statutes, legal scholarship, and court structures.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/22/singapore-management-university-smu-to-build-open-legal-database-with-support-from-ministry-of-law/

Singapore Management University: SMU to Build Open Legal Database with Support from Ministry of Law. “Housed at SMU’s Centre for Digital Law, the three-year project will compile and release machine-readable datasets containing key statistical information about Singapore court decisions, statutes, legal scholarship, and court structures.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/22/singapore-management-university-smu-to-build-open-legal-database-with-support-from-ministry-of-law/

Techdirt: Judge Orders OpenAI To Give Lawyers 20 Million Private Chats, Thinks ‘Anonymization’ Can Keep Them Private. “A federal magistrate judge just ordered that the private ChatGPT conversations of 20 million users be handed over to the lawyers for dozens of plaintiffs, including news organizations. Those 20 million people weren’t asked. They weren’t notified. They have no say in the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/14/techdirt-judge-orders-openai-to-give-lawyers-20-million-private-chats-thinks-anonymization-can-keep-them-private/

TorrentFreak: Internet Archive Ordered to Block Books in Belgium After Talks With Publishers Fail. “After initially avoiding external blocking measures, the Internet Archive must block access to various books in its Open Library project under the orders of a Belgian government department. While the final decision avoids a full site blockade, it forces the U.S. non-profit to implement […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/09/torrentfreak-internet-archive-ordered-to-block-books-in-belgium-after-talks-with-publishers-fail/

TorrentFreak: Internet Archive Ordered to Block Books in Belgium After Talks With Publishers Fail. “After initially avoiding external blocking measures, the Internet Archive must block access to various books in its Open Library project under the orders of a Belgian government department. While the final decision avoids a full site blockade, it forces the U.S. non-profit to implement […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/09/torrentfreak-internet-archive-ordered-to-block-books-in-belgium-after-talks-with-publishers-fail/

FIFA: FIFA launches groundbreaking jurisprudence database: opening access to football’s legal precedents. “FIFA today announced the launch of the FIFA Football Jurisprudence Database, a landmark initiative providing the football community and legal practitioners with access to football-related legal decisions.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/10/fifa-launches-groundbreaking-jurisprudence-database-opening-access-to-footballs-legal-precedents-fifa/

FIFA: FIFA launches groundbreaking jurisprudence database: opening access to football’s legal precedents. “FIFA today announced the launch of the FIFA Football Jurisprudence Database, a landmark initiative providing the football community and legal practitioners with access to football-related legal decisions.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/10/fifa-launches-groundbreaking-jurisprudence-database-opening-access-to-footballs-legal-precedents-fifa/

TorrentFreak: Why a Court Order to Block Internet Archive’s Open Library Was Put On Hold. “Site-blocking orders are usually binary; a court issues an order for a domain to be blocked, or it does not. In Belgium, things work differently. After we reported on a court order that compelled ISPs to block access to the Internet Archive’s Open Library, a follow-up implementation order decided […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/18/torrentfreak-why-a-court-order-to-block-internet-archives-open-library-was-put-on-hold/

Ars Technica: Court nullifies “click-to-cancel” rule that required easy methods of cancellation. “A federal appeals court today struck down a ‘click-to-cancel’ rule that would have required companies to make cancelling services as easy as signing up. The Federal Trade Commission rule was scheduled to take effect on July 14 but was vacated by the US Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/13/ars-technica-court-nullifies-click-to-cancel-rule-that-required-easy-methods-of-cancellation/

Simon Willison: Anthropic wins a major fair use victory for AI — but it’s still in trouble for stealing books. “The summary judgement found that these scanned books did fall under fair use, since they were transformative versions of the works and were not shared outside of the company. The downloaded ebooks did not count as fair use, and it looks like those will be the subject of a […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/25/simon-willison-anthropic-wins-a-major-fair-use-victory-for-ai-but-its-still-in-trouble-for-stealing-books/

Court News Ohio: Clerk of Court Cannot Block Online Access to Older Eviction Records. “The Hamilton County Clerk of Courts cannot defy a judicial order by eliminating remote access to online court records of older, residential eviction cases, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled today.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/19/court-news-ohio-clerk-of-court-cannot-block-online-access-to-older-eviction-records/

Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio judge permanently blocks social media age verification law. “A federal judge in Ohio permanently blocked a parental consent law for social media this week. The measure, approved as part of the 2023 budget bill, would have required social media companies verify a user’s age and block access to kids younger than 16 unless they have parental consent. The court had […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/20/ohio-capital-journal-ohio-judge-permanently-blocks-social-media-age-verification-law/

New York Times: Google Says Employees Can Discuss Antitrust Case. This link goes to a gift article. “The agreement is another blow to Google’s corporate policies designed to maintain secrecy, which have been scrutinized amid the search case brought by the Justice Department. It also undercut Google’s strategy to keep its business humming during the lawsuit — to have employees ignore the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/08/new-york-times-google-says-employees-can-discuss-antitrust-case/

Ars Technica: Judge calls out OpenAI’s “straw man” argument in New York Times copyright suit. “According to OpenAI, the NYT should have known that ChatGPT was being trained on its articles and raised its lawsuit in 2020, partly because of the newspaper’s own reporting. To support this, OpenAI pointed to a single November 2020 article, where the NYT reported that OpenAI was analyzing a […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/07/ars-technica-judge-calls-out-openais-straw-man-argument-in-new-york-times-copyright-suit/

Reuters: Elon Musk must face fraud lawsuit over disclosure of Twitter stake. “A U.S. judge on Friday rejected billionaire Elon Musk’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming he defrauded former Twitter shareholders by waiting too long to disclose his initial investment in the social media company, now known as X. U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter in Manhattan said the shareholders adequately […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/29/reuters-elon-musk-must-face-fraud-lawsuit-over-disclosure-of-twitter-stake/

Reuters: US appeals court rejects copyrights for AI-generated art lacking ‘human’ creator. “A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday affirmed that a work of art generated by artificial intelligence without human input cannot be copyrighted under U.S. law. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit agreed, opens new tab with the U.S. Copyright Office that an […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/19/reuters-us-appeals-court-rejects-copyrights-for-ai-generated-art-lacking-human-creator/

Music Business Worldwide: Using copyrighted content to train AI without permission is not ‘fair use’, US court rules in Thomson Reuters case. “For the first time, a US court has ruled on whether using copyrighted material without permission to train AI amounts to ‘fair use’ under copyright law, and the news is mostly good for copyright holders: The judge in the case has ruled against the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/13/music-business-worldwide-using-copyrighted-content-to-train-ai-without-permission-is-not-fair-use-us-court-rules-in-thomson-reuters-case/

Ars Technica: Appeals court blocks FCC’s efforts to bring back net neutrality rules. “On Thursday, a three-judge panel struck down net neutrality rules that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had hoped would stop broadband providers from varying speeds for users when connecting to different websites.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/05/ars-technica-appeals-court-blocks-fccs-efforts-to-bring-back-net-neutrality-rules/

Poll: most don’t trust Supreme Court to decide reproductive health cases

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4021997-poll-most-dont-trust-supreme-court-to-decide-reproductive-health-cases/

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