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Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com

Media Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Held that a copyright claimant may not commence an infringement suit until the Copyright Office registers the copyright. The plaintiff, a news...

US v. AT&T, Inc.

Media Law, Communications Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation
Held that the federal government could not block a proposed merger between AT&T and Time Warner. The government had sued to enjoin the vertical...

National Association of African American-Owned Media v. Charter Communications, Inc.

Media Law, Civil Rights, Communications Law
In an amended opinion, held that an African American-owned operator of television networks sufficiently pleaded that a cable television operator...

American Beverage Association v. City and County of San Francisco

Media Law, Health Law, Constitutional Law
In an en banc opinion, addressed the constitutionality of a San Francisco ordinance that requires health warnings to be included in advertisements for...

Judicial Watch, Inc. v. US Department of Defense

Media Law, Military Law
In a Freedom of Information Act case, held that the presidential communications privilege barred disclosure of five memoranda memorializing advice to...

Rall v. Tribune 365 LLC

Media Law, Cyberspace Law, Labor & Employment Law
Held that a political cartoonist and blogger could not proceed with his lawsuit alleging that a newspaper wrongfully terminated his employment and...

Applied Underwriters, Inc. v. Lichtenegger

Media Law, Trademark, Intellectual Property
Affirmed the dismissal of a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by a financial services company, holding that the use of its trademarks by a...

Olive v. General Nutrition Centers, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Media Law, Injury & Tort Law
On rehearing, held that a professional model and actor was not entitled to recover his attorney fees after being awarded damages against an advertiser...

National Association of African American-Owned Media v. Charter Communications, Inc.

Entertainment Law, Media Law, Civil Rights
Held that an African American-owned operator of television networks sufficiently pleaded a claim that a cable television operator refused to enter...

Courthouse News Service v. Brown

Media Law, Constitutional Law
Held that the district court should have abstained from exercising jurisdiction over a lawsuit contending that the First Amendment required the Clerk...