Arkansas social media age verification law blocked by federal Judge The state passed the controversial law in 2023. karissa bell Tue, Apr 1, 2025 NurPhoto via Getty Images An Arkansas law requiring social media companies to verify the ages of their users has been struck down by a federal judge who ruled … Continue reading Arkansas social media age verification law blocked by federal Judge
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Judge blocks WordPress from blocking WP Engine
Latest in the WordPress v. WP Engine battle: California judge issues an injunction against WordPress. Kim Davis on December 12, 2024 The latest round in the battle between WordPress owner Automattic and WP Engine was won by the latter with California District Court judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín issuing an injunction to prevent Automattic blocking WP … Continue reading Judge blocks WordPress from blocking WP Engine
Elon Musk’s $56 billion payday struck down again by this Delaware judge
Chancellor McCormick also rejected a massive fee request by plaintiff attorneys. BY Associated Press A Delaware judge has reaffirmed her ruling that Tesla must revoke Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package. Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick on Monday denied a request by attorneys for Musk and Tesla’s corporate directors to vacate her ruling earlier this year requiring … Continue reading Elon Musk’s $56 billion payday struck down again by this Delaware judge
Overtime pay for millions of workers has been blocked by a Texas judge
November 18, 2024 Overtime pay for millions of workers has been blocked by a Texas judge The Labor Department estimated that an additional 4 million lower-paid salary workers would become eligible for overtime protections in the first year under the new rule. BY Associated Press A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from … Continue reading Overtime pay for millions of workers has been blocked by a Texas judge
Social media companies can’t be forced to block teens from seeing ‘harmful’ content, judge rules
Social media companies can’t be forced to block teens from seeing ‘harmful’ content, judge rules A federal judge struck down part of a Texas law known as the Scope Act. karissa bell Tue, Sep 3, 2024 A federal judge has ruled that social media companies can’t be required to block certain types of … Continue reading Social media companies can’t be forced to block teens from seeing ‘harmful’ content, judge rules
Google ‘is a monopolist’ in search, US judge rules in antitrust case
Google ‘is a monopolist’ in search, US judge rules in antitrust case The ruling stems from a 2020 DOJ lawsuit against the company. kris holt Updated Mon, Aug 5, 2024 ASSOCIATED PRESS Google is in deep trouble after a federal judge ruled that the company illegally abused a monopoly over the … Continue reading Google ‘is a monopolist’ in search, US judge rules in antitrust case
Federal judge rules Google violated antitrust law
Google illegally monopolized search and search advertising markets especially by paying $20 billion annually for default search status on iPhones. Anu Adegbola on August 5, 2024 A federal judge ruled that Google maintained an illegal monopoly in search and advertising markets, marking a significant victory for the Department of Justice. This is the first major … Continue reading Federal judge rules Google violated antitrust law
Google tells antitrust judge government trying to punish company for Search success
Google claims the U.S. Government is trying to penalize it for being successful in a post-trial brief submitted to a DC Judge. Nicola Agius on February 26, 2024 Google accused the U.S. government of wanting to punish it for being more successful than its competitors. The company made the comments in an unsealed post-trial brief … Continue reading Google tells antitrust judge government trying to punish company for Search success
Federal judge rejects X’s claim that California’s content moderation law violates free speech
Federal judge rejects X’s claim that California’s content moderation law violates free speech ‘The reports required by AB 587 are purely factual,’ the judge wrote. Will Shanklin Fri, Dec 29, 2023 Slaven Vlasic via Getty Images A federal judge in California has shot down Elon Musk’s attempt to invalidate a state social media law, … Continue reading Federal judge rejects X’s claim that California’s content moderation law violates free speech
TikTok ban in Montana blocked by US judge over free speech rights
TikTok ban in Montana blocked by US judge over free speech rights This was just one month away from the start date. Richard Lai Updated Fri, Dec 1, 2023 REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Montana’s unprecedented state-wide ban of Chinese short-video app, TikTok, was supposed to take effect on January 1, 2024, but as reported by Reuters, … Continue reading TikTok ban in Montana blocked by US judge over free speech rights