In a decision issued last Friday, Judge Gardephe dismissed President Trump’s lawsuit against journalist Bob Woodward, publisher Simon & Schuster, and parent company Paramount Global. The lawsuit sought to assert copyright ownership over audio recordings of Woodward’s interviews with Trump, which were later released as the audiobook The Trump Tapes. Trump alleged that he was either a joint author or held a copyright interest in his responses during the interviews, and that the release of The Trump Tapes and related works violated his rights. He also asserted state law claims for unjust enrichment, breach of contract, and accounting.Continue Reading Judge Gardephe Dismisses Trump’s Copyright Suit Over “The Trump Tapes”
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Judge Engelmayer Dismisses NCAA Student-Athletes’ Untimely “Names, Images, and Likeness” Case
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In an opinion last week, Judge Engelmayer dismissed a class action brought by 16 student-athletes against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (the “NCAA”) over claims arising from NCAA’s use of the student-athletes’ names, images, and likeliness (“NIL”) in advertisements and other commercial endeavors. The plaintiffs’ amended complaint alleges unjust enrichment and violations of the Sherman Act, including a conspiracy aimed at suppressing the market for the plaintiffs’ NIL and a monopolization of the markets for student-athlete labor, images, and footage.Continue Reading Judge Engelmayer Dismisses NCAA Student-Athletes’ Untimely “Names, Images, and Likeness” Case
Judge Vargas Grants Preliminary Injunction Limiting DOGE Access to U.S. Treasury systems
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Continue Reading Judge Vargas Grants Preliminary Injunction Limiting DOGE Access to U.S. Treasury systemsLast Friday, Judge Vargas granted a preliminary injunction filed by the Attorneys General of 19 States that restrains the Department of Government Efficiency (“DOGE”) from accessing Treasury Department payment systems. The preliminary injunction substantially tracks the temporary restraining order (“TRO”) that Judge Engelmayer granted on February 9th, which bars the Treasury Department from granting access to DOGE team members to “any payment record, payment systems, or any other data systems maintained by the Treasury Department containing personally identifiable information and/or confidential financial information of payees.” The Court’s order also provides an opportunity for Defendants to cure the procedural defects related to the protection of sensitive and confidential information, which would then possibly justify termination or modification of the preliminary injunction.
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