A 79-year-old former Colorado film commissioner has filed a lawsuit against state officials alleging age discrimination and defamation following his termination in September 2025. Donald Zuckerman, who served as film commissioner from May 2011 until his dismissal, claims he was wrongfully fired after refusing to take responsibility for a significant accounting error involving nearly three-quarters...
A major opera company has filed a federal lawsuit seeking the return of more than $17 million in donations it claims a prominent performing arts center wrongfully withheld following the termination of their partnership. The Washington National Opera filed the complaint in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on Thursday, alleging that the Kennedy Center...
A French national residing in northern Spain has lost her legal challenge at the European Court of Human Rights regarding authorities’ intervention during her attempted home birth in 2019. The court ruled Thursday that Spanish officials acted lawfully when they ordered the woman, identified as C.P., to be hospitalized after medical professionals determined her pregnancy...
A federal appeals court panel considered Thursday whether an artificial intelligence-powered shopping assistant violates computer fraud laws when it accesses an e-commerce platform on behalf of users. The case centers on Perplexity AI’s Comet application, which functions as an AI shopping assistant that helps users navigate online marketplaces. The software company, valued at $21 billion...
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms that accused the technology company of facilitating a fraudulent investment scheme that cost victims more than $300 million. The ruling highlights complex jurisdictional issues surrounding securities fraud cases involving social media platforms. Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg ruled that the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards...
A federal court has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from pursuing his fraud investigation against ActBlue, a prominent Democratic fundraising platform. The ruling marks a significant setback for the Republican attorney general, who is currently engaged in a competitive Senate race against Democratic state representative James Talarico. U.S. District Judge...
A Florida nonprofit organization has filed a lawsuit against the state challenging the language used to describe a proposed constitutional amendment related to property taxes that will appear on voter ballots in November. The organization, Save Our Votes From Misleading Ballot Information, argues that the amendment’s ballot title, “Save Our Homes From Property Taxes,” fails...
A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to 45 years in state prison following his conviction for organized retail theft involving hundreds of Lego sets and other merchandise across multiple Texas cities. Winston Love was convicted on June 4 of organized retail theft with a deadly weapon, marking the first jury trial under Texas’s newly strengthened...
Federal prosecutors have requested that a magistrate judge dismiss a legal challenge brought by environmental advocates concerning whale fatalities in California’s maritime shipping corridors. The case, heard Wednesday in San Francisco, highlights ongoing tensions between commercial shipping interests and marine conservation efforts along the West Coast. The lawsuit, filed in October by the Center for...
A former Los Angeles County sheriff is pursuing a federal appeals case against county officials over his placement on an employment blacklist that he claims has damaged his reputation and future career prospects. Alex Villanueva, who served as sheriff from 2018 to 2022, appeared before a three-judge panel at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals...