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Federal judge declares Tennessee’s anti-drag bill unconstitutional

JURIST

Judge Thomas Parker, a judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Friday ruled that Tennessee’s Adult Entertainment Act (AEA) is unconstitutional. In his opinion, Parker ruled that the AEA violates First Amendment rights. He stated that free speech does not extend to just words.

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AMC Stock Plunge Cuts Counsel Fee In Reverse-Split Dispute

Law 360

Objections, Delaware Chancery Court rulings and the stock market have deeply eroded what was once expected to be a $20 million stockholder class attorney fee awarded to counsel for AMC Entertainment Inc. stockholders who recently battled the company to compromise on a dilutive share conversion plan.

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India Supreme Court dismisses Bilkis Bano case applications to delay time to surrender

JURIST

The court had agreed to entertain these applications on Thursday, which were mentioned before Nagarathna. Subsequently, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud ordered the reconstitution of the bench which heard the case, in accordance with the Supreme Court Rules of 2013. The convicts’ time to surrender expired on Saturday.

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Fed Judge Thwarts Parts of New Jersey’s Gun Law

The Crime Report

District Judge Renée Marie Bumb has placed a temporary block on parts of New Jersey’s gun law meant to limit the number of places individuals can carry weapons after last year’s Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights, Daniel Han reports for Politico.

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Year in Review: The Briefing’s Top 3 Podcast Episodes in 2023

The IP Law Blog

Weintraub Tobin’s Intellectual Property podcast, The Briefing , published nearly 50 episodes this year covering a variety of IP issues relating to trademark, copyright, and entertainment law. Supreme Court ruled in Andy Warhol Foundation v. As we look back, we want to share The Briefing’s most popular episodes in 2023.

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Down to a T: Ticketmaster, Taylor Swift, and Antitrust Laws

Fordham Law News

14] Since Ticketmaster’s 2010 merger with Live Nation Entertainment, it has faced criticism about its size, power in the entertainment industry, and how it displays the characteristics of a monopoly. [15] 20] When the case was brought by Tickets.com, Ticketmaster and Live Nation Entertainment had not yet merged. [21]

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The Briefing by The IP Law Blog: Court Rules Litigation Funding Not Relevant in Netflix v. GoTV

The IP Law Blog

A court denied Netflix’s request for GoTV Streaming to supply documents relating to the source of its patent litigation funding. Scott Hervey and Eric Caligiuri discuss this dispute on this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel. Read more about this case here.