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States push to allow lawsuits against ICE agents
Several Democratic-led states are advancing legislation to allow individuals to sue federal agents in state courts for civil rights violations. Illinois has already enacted such a law, which quickly prompted a lawsuit from the Trump administration claiming it violated the U.S. Constitution’s “Supremacy Clause” that makes federal laws supersede conflicting state laws. The proposed laws…
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TikTok settles ahead of landmark social media addiction trial
TikTok has reached an eleventh-hour settlement to avoid its involvement in a landmark social media addiction trial. The settlement came just hours before jury selection was due to begin in California. The plaintiff, a 19-year-old woman identified as K.G.M., alleges that social media apps fueled her depression and suicidal thoughts and is seeking to hold…
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Social media platforms to stand trial on youth addiction claims
Meta Platforms, TikTok and YouTube will face scrutiny in a trial in California Superior Court, Los Angeles County this week in what Reuters says is a test case for thousands of other lawsuits seeking damages for social media harms. The plaintiff is a 19-year-old woman from California, identified as K.G.M., who alleges the apps fueled…
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Google must face antitrust lawsuit
A U.S. federal judge has ruled that a proposed consumer antitrust lawsuit against Google can move forward, rejecting the company’s bid to have it dismissed. The lawsuit accuses Google of illegally maintaining dominance in the online search market by striking business deals with device makers, carriers and browser developers to make its search engine the…
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Ex-Baker McKenzie lawyer alleges assault in new DC lawsuit
Brooke Radford, a former Baker McKenzie associate who was sued for defamation over a series of social media posts accusing Maurice Bellan, the firm’s Washington, D.C., managing partner, of sexual assault has brought her own lawsuit accusing Bellan of making “unwanted sexual advances.” Baker McKenzie “knew of this sexually harassing conduct and failed to take…
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Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump’s bid to fire Fed’s Cook
Supreme Court justices yesterday appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump’s efforts to sack Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook. Trump moved to fire Cook in August over accusations she committed mortgage fraud. Reuters says that skepticism was summarized most directly by ?conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh in an exchange with Solicitor General D. John Sauer, who had…
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