Court tosses Microsoft's appeal in pre-owned software licenses battle

Supreme Court will hear Apple’s appeal over the App Store contempt finding in Epic case

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear Apple’s appeal of the contempt finding in its long-running legal battle with Epic Games over App Store fees. The justices will review lower court decisions that found Apple willfully defied a 2021 order requiring it to let developers direct consumers to cheaper payment options outside the [] This story continues at The Next Web

Microsoft is losing the battle to protect license lucre. It better get used to the feeling

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Austen Morgan: ​The UK has slapped down Troubles lawfare against the security forces

​On 7 May 2026, the supreme court allowed the secretary of state’s appeal in a case called Dillon, inflicting a major defeat on the clamorous legacy practitioners – the academics, NGOs and five law firms who engage in lawfare against the UK state.

EU Court of Justice upholds 4.1 billion fine against Google

The appeal lodged by the web giant has been dismissed and the abuse of a dominant position confirmed: “The Court did not err in law when assessing the anticompetitive effects”

US Supreme Court reinstates conviction in Etan Patz 1979 murder case

The justices said the appeals court “exceeded its authority” in overturning suspect's conviction.

Supreme Court Lets Texas App Store Age Verification Law Take Effect

(NaturalNews) The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday, July 6, to block enforcement of the Texas App Store Accountability Act, according to two unsigned orders in...

Apple and Epic Games are headed to the Supreme Court in long-running case

After six years and multiple rulings, the case between Apple and North Carolina video game developer Epic Games is heading to the nation’s highest court. On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court said it would hear Apple’s appeal over how a lower ...

27 state AGs back Texas’ law requiring App Store oversight

A bipartisan coalition of 27 state attorneys general has urged the Supreme Court to uphold Texas’ App Store Accountability Act, arguing the law is a constitutional way to strengthen parental oversight and protect children online. In an amicus brief led by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, the states defended the Texas law, which requires app []...Click to read more

Court asked to order Reps to issue arrest warrant against NILDS DG for shunning summons

Legislative lawyers, under the aegis of Incorporated Trustees of the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners, ALDRAP, have asked an Abuja Federal High Court to compel the House of Representatives to issue an arrest warrant against Prof. Abubakar Olanrewaju Suleiman, Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, a Federal [] Court asked to order Reps to issue arrest warrant against NILDS DG for shunning summons

Apple takes Epic fight over app store fees to the Supreme Court

Supreme Court will weigh if Apple contempt finding in Epic case is “erroneous.”

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Florida’s “Stop WOKE” Law

In a stunning victory for the First Amendent’s guarantee of free speech, a federal appeals court overturned Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s “Stop WOKE” act. A district court judge had previously issued a preliminary injunction on the law, calling it “positively dystopian.” The state contended that it paid the professors’ salaries and had the authority to []

Roberts’s risks: Justices aren’t policymakers or historians

The recently concluded Supreme Court term was a blockbuster and, on balance, a victory for conservatives. While the Trump administration lost its birthright citizenship case, the Right scored victories on transgender athletes, gun rights, and campaign finance. Yet a pair of cases illustrates the massive power of the contemporary court, and calls into question its []

Supreme Court Won’t Block Texas App Store Age Verification Law

REUTERS—The Supreme Court declined on Monday to block a Texas law requiring app stores and developers to verify the age of mobile device users and for minors to obtain parental consent to download apps or make purchases, acting in a challenge on free speech grounds by a technology industry group and students. The justices denied requests by...

PRESS RELEASE: CEO Applauds SCOTUS Decision in Louisiana v. Callais

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Shawna Bray(410) 598-5388 Wednesday, April 29, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO) today praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais. CEO Chairman Linda Chavez applauded the ruling, noting that it is consistent with the colorblind, merit-based positions for which CEO has long advocated. In a majority opinion authored by Justice Alito, the Court held that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) “was designed to enforce the Constitution—not collide with it. Unfortunately, lower courts have sometimes applied this Court’s §2 precedents in a way that forces States to engage ... Read More

‘Abuse of process’ rejected in Rudy King-linked case

The Court of Appeal yesterday ruled that a “substantial overlap” between separate legal cases cannot by itself be “an abuse of process” as it overturned the removal of a multi-million dollar asset freeze imposed on proceeds from a fraud allegedly involving flamboyant “philanthropist”, Rudolph Kermit King.

World : UK Tribunal Allows £3 Billion Lawsuit Against Apple Over iCloud Storage

MOSCOW, June 24 (Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti) -- The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal has granted permission for consumer advocacy group Which? to sue US tech giant Apple for £3 billion (US3.95 billion) in damages over its iCloud cloud storage service, the group said, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.

High court dismisses Kwame Baffoe’s bid to strike out defamation suit by Dr Ransford Abbey

The High Court has dismissed an application by Kwame Baffoe seeking to set aside the writ of summons and statement of claim filed against him in a defamation suit brought by Dr Ransford Annerty Abbey. Justice Klorkor Okai-Mills ruled that the Defendant’s challenge to the venue of the case was improperly brought, but directed that the issue of the appropriate venue for the trial be referred to the Chief Justice for determination. The decision was delivered in the case of Dr Ransford Annerty Abbey versus Kwame Baffoe, in which the Plaintiff is seeking damages over alleged defamatory publications made online by the Defendant.

N98.5bn patent suit: Court directs CBN, NIBSS, others to explore settlement

By Innocent Anaba LAGOS —A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has encouraged parties in a high-stakes N98.5 billion patent infringement suit involving Enterprise Logistics Speciale Limited, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc, NIBSS, and Avanage Nigeria Limited to explore an amicable settlement before proceeding with trial. The trial judge, [] The post N98.5bn patent suit: Court directs CBN, NIBSS, others to explore settlement appeared first on Vanguard News.

11 CA panel strikes down Stop WOKE Act

In a context in which the First Amendment was being applied consistently and reasonably, this would be the easiest of easy cases, but I’ll take even one Trump judge on board at this point: The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals’ 2-1 decision Tuesday upholding a lower court decision against Florida’s so-called Stop WOKE Act is a necessary rebuke [] The post 11 CA panel strikes down Stop WOKE Act appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.

Weinstein loses bid to overturn California rape conviction

A California appeals court on Friday upheld ex-Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s 2022 rape and sexual assault conviction in the state but ordered that the trial judge who gave him 16 years in prison resentence him. A unanimous three-judge panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeals rejected Weinstein’s efforts to overturn the guilty verdicts,...

Europe’s Top Court Confirms Google’s €4.1 Billion Android Fine Is Permanent

Europe’s highest court dismissed Google’s final appeal against a 4.125 billion antitrust fine on Wednesday, closing an eight-year legal battle over Android pre-installation practices. The ruling opens the door to follow-on damages claims from rivals across EU member states, as Google faces parallel enforcement obligations under the Digital Markets Act.

Supreme Court Lets Texas Enforce App Store ID Check Law

The justices didn't say a word about the First Amendment. They just let the ID check stay switched on. The post Supreme Court Lets Texas Enforce App Store ID Check Law appeared first on Reclaim The Net: Free Speech, Privacy, Digital Rights.

Supreme Court lets Texas restrict minors' access to app stores for the time being

Texas' App Store Accountability Act requires minors to have their parents' permission to download most apps. The Supreme Court says the law can go into effect as lawsuits continue in lower courts.

EU court upholds Google antitrust fine

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has dismissed Google’s appeal against a 4.1 billion fine previously imposed by the EU General Court in 2022. The case originates from a 2018 decision by the European Commission, which found that Google had abused its dominant market position to promote its own services, including its search engine and Chrome browser, on Android devices, AzerNEWS reports, citing foreign media.

Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in 1979 case of missing NYC boy

In a 6-3 ruling, the justices granted an appeal from New York prosecutors who asked the high court to overturn a federal appeals court ruling that overturned the conviction of a man accused in the 1979 case of Etan Patz, a 6-year-old boy who was living in New York City.

Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Alleging Roundup Weedkiller Caused Cancer

The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with the manufacturer of the weedkiller Roundup, overturning a jury award for a Missouri man who claimed the widely used herbicide caused cancer in a decision that could have sweeping impacts on thousands of other Americans who similarly claim the product sickened them. In the 7-to-2 decision, written by []

Apple’s Beef With Fortnite Maker Epic Games Is Heading to the Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Apple’s appeal in a case dealing with App Store fees.

'Feelings of horror:' High Court slams law tying judge appointments to ideology

The government said the law is meant to increase ideological diversity among judges. Supreme Court President Isaac Amit warned that if it remains in force, 'in 15 years we'll have politicized judges and, regrettably, our judicial DNA is liable to change'

व्यवसायी सुमार्गीमाथि थप अनुसन्धान नगर्न आदेश

काठमाडौँ। सर्वोच्च अदालतले व्यवसायी अजेय सुमार्गी पराजुलीमाथि सम्पत्ति शुद्धीकरणको मुद्दामा थप अनुसन्धान नगर्न अन्तरिम आदेश जारी गरेको छ। न्यायाधीश बालकृष्ण ढकालको इजलासले व्यवसायी सुमार्गीले दायर गरेको रिट निवेदनमाथि प्रारम्भिक सुनुवाइ गर्दै अनुसन्धान अघि नबढाउन अन्तरिम आदेश गरेको हो। अदालतले आज सार्वजनिक आएको लिखित पाठमा भनिएको छ, “प्रस्तुत निवेदनको अन्तिम किनारा नलागेसम्म यस अदालतबाट भएको अन्तिम []

Judicial reforms, technology-driven justice system vital for rule of law and investment: legal expert

Judicial reforms, technology-driven justice system vital for rule of law and investment: legal expert

SPRAY AWAY: Supremes Reject Lawsuit Alleging Roundup Weedkiller Caused Cancer...

SPRAY AWAY: Supremes Reject Lawsuit Alleging Roundup Weedkiller Caused Cancer... (First column, 1st story, link)

In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights

The Supreme Court's decision to limit geofence warrants is a win for privacy advocates, who called their use unconstitutional but sought an outright ban.

Google challenges Delhi HC ruling over use of trademark for AdWords

The tech giant seeks a stay on the single judge order which directed Google to pay 30 lakh as damages to Hindware for using its trademark as keywords for its AdWords Programme

Legal Battle Ignites Over ‘Abortion Pill Reversal’ Claims As California Sues Major Pro-Life Networks

The State of California has launched a legal challenge against two major pro-life organizations, alleging they used deceptive marketing tactics to promote a medical treatment known as “abortion pill reversal.” California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed the lawsuit in the Alameda County Superior Court against Ohio-based Heartbeat International, Inc. and California-based RealOptions, which operates five [] Legal Battle Ignites Over ‘Abortion Pill Reversal’ Claims As California Sues Major Pro-Life Networks

Supreme Court Allows Exxon Mobil to Sue Over Assets Cuba Nationalized

A federal appeals court previously ruled a lower court had not properly analyzed legal issues in the case.

Trump DOJ Backs Elon Musk's xAI in Mississippi Clean Air Act Fight

The Department of Justice is seeking to dismiss a Clean Air Act lawsuit against Elon Musk’s AI company xAI, a move that offers one of the clearest indications yet of how the Trump administration is approaching environmental regulation in the race to expand U.S.

Oregon A.G. Seeks Delay of Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Suggests DOJ Approval Was ‘Corrupt’

The Oregon attorney general’s office has asked a judge to grant a 60-day delay on the closing of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, as it continues to investigate whether the deal violates antitrust law. Judge Eric Dahlin, of Multnomah County Superior Court, will hold a hearing on the motion on Monday. Lawyers for Paramount Skydance have []

Odd bedfellows. Pollies weigh in on unfair transparency fight

After losing an FOI case, the Department of Industry has appealed to the Federal Court, seeking to recover its costs from a private citizen, Rex Patrick.