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President Trump’s New Executive Order On College Sports: What It Says, What It Means, And What Comes Next

On April 3, 2026, President Trump signed “Urgent National Action to Save College Sports,” his most comprehensive executive order on college athletics to date.

United States Media & IT

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FCC Seeks Comment On Ways To Further Unleash American Drone Dominance

On April 1, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Public Notice (DA 26-314) seeking comment on ways in which it can unleash American drone dominance through enabling American unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and anti-drone defense systems (Counter-UAS). This Public Notice follows the Commission’s action in December 2025 that added all foreign-produced UAS and UAS critical components to the FCC’s Covered List.

United States Media & IT

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FCC Media Bureau Says Joint Fundraising Committees And Coordinated Ads Entitled To Lowest Unit Charge

The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) Media Bureau (Bureau) is weighing in on the question of what political ad...

United States Media & IT

WR

Wiley Rein

FTC Shows No Signs Of Letting Up On Enforcement Actions Against Deceptive Practices In Auto Industry

On April 2, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Maryland Attorney General's Office announced they had settled a lawsuit brought by the agencies against a dealer group based in Maryland...

United States Media & IT

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Auto Dealer Group Agrees To Pay More Than $3M, And Consumer Redress, To Resolve Charges Of Deceptive Pricing

United States Media & IT

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Press 1 For America: FCC Proposes Restrictions On And Compliance Requirements For Offshore Call Center Customer Support

United States Media & IT

SJ

Steptoe LLP

IT Risk And Controls Modernization For Today's Audit Environment

United States Media & IT

MG

MGO CPA LLP

NAD Decision Provides Guidance On Substantiating AI Claims

United States Media & IT

KD

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The Home Team Act—Proposed Federal Legislation Targeting Professional Sports Team Relocations

United States Media & IT

LL

Loeb & Loeb LLP

Bill Introduced To Curb ADA Online Accessibility Lawsuits

United States Media & IT

KM

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

What Do A Megastar Actor And A Macaque Have In Common? Reputation

United States Media & IT

WL

Withers LLP

FCC To Strengthen Equipment Authorization Process To Protect U.S. National Security

United States Media & IT

SM

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Auto Dealer Group Agrees To Pay More Than $3M, And Consumer Redress, To Resolve Charges Of Deceptive Pricing

United States Media & IT

FK

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Another Discount Pricing Case (This One Against Home Depot) Survives Motion To Dismiss

United States Media & IT

FK

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Monitoring The Hormuz Strait And The Subsequent Trade Volatility

United States International

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Colorado "Opt-Out" Litigation – Petition For Rehearing En Banc And Amicus Briefs In Support

United States Finance

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

U.S. States Outpace Federal And Global Standards On Cosmetic Chemical Restrictions

United States Consumer

BB

Baker Botts LLP

Simpson Thacher Sustainability And ESG: Regulatory Update – March 2026

United States Commercial

ST

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Congress Proposes Major Overhaul Of WARN: What Employers Need To Know About The Fair Warning Act

United States Employment

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

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Sport

President Trump’s New Executive Order On College Sports: What It Says, What It Means, And What Comes Next

On April 3, 2026, President Trump signed “Urgent National Action to Save College Sports,” his most comprehensive executive order on college athletics to date.

United States Media & IT

SS

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Facing The Music: Copyright Controversy In Olympic Figure Skating

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina delivered two unforgettable weeks of historic performances, and figure skating once again proved it is one of the event's crown jewels.

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

The Home Team Act—Proposed Federal Legislation Targeting Professional Sports Team Relocations

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) have jointly introduced the Home Team Act, a proposed bill that would essentially federalize Ohio’s Art Modell Law and impose a series of conditions...

United States Media & IT

LL

Loeb & Loeb LLP

Urgent National Action To Save College Sports (Trump EO Tracker)

United States Government

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Double Coverage: CFTC, Exchanges Signal New Era Of Oversight For Sports Prediction Markets

United States Media & IT

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

College Sports’ New Legal Risks: Prediction Markets And NIL Fraud

United States Media & IT

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WilmerHale

NIL Reform Efforts Gain Momentum: University Proposals And Federal Attention Signal Potential Structural Change

United States Media & IT

BI

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

The Courtside Battle: NCAA v. DraftKings Trademark Dispute

Canada Media & IT

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Talking Sports Law: A Conversation With Michael Donadio, Vice President And Deputy General Counsel Of The Pittsburgh Penguins (Podcast)

United States Media & IT

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K&L Gates LLP

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Publishing

AI As Star Witness: How A Buyer’s AI Conversations Sank Its Earnout Avoidance Strategy

On March 16, 2026, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a significant post-trial opinion in Fortis Advisors, LLC v. Krafton, Inc.1 The case arose from Krafton, Inc.’s (the “Buyer”)///

United States Technology

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Mayer Brown

In Landmark Decision, SCOTUS Shuts The Door On Expansive Copyright Liability For Internet Providers

In a big win for telecommunications companies and other online service providers, the Supreme Court ruled on March 25, 2026 that Cox Communications...

United States IP

DS

Dinsmore & Shohl

The FTC Continues To Crack Down On Deceptive Subscriptions (Rulemaking Or Not)

In October, our colleague Holly Melton read the tea leaves and wrote that the FTC might take steps to revive the "Click-to-Cancel" Rule (the Rule).

United States Media & IT

FK

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Why Every Music Artist Needs Independent Royalty Accounting

United States Media & IT

MG

MGO CPA LLP

AGs Fight To Keep Kids SAFE

United States Privacy

KD

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Beware Of Scam Literary Agencies: How To Spot Fraud

Canada Criminal

EC

Edwards Creative Law

Why Every Pro Athlete Needs A Financial Front Office

United States Media & IT

MG

MGO CPA LLP

Is "Refreshing" A Therapeutic Claim?

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Is "Refreshing" A Therapeutic Claim?

United States Media & IT

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

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Music and the Arts

Pryor Cashman Continues To Support Creative Community In AI Copyright Case

In a lawsuit filed by music publishers against Anthropic PBC for its unlicensed exploitation of their copyrighted lyrics in its generative artificial intelligence platform, “Claude,” Pryor Cashman...

United States IP

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

Facing The Music: Copyright Controversy In Olympic Figure Skating

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina delivered two unforgettable weeks of historic performances, and figure skating once again proved it is one of the event's crown jewels.

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment

In case involving claims against internet service provider for contributory copyright infringement, U.S. Supreme Court holds that contributory infringement can arise only where service provider affirmatively induces third party’s infringement...

United States IP

LL

Loeb & Loeb LLP

Supreme Court Rejects “Mere Knowledge” Standard For Contributory Copyright Infringement In Cox v. Sony, Reverses $1 Billion Judgment Against Cox

United States IP

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Good Friday Restrictions For Liquor And Music And Dancing Licensees

Cayman Islands Media & IT

CI

Cayman Islands Government

Supreme Court Narrows Contributory Copyright Liability And Reframes The DMCA Landscape - Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment

United States IP

M

Mintz

Supreme Court Unanimously Reverses Fourth Circuit In Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment

United States IP

LA

Lando & Anastasi

AI-Generated Country Song Tops Billboard—So Who Cares That It Cannot Be Copyrighted? Wrong.

United States IP

K

Klemchuk

In Landmark Decision, SCOTUS Shuts The Door On Expansive Copyright Liability For Internet Providers

United States IP

DS

Dinsmore & Shohl

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Social Media

ICYMI: Developments In Anthropic Challenges To Department Of War Supply Chain Risk "Designation"

Federal contractor Anthropic PBC was recently the subject of social media "directives" issued by the President and the Secretary of War that sought to designate the company a supply chain risk...

United States Technology

WR

Wiley Rein

Five Stars, Zero Tolerance: FTC Turns Up Enforcement Under Consumer Review Rule

The FTC is now prioritizing enforcement of its Consumer Review and Testimonials Rule, issuing warning letters to companies using fake reviews, undisclosed incentives or misleading testimonials, and demanding immediate corrective action.

United States Consumer

B

Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

The "Rogers" Test Continues To Be A Vital Protection For Expressive Works

Third-party trademarks and products show up in motion pictures and television productions in all sorts of ways. Cameras pan down busy urban streets with restaurant, retail signage, and billboards on both sides.

United States IP

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Facing The Music: Copyright Controversy In Olympic Figure Skating

AB

Aird & Berlis LLP

What Do A Megastar Actor And A Macaque Have In Common? Reputation

United States Media & IT

WL

Withers LLP

Decoding The Competition Bureau's Draft Merger Enforcement Guidelines

Canada Anti-trust

ML

McMillan LLP

Landmark Verdicts Against Meta And YouTube Signal New Era Of Social Media Platform Liability

United States Media & IT

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Bill C‑22: The Lawful Access Act Reintroduces Lawful Access In Parliament After The Government Of Canada's Abortive Attempt To Do So In Bill C‑2, The Strong Borders Act

Canada Media & IT

F

Fasken

TikTok Reaches Deal With Federal Government To Continue Operating In Canada

Canada Media & IT

C

Cassels

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Latest Videos

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Is Big Tech Responsible For A Youth Mental Health Crisis? (Podcast)

GR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

Consumer Counterpoint: Episode 11 – Update – Texas Mini-TCPA Registration Requirements (Video)

SS

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

How Can US–Japan Digital Media Deals Structure IP, Licensing, And Compliance? (Video)

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Gamma Law

Tyson Settles Greenwashing Lawsuit (Podcast)

KD

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Reel Talk Ep 2: Digital Doppelgangers: Navigating AI And Likeness Rights (Video)

LL

Loeb & Loeb LLP

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