Jonathan J Batt, assigned in Crystal City, Virginia, accused of three charges with 76 specifications of sexual abuse

Trump appointee Stephen McGlynn rules that ban enacted in wake of deadly Highland Park attack is unconstitutional

Case file: https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/bd/bd/632fd37f46dfa396583a835b0d33/awban.pdf

Content warning: self-harm, sexually explicit acts, suicide, and other violence.

FBI considers 764 terror network a top threat to kids online.

Privacy lawsuit blows this way alleging disclosure of names, email addresses, geo info, video titles without permission

Case file: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.631097/gov.uscourts.nysd.631097.1.0.pdf

Carriers claim location data isn’t protected, say they have right to jury trial.

Case file: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca2.3faa6ebe-fa32-ef11-a296-001dd804fa85/gov.uscourts.ca2.3faa6ebe-fa32-ef11-a296-001dd804fa85.36.0.pdf
Case file: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca5.219140/gov.uscourts.ca5.219140.53.0.pdf

The tool will likely be released anyway, testing Meta’s litigiousness.

Case file: https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Zuckerman-v-Meta-Complaint.pdf

Former New York City mayor ordered to report to court after date passed to surrender valuables as part of $148m defamation judgement

The suit claims it was just a ploy to grab voters’ data.

Case file: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25273580/mcaferty-v-musk-and-america-pac.pdf

The Supreme Court of Mexico narrowly denied a challenge to controversial judicial reforms on Tuesday that were enacted by the government in September of this year. The reforms will make all judges in Mexico elected by a popular vote and establish an elected judicial disciplinary court to oversee judges.

Case file: https://www.internet2.scjn.gob.mx/red2/comunicados/comunicado.asp?id=8050 (Spanish)

Failure to warn customers about chip flaw leads to fraud claim

Case file: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.438883/gov.uscourts.cand.438883.1.0.pdf

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Tuesday that it will be taking action against the online cash app and neobank Dave, which it says used “misleading marketing to deceive consumers.” At issue is how Dave marketed $500 cash advances to consumers that it rarely offered, and the “Express Fee” it charged if customers wanted their money immediately.

Case file: https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/2323014davecomplaint.pdf

Sitejabber has been sitejabbed.

Here we go again. We’ve been discussing the iterative changes in Japanese copyright law for some time now. Those changes have been largely targeted rather than sweeping, though those targeted changes are arguably extreme in nature. First and foremost was moving copyright infringement largely out of the realm of civil law and into a criminal offense. While that is bad enough on its own, the Japanese government also demonstrated plainly that at least part of the impetus for these changes to copyright law were designed specifically to bend the knee to the country’s manga and anime industry. Those changes were especially worrisome, given they went beyond criminalizing direct infringement to also make it illegal to “infringe” in all kinds of indirect ways, such as sites that merely link to potentially infringing content, or individuals or sites that share “spoilers” for anime and manga content. That last bit is what led to one man being sentenced to 2 years in prison for engaging in “let’s play” and spoiler content in uploads to YouTube.

A court in Thailand has acquitted a Thai woman who had been charged with involvement in a 2015 bombing at a shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people and injured 120.

Australian Communications and Media Authority says telco did not check welfare of 369 people who tried to make a call while lines were down

Prosecutors argue case falls under Idaho’s crime statutes while Bryan Kohberger’s lawyers declare it unconstitutional

One Direction star Payne, 31, died after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina.

FTC has estimated that a large chunk of gift card scams target Google Play users.

Case file: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/11/google-has-no-duty-to-refund-gift-card-scam-victims-judge-finds/

Universal sues Believe, a music distributor in over 50 countries.

Case file: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.631149/gov.uscourts.nysd.631149.1.0.pdf

Despite rebranding a federal program that surveils the social media activities of immigrants and foreign visitors to a more benign name, the government agreed to spend more than $100 million to continue monitoring people’s online activities, records disclosed to EFF show.

Case files: https://www.documentcloud.org/app?q=%2Bproject%3Aeff-v-dhs-no-22-cv-019-219104%20

The security researcher who notified the media of the breach will be free from the city's lawsuit, but not without a caveat.

Donald Trump just took his war on the free press to a new level of absurdity, filing an FEC complaint against the Washington Post for — wait for it — promoting its own reporting. Apparently, Bezos’ attempt to appease the MAGA crowd with his endorsement cop-out didn’t do the trick.

Case file: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25263302/djtfp_complaint_10-31-24_wapo_corporate_contribution_1730472578.pdf

A former police officer who shot and killed Andre Hill has been found guilty in the shooting. A jury on Monday convicted former Columbus Officer Adam Coy of murder.

PowerSchool manages data for more than 60 million students and their educators.

Case file: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25260275/cherkin-v-powerschool-complaint-20240506.pdf