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Jeffrey Goldberg
MEDIA March 14, 2022
Ruth Shalit Barrett’s lawsuit against the august magazine’s parent company, and its own recently-filed motion to dismiss, address many complex issues about her past as a plagiarist. Naturally, perhaps, it also comes down to narrative framing.
Kremlin
HOLLYWOOD March 9, 2022
Russia’s horrific invasion of Ukraine is reshaping the global economy. And for Hollywood, that means one thing: a torrent of future litigation.
Max Scherzer
MEDIA March 8, 2022
As the stalemate between owners and players drags on, a once-unthinkable legal maneuver is now on the table.
Bill Cosby
HOLLYWOOD March 7, 2022
News on Cosby’s coming trial, one of the ugliest divorces in Hollywood, and Activision’s bizarre legal headache.
netflix
HOLLYWOOD March 3, 2022
New legal filings explain the latest developments in a bizarre legal skirmish involving an indie darling, former actor D.A., and the Texas appeals court.
Ketanji Brown Jackson
HOLLYWOOD February 28, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson could be an unpredictable vote on media cases with no easy answers. Meanwhile, a new California law is driving Netflix ballistic.
Makan Delrahim
MEDIA February 27, 2022
Makan Delrahim, who led the D.O.J.’s antitrust division during the Trump administration, is back in the private sector, teaching at Penn and advising private equity firms. Here, in a long and honest conversation, he helps chart the future of media—at least from the legal perspective.
CNN
HOLLYWOOD February 21, 2022
The potential new law that could help the recently departed CNN C.M.O., plus updates on WarnerMedia’s other legal headache, Bill Cosby’s future, and the MLB’s nightmare spring.
Harper Lee and Gregory Peck
HOLLYWOOD February 15, 2022
Buried in an Alabama court document is a bombshell revelation: Harper Lee’s estate has granted the rights to her canonical novel to a group of descendants of the principals who made its 1962 Oscar-winning adaptation—all but paving the way for a future sequel one day.
Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, and Dr. Dre
HOLLYWOOD February 13, 2022
A behind-the-scenes clash over the Super Bowl halftime show is a case study in the N.F.L.’s effort to protect its brand through a draconian playbook. As Dr. Dre and Eminem have learned, Republicans buy League Pass too.
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