Hoping this actually goes through instead of being delayed indefinitely.

“The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was set to start enforcing the remaining provisions of its “click-to-cancel” rule on May 14th, requiring that subscriptions be as easy to cancel as to start. Now, the agency says it won’t enforce the rule until July 14th, as TechCrunch reports.”

#FTC #ruling #delayed #tech #news
https://www.theverge.com/news/664730/ftc-delay-click-to-cancel-rule

https://www.alojapan.com/1266493/japans-ruling-party-balks-at-importing-us-rice-as-part-of-tariff-deal/ Japan’s ruling party balks at importing US rice as part of tariff deal #balks #deal #importing #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #Japans #news #part #party #rice #ruling #tariff #us TOKYO — Lawmakers in Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party are fighting a proposal to offer to import more U.S.-grown rice as a part of a deal on tariffs with the Trump administration. A resolution by the LDP’s food security committee calls the idea of sacrif…

Judge Rules Apple Executive Lied Under Oath, Makes Criminal Contempt Referral

https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/judge-rules-apple-executive-lied

Apple Violated Antitrust Ruling, Judge Finds

https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-violated-antitrust-ruling-federal-judge-finds-66b85957

Judge Rules That Google Has An Advertising Monopoly

It has increasingly been a general consensus, and now a judge has confirmed that Google has a monopoly in advertising.

https://www.freezenet.ca/judge-rules-that-google-has-an-advertising-monopoly/

#US #judge #ruling #Google holds #illegal #advertising #tech #monopoly
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/17/judge-rules-google-holds-illegal-adtech-monopoly-00295953?ref=readtangle.com

Judge Rules Blanket Search of Cell Tower Data Unconstitutional

https://www.404media.co/judge-rules-blanket-search-of-cell-tower-data-unconstitutional/

Google is a monopoly in online ad tech, Federal judge rules

https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/google-is-a-monopoly-in-online-ad-tech-federal-judge-rules-151531919.html?src=rss

Google Is a Monopolist in Online Advertising Tech, Judge Says

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/technology/google-ad-tech-antitrust-ruling.html

Authors are humans.
Machines are tools.

‘In a landmark opinion over the copyrightability of works created by artificial intelligence, a (US) D.C. Circuit panel ruled on Tuesday that human authorship is required for copyright protection.’

https://www.courthousenews.com/dc-circuit-rules-ai-generated-work-ineligible-for-copyright/

US appeals court rules AI generated art cannot be copyrighted

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-appeals-court-rejects-copyrights-ai-generated-art-lacking-human-creator-2025-03-18/

"Citizens United at 15: Landmark Ruling Helped Elon Musk & Other Billionaires Bankroll Trump Victory"

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/1/22/citizens_united

#Trump #CitizensUnited #Ruling #Billionaires #Oligarchy #Money #Politics

US Supreme Court Rules Mass Government Censorship is Not a Free Speech Violation, Bans TikTok

Black is white, up is down, short is long, and, according to the US Supreme Court, mass government censorship of TikTok is protecting free speech.

https://www.freezenet.ca/us-supreme-court-rules-mass-government-censorship-is-not-a-free-speech-violation-bans-tiktok/

7 months after #ruling, future of #Wyoming #Transphobic #Lawsuit against #sorority is uncertain.

A #hearing on Tuesday in #DistrictCourt sought a #status on the pending #case, but #plaintiffs' #counsel had few #details.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Wyoming #HigherEducation #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://wyofile.com/seven-months-after-ruling-future-of-wyoming-transgender-sorority-suit-remains-uncertain/

#FederalCourt #Rules In Favor of #Forcibly #Detransitioning #Transgender #Inmates In #Florida.

#Incarcerated #transgender #people were a major topic of debate in the 2024 #elections. Now, a #Corrupt #Trump #judge #ruling on a #Florida #policy shows how #cruel abandoning #trans #people in #prison can be.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/federal-court-rules-in-favor-of-forcibly

US Court Murders Net Neutrality: A Key Pillar to the Open Internet

A key pillar to the free and open internet was struck down by a US court. So where does that leave the legal status of the internet?

Network neutrality, frequently referred to as net neutrality, is a big reason why you have be

https://www.freezenet.ca/us-court-murders-net-neutrality-a-key-pillar-to-the-open-internet/

#Trans #woman #AmberKim was #thrown in #men’s #prison after being #caught having #consensual #sex with her #cisgender #cellmate.

Despite initially ruling she should be remain in a #woman's #prison the #state #reversed it's #ruling after #negative #media #coverage.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Washington #Police #Incarceration #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Transphobia #NoPoliceAtPride

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/trans-woman-was-caught-having-consensual-sex-with-another-woman-so-they-threw-her-in-mens-prison/

A quotation from Martin, George R. R.:

«
Ruling is hard. This was maybe my answer to Tolkien, whom, as much as I admire him, I do quibble with. Lord of the Rings had a very medieval philosophy: that if the king was a good man, the land would prosper. We look at real history and it’s not that simple. Tolkien can say that Aragorn became king and reig…
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/martin-george-r-r/57304/

#Ruling by a #conservative #SupremeCourt could help #blue #states #resist #Trump's #policies

With Trump’s election, it’s now blue states that have a sharper #tool to #combat #Republican #agendas.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #DemocraticParty #Allies #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate

https://alabamareflector.com/2024/12/09/ruling-by-a-conservative-supreme-court-could-help-blue-states-resist-trump-policies/

#OutintheWorld: #LGBTQ #news from #Canada, #Europe, and #Asia

#Homophobic #Lawmaker urges #HongKong to #ignore #relationship #recognition #court #ruling.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NorthAmerica #Canada #EuropeanUnion #Romania #Lithuania #Asia #China

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2024/12/09/out-in-the-world-lgbtq-news-from-canada-europe-and-asia/