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Four British parents who are suing TikTok for the alleged wrongful deaths of their children say they are “suspicious” about the social media platform’s claim to have deleted their children’s data.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/21/uk-parents-suing-tiktok-over-childrens-deaths-suspicious-about-data-claims

A TikTok executive said that there were some things “we simply don’t have” because of “legal requirements around when we remove data”. Under UK GDPR rules, platforms are obliged to not keep personal data for longer than necessary.

KEWL🌀NEWS

#UK #TIKTOK #DATA #LAWSUIT #PRESS
Ellen Roome and her son Julian. She is campaigning for a ‘Jools’ law,’, which would give parents the automatic right to their children’s data after their deaths. Photograph: Handout


"The #PrivacyAct prohibits an agency from disclosing someone’s records—even within the agency—unless that person approves in writing or the agency meets one of the law’s 12 exceptions. Most of the exceptions deal with fairly specific circumstances...

But there are also two broad, vague exceptions..."
https://www.wired.com/story/privacy-act-doge-lawsuits/

#ElonMusk #Musk #Doge #Lawsuit #Resistance #Resist #Privacy #Law #Legal #Data #Information #Government #Politics #US #USPol #USA #News #USNews
Sub-heading and text from article:

What Is the Privacy Act?

The Privacy Act is a law that limits how the federal government can collect, use, and share information about US citizens and other people in the United States.

The law’s core features include letting people access government records about them; letting people correct those records if they contain mistakes; requiring agencies to limit information collection, publish lists of records databases, and protect data from hackers; and restricting how agency employees and third parties can access records.

Those restrictions on accessing data are at the heart of the ongoing DOGE saga.

The Privacy Act prohibits an agency from disclosing someone’s records—even within the agency—unless that person approves in writing or the agency meets one of the law’s 12 exceptions. Most of the exceptions deal with fairly specific circumstances, such as congressional oversight, law enforcement investigations, court orders, census work, statistical research, and National Archives preservation. But there are also two broad, vague exceptions: Agencies can share records with their own employees who “have a need for the record in the performance of their duties” or with third parties for “a routine use” (defined as one that is “compatible with the purpose for which [the data] was collected”).


STATE OF NEW MEXICO v. MUSK
Declaration of Joshua Fisher
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69638651/24/1/state-of-new-mexico-v-musk/

"Musk is a senior advisor to the president...

In his role as senior advisor..., Musk has no actual or formal authority to make #government decisions...

He is not an employee of the US #Doge Service...

#Musk is not the US Doge Service administrator"

[Is Fisher lying to delay court rulings? Musk is obviously running Doge, whatever his official title.]

#ElonMusk #Lawsuit #NewMexico #Trump #Politics #USA #USPol
Text from document:
2. I am the Director of the Office of Administration. I have held that position since January 20, 2025. In that capacity, I am personally involved in the appointment of special govt employees. I have personal knowledge of Mr. Elon Musk’s employment status with the federal govt.

3. Mr. Musk is an employee of the White House Office. He holds that position as a non- career Special Govt Employee (“SGE”).

4. In that job, Mr. Musk is a Senior Advisor to the President. It is not uncommon for the President to have Senior Advisors who are SGEs. For instance, Anita Dunn was an influential Senior Advisor to President Biden, while serving as an SGE.

5. In his role as a Senior Advisor to the President, Mr. Musk has no greater authority than other senior White House advisors. Like other senior White House advisors, Mr. Musk has no

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actual or formal authority to make govt decisions himself. Mr. Musk can only advise the President and communicate the President’s directives.

6. The U.S. DOGE Service is a component of the Executive Office of the President. The U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization is within the U.S. DOGE Service. Both are separate from the White House Office. Mr. Musk is an employee in the White House Office & not an employee of the U.S. DOGE Service or U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization. Mr. Musk is not the U.S. DOGE Service Administrator.


Pro-migrant organizations sue Noem, DHS over Venezuelan TPS reversal

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/02/20/dhs-noem-venezuelan-tps-lawsuit/3201740100961/

Two federal lawsuits accuse the Department of Homeland Security and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem of illegally revoking temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of migrants.

A pair of pro-immigrant organizations accuse the Department of Homeland Services and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem of violating the rights of 607,000 Venezuelan migrants in federal court.

#NOEM #DHS #LAWSUIT #MIGRANTS #PRESS


New York sues vape distributors over Elf Bar and other fruit and candy e-cigarettes

https://apnews.com/article/vaping-new-york-letitia-james-elf-bar-lawsuit-7048079c0a6d5014499e4c922e0b3b9a

New York on Thursday sued some of the country’s biggest distributors of electronic cigarettes, accusing the companies of violating state laws that prohibit the sale of vaping flavors and designs that appeal to children.

#vaping #NY #lawsuit #press


Judge Who Made Life Hell for Trump Will Oversee Case on Elon Musk

A major lawsuit against Elon Musk just got assigned to his new nightmare: Judge Tanya Chutkan.
https://newrepublic.com/post/191559/judge-tanya-chutkan-case-lawsuit-elon-musk

"Judge Tanya Chutkan, who presided over Trump’s federal election interference case, was assigned the federal #lawsuit filed by 14 states against [Trump] and #Musk, attacking the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s authority."

#ElonMusk #Coup #Trump #Doge #Politics #Government #News #US #USA
News headline:
Judge Who Made Life Hell for Trump Will Oversee Case on Elon Musk

A major lawsuit against Elon Musk just got assigned to his new nightmare: Judge Tanya Chutkan.

by Hafiz Rashid
February 14, 2025 / 1:36 p.m. ET


Bristling at ‘Gulf of Mexico’ name change on maps, Mexico says it might sue Google

https://apnews.com/article/gulf-mexico-america-trump-sheinbaum-google-map-a1edcea55462b1df747295526787b959

#Mexico #Google #GulfOfMexico #lawsuit #press


Trump violated law by firing Biden ethics enforcer appointed to stop ‘circumstances such as these,’ lawsuit says

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/direct-conflict-with-nearly-a-century-of-precedent-trump-violated-law-by-firing-biden-ethics-enforcer-appointed-to-stop-circumstances-such-as-these-lawsuit-says/

#trump #ethics #lawsuit #press


Trump Argues That Courts Cannot Block Musk’s Team From Treasury Systems

...A hearing is set for Friday.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/nyregion/trump-doge-treasury-elon-musk.html

Members of Musk’s so-called Dept of Government Efficiency, which is not actually a department, have been combing through the databases to find expenditures to cut. The #lawsuit says the initiative challenges the Constitution’s separation of powers, under which #Congress determines #government spending."

#Musk #Coup #Doge #Treasury #Law #Politics #Trump #News #USA
News headline:
Trump Argues That Courts Cannot Block Musk’s Team From Treasury Systems

The president’s lawyers argued that the distinction between civil servants and political appointees was unworkable and unconstitutional. A hearing is set for Friday.


Third judge blocks Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship for kids of people in US illegally

https://apnews.com/article/trump-birthright-citizenship-order-lawsuit-edc182abc957868840f28c4bfb5326b6

#trump #birthright #lawsuit #press


Target Sued for Defrauding Shareholders on DEI

https://www.inc.com/reuters/target-sued-for-defrauding-shareholders-on-dei/91145638

The retailer was hit with lawsuit alleging it misled investors about DEI initiative risks, which led to consumer boycotts and diving stocks.

#TARGET #DEI #LAWSUIT #PRESS


"A Wisconsin couple has filed a lawsuit against pharmacy benefit manager Optum Rx and Walgreens, alleging their son's death was linked to a sudden price increase in his asthma medication."

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/wisconsin-couple-sues-walgreens-optum-rx-over-sons-death.html

#healthcare #DrugPrices #PrescriptionDrugs #PBMs #optumrx #walgreens #lawsuit #courts #CostsOfCare


Trump ends legal battle over Twitter ban

https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/08/trump-ends-legal-battle-over-twitter-ban/

President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the company formerly known as Twitter appears to be over.

Trump sued the social media platform for banning him in the aftermath of January 6, 2021, when Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. While a federal judge dismissed the suit in 2022, the then-former president’s lawyers continued to appeal.

#TRUMP #TWITTER #JAN6 #MUSK #LAWSUIT #PRESS


Law firm sues Mike Lindell’s MyPillow for over $75K to enforce settlement agreement

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/defendant-has-not-responded-law-firm-sues-mike-lindells-mypillow-for-over-75k-to-enforce-settlement-agreement-in-labor-law-violations-class-action-lawsuit/

A Minnesota law firm is suing pillow magnate Mike Lindell’s company, alleging significant unpaid debts that stem from a separate lawsuit originally filed in 2020 and finally settled last spring. In the underlying class action lawsuit, Brandon Deutsch sued MyPillow, Inc. as the lead plaintiff and representative on behalf of several call center employees.

#LINDELL #MYPLLOW #LAWSUIT #PRESS
Mike Lindell gives a thumbs up as he passes by a rally for supporters of former President Donald Trump, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee).


Blake Lively sued for defamation by PR group in ‘It Ends With Us’ feud
Jed Wallace and Street Relations are suing Blake Lively for $7 million after she allegedly brought them into her legal fight with co-star and director Justin Baldoni.
#lawsuit #celebrity #media #Entertainment #Trending #BlakeLively
https://globalnews.ca/news/11006631/blake-lively-sued-defamation-pr-jed-wallace/


Blake Lively sued for defamation by PR group in ‘It Ends With Us’ feud
Jed Wallace and Street Relations are suing Blake Lively for $7 million after she allegedly brought them into her legal fight with co-star and director Justin Baldoni.
#lawsuit #celebrity #media #Entertainment #Trending #BlakeLively
https://globalnews.ca/news/11006631/blake-lively-sued-defamation-pr-jed-wallace/


Doctors sue Trump admin over removed health data

https://www.axios.com/2025/02/04/doctors-sue-trump-removed-health-data

A national physicians group sued the Trump administration Tuesday for removing thousands of pages of health data and information from federal websites.

Doctors for America claims that in taking public health data offline without advance notice, agencies including the CDC and FDA abused their discretion and arbitrarily deprived clinicians and researchers of tools necessary to treat patients.

#TRUMP #CDC #LAWSUIT #PRESS


Prince Harry gets apology, big settlement from Murdoch’s UK tabloids over intrusion
Prince Harry blames the media for the death of his mother, Princess Diana. He also blames them for the persistent attacks on his wife, Meghan Markle.
#media #lawsuit #royalty #UK #Trending #World
https://globalnews.ca/news/10971730/prince-harry-settlement-apology-rupert-murdoch-uk-tabloids-intrusion-princess-diana/


Prince Harry gets apology, big settlement from Murdoch’s UK tabloids over intrusion
Prince Harry blames the media for the death of his mother, Princess Diana. He also blames them for the persistent attacks on his wife, Meghan Markle.
#media #lawsuit #royalty #UK #Trending #World
https://globalnews.ca/news/10971730/prince-harry-settlement-apology-rupert-murdoch-uk-tabloids-intrusion-princess-diana/


FTC lawsuit against Meta to proceed to bench trial in April 2025. FTC claims Meta acted illegally to maintain a monopoly on social networks, and it overpaid for Instagram and WhatsApp to eliminate competitive threats. https://www.reuters.com/technology/meta-faces-april-trial-ftc-case-seeking-unwind-instagram-merger-2024-11-25/ #meta #instagram #whatsapp #FTC #lawsuit #monopoly
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Google is suing a federal regulator over supervision of its payment division

#GOOGLE #LAWSUIT #PRESS


https://www.europesays.com/1646823/ Maine becomes latest US state to sue oil companies over climate change – World #Climate #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #lawsuit #Maine #US
Maine becomes latest US state to sue oil companies over climate change - World


Disgusting, cruel, and STUPID

"Miscarrying patient was passed around 'like a hot potato' due to #Idaho #abortion ban, #doctor testifies

The "heavily bleeding" patient was told the pregnancy would not survive, but she had not been counseled on abortion... plaintiff in a #lawsuit over the state's abortion bans, said...

"My colleagues are so scared and confused to even mention the word... pass the patient around and hopefully something will happen and declare itself"'

https://abcnews.go.com/US/miscarrying-patient-passed-hot-potato-due-idaho-abortion/story?id=116024001


following on from the PSC's letter to ofcom, i've been wondering: is there a viable route to collectively suing the media for misinformation? can we lodge a complaint as the UK public against our media's wilful distortion of the facts? if you're a legal expert or know someone on mastodon who is, please weigh in. thanks.
#law #uk #palestine #amsterdam #lawsuit
https://palestinecampaign.eaction.online/ofcom-sky-news-complaint


📰 Ben & Jerry's is back in court again, and this time it's #suing its parent company #Unilever over accusations that it silenced the #IceCream maker's attempts to express support for a #ceasefire in #Gaza and support #Palestinian #refugees.

In a #lawsuit filed on Wednesday, Ben & Jerry's said Unilever breached the terms of a previous agreement that gave the ice cream company responsibility over its "social mission".

Despite this, Ben & Jerry's said it was #silenced four separate times when it tried calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, advocating for halting US military aid to #Israel, supporting university #students #protesting against Israel's war on Gaza, and supporting the safe passage of Palestinian refugees from Gaza to the UK.

🔗 Read more:
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ben-jerrys-accuses-unilever-silencing-its-pro-palestine-stances