The U.S. Department of Defense and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence should establish more explicit roles and responsibilities for the acquisition of commercial satellite imagery and data critical to national security issues, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a report published Wednesday.
MGM Domestic Television Distribution asked the full Ninth Circuit on Monday to rethink its decision allowing Starz Entertainment to bring claims against the film and TV show distributor over licensing films that were supposed to be exclusive to Starz, arguing that the suit was filed past a three-year time limit set by the Supreme Court.
A federal judge once again rejected claims brought forward by consumers accusing an Arizona public utility of unlawfully raising rates for customers with rooftop solar-energy systems in order to squash competition in the electricity market.
The D.C. Circuit Court has revived an attempt by victims of Iranian terrorism to lay claim to $10 million in blocked funds held by Wells Fargo, finding that the money was traceable to Iran and overturning a lower court's decision to dismiss the case.
An Illinois federal judge allowed a suit accusing over a dozen top private universities of conspiring to limit financial aid to move forward despite claims from the schools that their actions were permitted under an exemption to antitrust law.