Pop Culture
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The popular country band that was known until recently as Lady Antebellum asked a Nashville federal court Wednesday to declare that the band’s new name, Lady A, doesn’t infringe on the rights of a Black blues singer who performs under the same moniker… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A pair of Democratic senators have floated a bill aiming to block colleges from requiring student-athletes to sign liability waivers related to the COVID-19 pandemic as some schools are starting to allow athletes back on campus and as the NCAA pushes toward a fall season in some form… Read this piece in its entirety at
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Citing “numerous indicia” of gender-based discrimination and harassment at The Walt Disney Co., an investor sued the entertainment goliath in Delaware’s Chancery Court on Tuesday seeking access to a range of company records for potential litigation… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Female players who sued the U.S. Soccer Federation can’t go ahead with pay discrimination claims against the athletic organization because the women actually made more than their male counterparts, a California federal judge ruled Friday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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An Illinois federal judge ruled that Jussie Smollett can’t pursue allegations that the city of Chicago, its police department and others participated in a malicious prosecution of the “Empire” actor after he was attacked earlier this year and then accused of staging the incident himself… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 