Appeals Courts (US)

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Lawyers Argue Seizure of Jail Notes Was Unjust

Lawyers for the music mogul objected at a hearing to prosecutors viewing handwritten materials from their client’s cell after a sweep of the Brooklyn jail where he is being held.

By Ben Sisario and Julia Jacobs

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Ed Sheeran Prevails in Copyright Appeal Over ‘Let’s Get It On’

A three-judge panel affirmed that Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” did not illegally borrow from Marvin Gaye’s song.

By Ben Sisario

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Musk Wins Appeal Over Tweet He Had to Delete About Union Push

The Fifth Circuit court ruled that the 2018 post was protected speech. It also vacated an order to reinstate a pro-union Tesla worker who was fired.

By Brooks Barnes

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Prosecutors Say Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Can’t ‘Pay His Way Out of Detention’

In a new filing, the government said the music mogul, who has proposed a sizable bail package as part of his bid to be released, should remain incarcerated.

By Julia Jacobs

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