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UK reportedly finds legal basis to board shadow fleet tankers evading oil sanctions: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/12/uk-reportedly-finds-legal-basis.html

Great news.
EU approves legal workaround to sideline Orbšn, keep Russian assets frozen forever. The EU’s decision undermines the Kremlin’s hopes of unfreezing the money under a post-war peace settlement.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-approve…

EU approves legal workaround to sideline Orbán, keep Russian assets frozen forever
The EU’s decision undermines the Kremlin’s hopes of unfreezing the money under a post-war peace settlement.

SCOTUSblog Falls Into the MAGA Orbit - Legal Planet
https://legal-planet.org/2025/12/12/scotusblog-falls-into-the-maga-orbit/

U.S. military members fear personal legal blowback tied to boat strikes (Ryan Lucas/NPR)
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/12/nx-s1-5629164/boat-strikes-service-members-legal-risk
http://www.memeorandum.com/251212/p122#a251212p122

Reddit files a lawsuit against Australia over its social media ban for under-16s, saying the ban "infringes the implied freedom of political communication" (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/reddit-files-…

GoFundMe Ignores its Own Rules
by Hosting a Legal-Defense Fund for the ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good
https://www.wired.com/story/gofundme-ice-jonathan-ross-renee-good-fundraiser/

GoFundMe Ignores Own Rules by Hosting a Legal-Defense Fund for the ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good
The fundraiser for the ICE agent in the Renee Good killing has stayed online in seeming breach of GoFundMe’s own terms of service, prompting questions about selective enforcement.

Penske Media sues Google for allegedly monopolizing the digital ad market and depriving publishers of billions in revenue, following a 2025 US court ruling (Josh Dickey/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/public-polic…

Penske Media Sues Google Over Accusation of Digital Ad Market Manipulation
Penske Media Corp., the publisher of major entertainment and culture brands including Rolling Stone, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, sued Google on Monday, accusing the tech giant of illegally monopolizing the digital advertising market and depriving publishers of billions of dollars in revenue.

Deezer-Ipsos survey of 9,000 music listeners in eight countries: 97% can't distinguish AI-generated music, 73% support clear labelling of AI tracks, and more (Jaspreet Singh/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/a

CAPITOL HILL CELEBRATES
JENNER & BLOCK:
Congressional Republicans and Democrats
came together last night
for a bipartisan event celebrating the release of
“When Congress Comes Calling,”
a newly updated handbook on congressional investigations
published by Jenner & Block and the Project on Government Oversight.
Jenner & Block is a prominent law firm which remains locked in a bitter legal fight with the Trump administration.

Top House Republicans cheer law firm tangled in bitter battle with Trump
Top Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill came together this week to praise a prominent law firm and government watchdog group – even as the firm remains locked in a bitter legal fight with President Donald Trump’s administration.According to a new report in Politico, lawmakers from both parties...

Source: the BBC board held an unexpected meeting Wednesday after President Trump demanded the BBC retract a Panorama documentary about January 6 and apologize (Brian Stelter/CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/media/bbc-trump-board-meeting

BBC holds surprise board meeting to weigh Trump’s legal threat
The BBC board held an unexpected meeting on Wednesday as the British broadcaster stares down a legal threat from President Trump, a source told CNN.