Public Policy & Legal
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Judge Blocks Trump’s Name From Kennedy Center Building and Grounds
The Trump-controlled board’s latest workaround violates federal law and an earlier court order, Christopher Cooper rules
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How Jon Voight Convinced Trump to Support a Federal Film Tax Incentive: ‘This Isn’t About a Handout to Hollywood’
The Oscar winner and his partners Steven Paul and Scott Karol say that anecdotes and a new MPA-commissioned study swayed the president
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Nick Reiner Will Not Face Death Penalty for Murders of Michele and Rob Reiner
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman further notes that he doesn’t see a trial starting before 2027
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Federal Film Tax Incentive Would Double Annual US Production Spending by 2035, MPA Study Says
The commissioned report kicks off an all-in lobbying push by Hollywood unions and studios as a bipartisan tax credit bill gets ironed out
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Trump Commerce Secretary Shares Kennedy Center Ceiling Collapse Footage, Calls for Closure and ‘Major’ Fundraising
“If a performance had been underway, patrons could have been killed,” Howard Lutnick writes
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Netflix, Amazon and YouTube Form Streaming Lobby Alliance
The Streaming Access and Choice Alliance launches as Washington scrutinizes streaming’s growing hold on sports rights
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Paramount Argues States’ Antitrust Lawsuit Against Warner Bros. Merger Is ‘Not the Product of Sound Economic Analysis’
In a legal response filed Friday, Paramount also claims that the states don’t have the authority to regulate the merger
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Paramount, California AG Rob Bonta to Hold Warner Bros. Merger Lawsuit Settlement Conference in Late October
Both sides must provide the court with specific dates for a two-day settlement conference by Tuesday
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LA City Council’s Adrin Nazarian Wants to ‘Part the Red Sea of Red Tape’ for Film Shoots
The Studio City Councilmember tells TheWrap about his new committee to fight back against job losses in Hollywood
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Dan Schneider Loses Appeal in ‘Quiet on Set’ Documentary Defamation Lawsuit
The Nickelodeon creator had argued the Investigation Discovery doc implied he “committed crimes of child sexual abuse”
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LA City Council Launches Committee to Address Production Flight
Committee chair Adrin Nazarian says he wants to “part the Red Sea of red tape” that ensnares countless film shoots in Los Angeles
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Ruby Rose Says Co-Star Noel Clarke ‘Preyed on a Woman’ on ‘SAS’ Set Amid His UK Sexual Assault Charges
“I reported him. No one cared,” the actress writes hours after the “Doctor Who” star was charged with sexual assault, voyeurism and exposure
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Florida AG Sues Netflix for Data Tracking, Targeting Kids
“Parents, not streaming corporations need to direct the upbringing of children,” James Uthmeier says
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Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger: Supreme Court Asks for State AG Response to Iowa, Montana Objection by Sept. 25
Brenna Bird and Austin Knudsen previously asked the court to block the “politicized” lawsuit against the pending $110 billion deal
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Adam Schiff Is Shocked to ‘Strongly’ Agree With Trump on Film Tax Credit: ‘Never Used Those Words Before’
“I think we are very close to making that happen,” the California Senator tells CNN’s Elex Michaelson
