A U.S. District Court dismissed 4chan and Lolcow's lawsuit against UK regulator Ofcom on sovereign immunity grounds rather than merits, preventing American courts from hearing constitutional challenges to Ofcom's orders. The court noted that while it declined to rule on whether Ofcom violated First Amendment rights, Congress could amend sovereign immunity law to allow such suits, with two proposed bills (GRANITE Act and HOMEFRONT Act) designed to address this gap.
McClatchy laid off all three remaining sports journalists at the Sacramento Bee—Kings beat reporter Jason Anderson, 49ers beat reporter Chris Biderman, and high school sports reporter Joe Davidson—as part of widespread company layoffs affecting dozens of newspapers. The cuts eliminate sports coverage in a city with two professional teams and reflect broader financial pressures on local news outlets owned by investment firms.
McClatchy laid off more than 90 employees nationwide, eliminating the entire three-person sports department at the Sacramento Bee along with reporters at its Fresno and Modesto papers. The Sacramento layoffs included veteran high school sports reporter Joe Davidson, who had worked there for 38 years, plus Kings beat reporter Jason Anderson and 49ers/Athletics reporter Chris Biderman.
US lawmakers Ron Wyden and Warren Davidson are urging Britain's investigatory powers tribunal to increase transparency in Apple's legal challenge against a UK government demand to break encrypted iCloud backups. The dispute stems from January 2025 when the Home Office issued a technical capability notice requiring Apple to assist law enforcement, prompting Apple to withdraw its Advanced Data Protection feature from UK users. The American politicians argue the UK is improperly using secrecy directives to circumvent US Congressional oversight and constitutional powers.