Attorneys for the disgraced executive argued that he was allowed to retain personal copies even after forfeiting the album to prosecutors, but a federal judge saw things differently.
"The Federal Court has granted our request for an Emergency Hearing to secure injunctive relief,” Isaac Hayes III wrote.
The trademark lawsuit says the term was "invented by OutKast" and that a lesser-known group is confusing consumers by using it as their name.
With the state's tax agency claiming the court-ordered auction must help pay off Dash's huge tax bill, it's unclear how much of the proceeds will be left for anyone else.
The megastar's camp bristled at the campaign's use of the track — which has become the official theme song for Kamala Harris' campaign — in a social media clip.
Katherine Jackson claimed the huge sale "violated Michael’s wishes," but an appeals court says the superstar's will gave his executors "broad powers" to ink such deals.
The case was one of many, many sampling lawsuits the rapper formerly known as Kanye West has faced over the course of his prolific career.
A total of 40 states, along with the District of Columbia, are now participating in the legal fight against the touring giant.
Investors claimed Adidas should have disclosed internal problems with Ye years before the Yeezy partnership imploded, but a judge now says Adidas didn't break the law.
Experts say Swift likely has grounds to file a lawsuit over the phony endorsement, but that she might be better off responding with political activism rather than legal action.
