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DOJ Intervenes to Defend Constitutionality of Lanham Act in Redskins' Trademark Dispute

Another chapter has unfolded in the 23-year-old dispute between the Washington Redskins and the Native Americans who object to the team's mascot -- a.. Read More

Where Can You be Hauled into Court When You Post Defamatory Statements on Facebook?

Despite advances in technology and the myriad of new platforms on which we can defame someone, traditional principles of personal jurisdiction still.. Read More

Sunshine Reform on the Horizon

Earlier this month, a pair of bipartisan bills were introduced in Congress to provide greater access to federal agency records under the Freedom of.. Read More

What Price, On-Line Privacy?

Last week, indeed Friday the 13th, President Obama convened a "Cyber Summit" of business, technology and government leaders to address mounting.. Read More

SCOTUS Mows Down Yard-Man Inference

Businesses looking for areas to cut costs since the economic downturn have occasionally directed their gaze at employee benefits, either by requiring.. Read More

Shellshock: The Turtles' Successful State Law Copyright Claim Against Sirius

A recent decision in *Flo & Eddie, Inc. v. Sirius XM Radio* (the opinion can be found here), in which the court denied Defendant summary judgment, is.. Read More

Media Law 2015: An Update from the Front Lines

The American Bar Association recently convened the 20th Annual Conference of the Forum on Communications Law in Scottsdale, Arizona. Attended by over.. Read More

ERISA or Not, a Contract is Still a Contract, SCOTUS Holds

The Supreme Court was recently presented the question of whether collective-bargaining agreements ("CBAs") that provide for benefits governed by the.. Read More

Patently "Wrong": The U.S. Supreme Court Ends Federal Circuit's Overuse of "De Novo" Standard When Reviewing Trial Courts' Patent Claim Construction Rulings

"The Federal Circuit was wrong," wrote Justice Breyer in a majority opinion in which the United States Supreme Court's dissatisfaction with the.. Read More

Really? This Is Still a Thing?

I've been working in privacy for about 12 years now, and it truly is a profession where nothing can really surprise you. You would think in 2015, in.. Read More
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