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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:21:16 +0000

Keep Your Hands off My Briefs: Lawyers Sue Westlaw, Lexis
Two lawyers are taking on legal database providers Westlaw and LexisNexis with what appears to be a novel interpretation of copyright law in a new lawsuit over the copying of publicly filed legal briefs.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:15:47 +0000

Supreme Court Talks Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
Supreme Court justices expressed sympathy Wednesday for the aims of the Stolen Valor Act, a law that makes it a federal offense to lie about earning military honors, but had concerns about how far the government could go in punishing liars of all stripes.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:01:10 +0000

In California Settlement, Companies Agree to App Privacy Rules
California's Attorney General Kamala D. Harris reached an agreement with six of the largest companies in the mobile device market that could change how app makers handle personal data and the way millions of people download apps.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:04:43 +0000

10th Circuit: Feds Can Withhold Prisoner Mugshots
The Denver-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit has ruled that Justice Department may withhold mugshots of federal prisoners from the public.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:43:20 +0000

RIP Katherine Darmer: Law Prof, Marriage Equality Proponent
M. Katherine Baird Darmer, a Chapman University School of Law professor and an active campaigner for marriage equality, died after falling from a building in Irvine.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:32:22 +0000

Virginia Governor Backs off Support for Ultrasound Bill
Never doubt the power that is Saturday Night Live political satire. Last week, we told you that the Virginia House of Delegates passed a measure which would require women seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound, and that could likely mean a more physically invasive transvaginal ultrasound for women in the early stages of pregnancy. Gov. Bob McDonnell indicated his support for the law. On Saturday, SNL's Weekend Update ridiculed the Virginia General Assembly and the bill, with Amy Poehler saying "transvaginal" was her "favorite airline." Weekend Update anchor Seth Myers also mocked the Virginia bill that declares life begins at conception. Now, Gov. McDonnell has backed off his unconditional support for the ultrasound bill. . .

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:17:29 +0000

A Breed Apart: San Antonio’s Pet Court
Special courts are very in right now, whether for the mentally ill, drug addicts -- or pet owners. San Antonio, Texas, seems to be the pioneer of tribunals of the latter breed.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:52:35 +0000

The AM Roundup: Fannie/Freddie Fees, DSK, Paulson Suit, More
Law Blog rounds up the morning's news.

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:51:39 +0000

Matter of Interpretation: Supreme Court Sympathetic to Japanese Litigant
Supreme Court justices seemed pretty sure Tuesday that they knew how to interpret the meaning of the word “interpreter,” signaling they are likely to rule in favor of a former Japanese baseball player in a case involving translation costs.

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:36:27 +0000

Supreme Court to Revisit Affirmative Action
The court is revisiting the issue of affirmative action in state-college admission, this time in a case involving the University of Texas at Austin, which said it based its policy on Grutter, the WSJ's Jess Bravin reports.




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