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Summary Judgment Denied Defendant in Declaratory Action by Producer of To Kill a Mockingbird Broadway Play Seeking Amateur Theatrical Rights
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Rap Music Plays Role in First Amendment Case
Tony Mauro
The musical tastes of several U.S. Supreme Court justices run toward opera. But as the start of its fall term approached, the court was getting an intense education in another genre: the rhythmic, slangy ' sometimes violent ' poetry of rap music.
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Criminal Subpoenas for Online Data
Ben Barnett
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Rebecca Kahan Waldman
Never before has so much personal data been available anywhere but also completely outside the immediate control of the person who created it. Companies like Google and Facebook are the entities responding to government search warrants and subpoenas for individuals' personal information. Federal courts continue to struggle ' and sharply disagree ' over the scope of Fourth Amendment protections for this data.
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<i>BREAKING NEWS</i>Seventh Circuit Strikes Down Same-Sex Marriage Bans in Wisconsin and Indiana
Marcia Coyle
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, acting just nine days after arguments, held unanimously on Sept. 4 that same-sex marriage bans in Wisconsin and Indiana are unconstitutional. The panel's'decision, written by Judge Richard Posner, followed similar decisions by the Tenth and Fourth circuits invalidating state bans in Virginia, Oklahoma and Utah. '
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ALM Staff
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Law Journal Newsletters
Analysis of a recent situation in which a Supreme Court Review Was Sought in an FCPA instrumentality case
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Med Mal News
ALM Staff
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A look at a case involving tort recovery for a same-sex partner.
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Stan Soocher
Batman Film's Fictional Software Doesn't Confuse Consumers as to Plaintiff's Trademark<br>Excessive Management Term, Commission Make Any Debts Artist Might Owe Manager Dischargeable Through Bankruptcy<br>Federal Court Backs BET's Role in Shutdown of Fan-Developed Facebook and Twitter Accounts for TV Series
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Court Watch
Charles G. Miller
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Darryl A. Hart
Appellate Court Finds Franchisor is not Employer For FLSA Purposes <br>Second Circuit Upholds Auto Dealer Termination Without Opportunity To Cure
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In the News
Jeffrey S. Ginsberg
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Gary Yen
Fed. Circ. Reverses Denial Of Motion To Stay Post-Grant Review of Covered Business Method Patent<br>Fed. Circ. Vacates Injunction and Civil Contempt Sanction after USPTO Cancels Claim At Issue<br>Fed. Circ. Finds Potential Antitrust Violations by Patent Owner in ANDA Case
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Lawyer Must Pay For Giving Funds To Lil Wayne Concert Scam
Greg Land
Atlanta attorney Venkatesh "Vinny" Kumar lost his defense of a lawsuit filed by an investor who accused him of handing over $200,000 of her money to con men the lawyer thought represented rapper Lil Wayne.
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ALM Staff
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In-depth discussion of a recent case involving pelvic mesh.
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