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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Court Says Google Can't Withhold Private e-Mails if Consent is Given Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Court Says Google Can't Withhold Private e-Mails if Consent is Given

Adolfo Pesquera

Google Inc. does not have the discretion to refuse to produce emails from a private account once the account holder has given express consent, a California appellate court ruled in a lawsuit stemming from a Florida-based civil action.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> Tech Players Line Up Against ITC Power to Ban Digital Files

Lisa Shuchman

Congress gave the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) the power to bar imports of products that infringe U.S. patents or otherwise offer their makers an unfair competitive edge. But should the ITC be able to block the flow of information as well? The question is forcing the courts to deal with the legal ramifications of the digital age. And last month, it prompted a flood of amicus briefs from groups concerned that a ruling in an&#133;

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> NJ Courts Up e-Filing Security to Shield Lawyers' Personal Data Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i> NJ Courts Up e-Filing Security to Shield Lawyers' Personal Data

Mary Pat Gallagher

The online portal that New Jersey attorneys use for their biannual registration and for electronic filing of case documents in state court is getting a security upgrade.

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<i>BREAKING NEWS</i>Justices Decide to Stay Out of Same-Sex Marriage Cases

Marcia Coyle

The U.S. Supreme Court, defying conventional wisdom, declined on Oct. 6 to resolve the nation's constitutional debate over whether states may ban same-sex marriages.

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A case involving trade secrets and the public's right to know.

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Business Crimes Hotline

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A look at a pivotal case.

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Development

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A case involving a neighbor's challenge to a variance

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Our Editor to Receive Texas Bar Award

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We are pleased to announce that <i>Entertainment Law &amp; Finance</i> Editor-in-Chief, Stan Soocher, has been named the 2014 recipient of the Texas Bar Association Entertainment Law Institute's "Texas Star Award."

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Decisions of Interest

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Review of a case in which a husband was estopped from claiming that marital assets need distribution.

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