Hobbs v. John, U.S. 7th Cir. (7/17/13) Copyright, Entertainment & Sports Law In 1982 Hobbs was working as a photographer on a Russian cruise ship where he had a brief affair with a Russian waitress. Based on the experience, he wrote a song, “Natasha” about an ill-fated romance between a…
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Asiana Airlines announced today that it plans to sue a San Francisco television station for broadcasting incorrect and racially insensitive names of the pilots involved in the airplane crash earlier this month. On Friday, KTVU-TV reported that the names of the pilots of the crash had been released, but the…
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed for a writ of mandamus and prohibition in the Supreme Court of the United States yesterday, asking them to vacate the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court’s Order requiring production of phone records for domestic customers of Verizon. In the petition, the questions presented…
California’s Public Records Act survived a near miss last week. The EFF reports that the California legislature passed a bill last week that included a trailer to cut CPRA funding. The trailer bill would have made compliance with the CPRA optional for local governments. Thanks to pressure from activists, the…
This week’s legal news was dominated by four highly anticipated opinions that came down from the United States Supreme Court on affirmative action, voting rights and marriage equality. That said, our writers also found a few other opinions of note to include in their weekly picks. United States Supreme Court…
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down two highly anticipated decisions affecting the rights of gay men and lesbians to marry. Here are some resources to help you understand the two cases, Hollingsworth v. Perry (Prop 8) and United States v. Windsor (DOMA). Hollingsworth v. Perry The U.S. Supreme Court…
Back in February, I wrote about the crowdsourced effort to change the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act called Fork the Law. Now, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) have introduced legislation in the House and the Senate to make changes to the CFAA. In an…
The Supreme Court issued an opinion on the Voting Rights Act today – Shelby County v. Holder. To help you better understand the decision, below are some links to commentary on the matter and other helpful resources, including briefs and a transcript of the the Supreme Court oral argument.
The Supreme Court issued six opinions today. Read more about the decisions below. Fisher v. Univ. of Texas at Austin Docket: 11-345 Date: June 24, 2013 Read commentary & review related lower court decisions here. Justia Summary: Since the Court’s 2003 decision, Grutter v. Bollinger, the University of Texas at…
The Supreme Court issued an opinion on affirmative action today – Fisher v. University of Texas. To help you better understand the decision, below are some links to commentary on the matter and other helpful resources, including briefs and a transcript of the the Supreme Court oral argument. Commentary…