CALI has developed a prototype for uploading, storing, and sharing official court opinions called CourtCloud. Elmer Masters, the Director of Internet Development there, calls it a “Dropbox for courts.” The purpose of CourtCloud is to help courts self-publish their opinions. I’ll break it down for non-technical people (such as myself):…
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Americans for Safe Access, et al v. DEA, US DC Cir. (1/22/13) Constitutional Law, Drugs & Biotech, Government & Administrative Law, Health Law The DEA, under the authority of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, 21 U.S.C. 812(b)(1)(B), classified marijuana as a Schedule I drug, the most restricted drug classification…
Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, US Supreme Court (1/15/13) Admiralty & Maritime Law, Transportation Law Lozman’s floating home was a plywood structure with empty bilge space underneath to keep it afloat. He had it towed several times before deciding on a marina owned by the city of Riviera Beach.…
Happy new year! We're starting off 2013 with opinion picks that cover four "c"s of legal practice areas: copyright, construction law, contracts, and criminal law. Harney v. Sony Pictures Television, Inc., US 1st Cir. (1/7/13) Copyright Plaintiff, a freelance photographer, took a photograph of a man, who called himself Clark…
Access to opinions and codes is of particular interest to the bloggers at Justia. We complain mightily about private citation formats, paywalls to codes and caselaw online, privatization of court services and filings, and the government’s overall failure to provide us with official, free access to the public record. Last…
Ernest Hemingway makes his way into our Daily Summary picks this week. . . 907 Whitehead Street, Inc. v. Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, et al., US 11th Cir. (12/07/12) Agriculture Law, Government & Administrative Law The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum appealed the district court's post-trial order…
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently announced that it will move to “in-house publishing” of its opinions. According to the press release, “Court staff now manage the process of converting opinions from the original word processing documents into Adobe PDF files, which are then uploaded onto the website, where…
On December 11, a federal jury in Delaware found that Apple’s iPhone violates three patents held by MobileMedia Ideas LLC (“MMI”), a Maryland company. The company first filed the patent infringement lawsuit on March 31, 2010, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, where it was assigned…
In light of the Supreme Court’s decision last week to hear two cases regarding same sex marriage, we’ve collected some recent articles on the topic written by our Verdict writers. Check back with Verdict to see more on the issue throughout the 2012 – 2013 court term.…
Our daily opinion summary writers have pulled a few opinions of note for you to check out this week. If you’re interested in signing up for our free summaries or subscribing to various summary feeds, you can do so here. Cellco Partnership v. FCC, US DC Cir. (12/04/12) Communications Law,…