A domestic manufacturer urged the Supreme Court on March 21 to uphold a $90 million award against a foreign company for trademark infringement almost all of which took place outside the United States. The case concerns the reach of the Lanham Act of 1946, a federal law that regulates trademarks and unfair competition. The presumption…
Supreme Court Questions Whether Foreign Trademark Infringement Verdict Should Stand
Landlords in Michigan Fight Forced Provision of Voter Registration Forms to New Tenants
March 21, 2023
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It’s been 10 years in the making, but a family of East Lansing, Michigan, landlords finally have their day in court. The Hagan family, represented by attorneys from the Thomas More Society, filed a civil rights complaint against the city on March 16, in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Michigan. The…
Hillary Clinton Memes Test Limits of First Amendment in Online Speech Trial
March 21, 2023
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A trial with the potential to greatly alter modern online speech laws kicked off on Monday, with prosecutors accusing celebrity meme-maker Douglass Mackey of using memes in an attempt to steal votes from Hillary Clinton’s base during the 2016 election. Defendant Mackey, more widely known online as Ricky Vaughn—a reference to a fictional baseball pitcher…
Supreme Court OKs Deaf Student’s Discrimination Lawsuit Against Michigan School District
March 21, 2023
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The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on March 21 that a deaf former student who accuses a Michigan public school system of failing to properly educate him may move forward with his discrimination lawsuit. The decision comes as parents nationwide have become increasingly protective of the rights of their children and are taking legal action and…
Judge OKs Lawsuits Against JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank for Epstein Connections
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Deutsche Bank will face lawsuits over claims they enabled disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to traffic his victims, a New York federal judge ruled on March 20. Two women referred to as “Jane Doe” filed federal class-action lawsuits against the banks in November last year, and the U.S. Virgin…
Judge Blocks 1999 California Law Requiring Specific Safety Features for Handguns
March 21, 2023
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A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction against key parts of California’s Unsafe Handgun Act that would require new semiautomatic handguns to be fitted with certain safety features, finding it violates the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney on March 20 ruled in favor of the…
If Trump Becomes First Indicted US President, Historic Case Will Reverberate
March 20, 2023
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America’s 45th president, Donald Trump, appears poised to become the nation’s first president to be indicted on criminal charges. Such a prosecution could have grave consequences for the nation’s justice system and the democratic election process, scholars and political leaders say. After leaked information about the secret grand jury process made its way into news…
As Nation Braces for Potential Trump Indictment, Manhattan DA Faces Questions Over “Tenuous and Untested” Legal Theory
March 20, 2023
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America’s 45th president, Donald Trump, appears poised to become the nation’s first president to be indicted on criminal charges. Such a prosecution could have grave consequences for the nation’s justice system and the democratic election process, scholars and political leaders say. After leaked information about the secret grand jury process made its way into news…
Ahead of Potential Trump Indictment Manhattan DA Faces Questions Over ‘Tenuous and Untested’ Legal Theory
March 20, 2023
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America’s 45th president, Donald Trump, appears poised to become the nation’s first president to be indicted on criminal charges. Such a prosecution could have grave consequences for the nation’s justice system and the democratic election process, scholars and political leaders say. After leaked information about the secret grand jury process made its way into news…
Judge Dismisses Biden Admin’s Motion to Dismiss Big Tech Collusion Case
March 20, 2023
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A federal court in Louisiana has denied the Biden administration’s motion to dismiss a landmark case alleging collusion between the federal government and Big Tech to censor disfavored users and viewpoints related to COVID-19. In Missouri v. Biden, the states of Louisiana and Missouri allege that social media companies, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and…
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