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Plagiarism Police come for Winston & Strawn

Patently O

Although plagiarism is not a cause of action, copyright infringement is – and that serves as the basis of the lawsuit here. The two cases were consolidated before the district court, though no joint defense agreement existed between the co-defendants. A key case on point is Iowa S. 2d 756, 757 (Iowa 2010).

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Rep. Nunes Wins Major Victory In Defamation Case Against Ryan Lizza and Hearst

JonathanTurley

There is now an important ruling out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that could have enormous implications not just for the media but anyone who retweets stories or claims. The appellate panel ruled unanimously for Rep. Sullivan , which a lower court could not set aside.

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