Patently O
MAY 25, 2023
Longtime patent attorney Martin Abramson just sent me a copy of his short 153 page book titled The Devil’s Dictionary of Patent Law & Beyond: Tapping the Funny Bone of Patent Law. I just spent 10 minutes flipping through and did actually laugh out loud at one of the squibs. The Devil’s Dictionary of Patent Law and Beyond by Martin Abramson fills a long-standing humor gap in patent law.
JURIST
MAY 25, 2023
The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the government cannot keep the profits of properties sold to pay off tax debts. The court reached this decision in the case of Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota, et al. , wherein a local Minnesota government sold off a woman’s condo to satisfy her tax bill. The case centered around Geraldine Tyler, a 94-year-old woman, whose condo was sold by Hennepin County, Minnesota to satisfy her tax bill.
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HowAppealing
MAY 25, 2023
“Who Can Rein In the Supreme Court?” The New York Times has published this editorial. The post “Who Can Rein In the Supreme Court?” appeared first on How Appealing.
JURIST
MAY 25, 2023
The Alabama House of Representatives’ Health Committee voted to advance House Bill 405 on Wednesday which provides definitions for sex and gender terms like male, female, woman and man. Known as the What is a Woman Act, the bill defines a female as “an individual whose biological reproductive system is designed to produce ova” and a male as “an individual whose biological reproductive system is designed to fertilize the ova of a female.” The bill takes another step
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SCOTUSBlog
MAY 25, 2023
Share The Supreme Court on Thursday established a more stringent test to determine whether the Clean Water Act applies to a wetland. The ruling was a setback for the Environmental Protection Agency and a victory for an Idaho couple, Michael and Chantell Sackett, who have been battling with the federal government for over 15 years in their efforts to build a house on an empty lot near a large lake.
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Above The Law
MAY 25, 2023
Law firm bringing associates back for a mandatory M-Th office week. The post ‘You Didn’t See Your Kids Before The Pandemic, You Shouldn’t Expect To See Them Now,’ Says Elite Law Firm Partner appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
MAY 25, 2023
The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that wetlands must be adjacent to and “indistinguishable” from protected waters in order to qualify for protection under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Delivering a decision in Sackett v. EPA , the Court sided with the appellants, prioritizing the rights of wetland owners whose property is not adjacent to protected waters.
Above The Law
MAY 25, 2023
This is their shocked face. The post Texas Legislature Makes Belated Discovery That AG Ken Paxton Is Raging Fireball Of Corruption appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
MAY 25, 2023
Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution—or the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV)— warned Monday against rising levels of anti-government extremism in the midst of provocation from authoritarian states, such as Russia. The BfV claimed these states are seeking to generate societal division and to topple governments of other democratic nations.
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MAY 25, 2023
“Court grants new life to lawsuit challenging Maine’s vaccine mandate for health care workers; Three judges on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously reversed a lower court’s decision to throw out a legal challenge to the state’s COVID-19 mandate for health care workers”: John Terhune of The Portland Press Herald has this report.
JURIST
MAY 25, 2023
Bolivian Roman Catholic Church leaders Wednesday admitted that the Church had been “deaf” to the persistent sexual abuse which has occurred within its schools as outrage over recent reports of child sexual abuse by priests continues to grow. Monsignor Giovani Arana, secretary general of Bolivia Bishops’ Conference, delivered an address to victims of the abuse and their families, stating that “instead of giving them the protection and care they deserved, we found a Church
HowAppealing
MAY 25, 2023
“States Are Not Entitled to Windfalls in Tax Disputes, Supreme Court Rules; In a unanimous decision, the justices sided with a 94-year-old woman who got nothing when a Minnesota county sold her condominium to recoup unpaid taxes”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “ Supreme Court rules for woman who says county took too much for tax debt.” Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “ Governm
JURIST
MAY 25, 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Minister of Justice Rose Mutombo filed an International Criminal Court (ICC) complaint against Rwanda on Tuesday over Rwanda’s alleged involvement in the theft of natural resources in the DRC. The minister stated that the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) had been collaborating with the rebel group M23, which has taken control of the Northern Kivu area near the DRC’s border with Rwanda.
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MAY 25, 2023
“It Is Not a Journalist’s Job to Make John Roberts Look Good; Telling the whole story of a Supreme Court case requires more than reading the opinion and cranking out a summary by lunchtime”: Jay Willis has this post at Balls and Strikes. The post “It Is Not a Journalist’s Job to Make John Roberts Look Good; Telling the whole story of a Supreme Court case requires more than reading the opinion and cranking out a summary by lunchtime” appeared first on How Appea
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MAY 25, 2023
A court in Moscow extended pretrial detention charges for American journalist Evan Gershkovich on Tuesday, according to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti. The Wall Street Journal reporter will now be held in Russian detention until August 30. The Lefortovo Court of Moscow, Russia approved the extension following a request from the investigator leading the espionage case against Gershkovich.
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MAY 25, 2023
“The Curious Failure to Cite to Rehnquist’s Bush v. Gore Concurrence and the Independent State Legislature Theory in 2004 Salazar Case; The Issue Was Clear to Justice Stevens’ Then-Clerk (and Now-CA Supreme Court Justice) Leondra Kruger”: Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog.” The post “The Curious Failure to Cite to Rehnquist’s Bush v.
JURIST
MAY 25, 2023
The UK Home Office announced new reforms on Tuesday regarding international students and their ability to bring their families with them into the country. The move is seen as an attempt to control the UK’s rising immigration numbers. In 2022, alone, the UK reportedly issued half a million student visas to international students. The government claims the reforms will reduce net migration figures by “restricting the ability for international students to bring family members on all but
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HowAppealing
MAY 25, 2023
“Finding Authoritative Authorities”: California Court of Appeal Justice William W. Bedsworth has this essay online at The Recorder. The post “Finding Authoritative Authorities” appeared first on How Appealing.
Above The Law
MAY 25, 2023
Freelance work can be life-changing for you and your family, too. The post From Biglaw To Freelance Law: How Pivoting To Freelance Work Helped Me Find Balance As A Military Spouse And Mom appeared first on Above the Law.
Patently O
MAY 25, 2023
Editor’s note: this post is part of a series by the Diversity Pilots Initiative , which advances inclusive innovation through rigorous research. The first blog in the series is here and resources from the first conference of the initiative are available here. – Jason By: Piers Blewett , Principal at Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner (SLW) (This post is part of a series by the Diversity Pilots Initiative , which advances inclusive innovation through rigorous research.
Above The Law
MAY 25, 2023
Why are attorneys so willing to throw their reputations and their careers overboard? The post ‘What Were They Thinking?’ Is A Rhetorical Question appeared first on Above the Law.
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SCOTUSBlog
MAY 25, 2023
Share In 2016, a Minnesota county sold 94-year-old Geraldine Tyler’s condo at auction after she failed to pay her property taxes for several years. The sale yielded $40,000; Hennepin County kept not only the $15,000 in taxes, penalties, and costs that Tyler owed it, but also the $25,000 that was left over. The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the county’s actions violated the Fifth Amendment’s takings clause, which bars the government from taking private property for public use without adequ
Above The Law
MAY 25, 2023
Talk about No Church For The Wild. The post It Takes A Skilled Lawyer To Negotiate From Community Service Up To Jail Time appeared first on Above the Law.
The IP Law Blog
MAY 25, 2023
In a closely watched copyright case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Andy Warhol’s portraits of music legend Prince did not qualify as fair use under copyright law. The decision affirms a previous ruling by the Second Circuit, which found that Warhol’s artwork shared the same commercial purpose as the original photograph taken by photographer Lynn Goldsmith.
Above The Law
MAY 25, 2023
You can think of ChatGPT and tools like it as a highly intelligent assistant who sometimes sprinkles inaccuracies into its otherwise very helpful responses. The post Leveraging ChatGPT In Legal Practice: Best Practices And Ethical Considerations appeared first on Above the Law.
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