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[Eugene Volokh] The First Amendment and Refusals to Deal

25 Jun 2023, 10:54 am by Eugene Volokh

Such a refusal to allow military recruiters, the Court held, "is not inherently expressive. [read post]

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Jack Daniels v. Bad Spaniels: Trademarks Triumphant Win Over The First Amendment Satirical Speech

23 Jun 2023, 8:42 am by Hannah R. Albion

” The Supreme Court concluded expressive work infringing on intellectual property rights by using trademarks, at least in part, as source origination will not receive First Amendment protection. [read post]

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See(2)(A) You Later: Supreme Court Holds that DOJ Has Broad Dismissal Authority Even After Unsealing

21 Jun 2023, 9:59 am by Amanda McDowell, Lyndsay Gorton, Matthew Vicinanzo, Jason Crawford and Brian Tully McLaughlin

Executive Health Resources Inc., held that the Government may seek dismissal of a False Claims Act (“FCA”) qui tam suit over a relator’s objection so long as it intervenes in the litigation, either during the initial seal period or afterward. [read post]

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AWF v. Goldsmith and justification

21 Jun 2023, 7:20 am by Terry Hart

A secondary author is not necessarily at liberty to make wholesale takings of the original author’s expression merely because of how well the original author’s expression would convey the secondary author’s different message. [read post]

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CHARTER ISSUES as REFLECTED in SECTION 3 and the WORKING FAMILIES DECISIONS: PART 6

20 Jun 2023, 6:29 am by Patricia Hughes

In other words, section 33 was originally conceived not as an anti-democratic instrument but a [read post]

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U.S. Supreme Court Vindicates Photographer But Destabilizes Fair Use — Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (Guest Blog Post)

20 Jun 2023, 6:07 am by Eric Goldman

Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510 U.S. 569 (1994). [read post]

Technology & Marketing Law Blog - http://blog.ericgoldman.org/

Skadden Discusses How Supreme Court Decision in Jack Daniel’s May Affect AI-Generated Works

15 Jun 2023, 9:01 pm by renholding

To the extent that trademarks subsist in those names, the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. [read post]

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[Eugene Volokh] Amicus Brief Supporting Netflix in Tort Lawsuit Over 13 Reasons Why

14 Jun 2023, 5:01 am by Eugene Volokh

Netflix, Inc. (9th Cir.), prepared by my UCLA School of Law students Aaron Boudaie, Eimile Nolan, and Simon Ruhland and by me, on behalf of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), PEN American Center, Inc. [read post]

The Volokh Conspiracy - http://www.volokh.com/

New York Law Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Reproductive Decision-Making Faces Scrutiny in the Second Circuit

13 Jun 2023, 9:14 am by Sierra N. Hennessy

Shortly thereafter, the Evergreen Association, Inc. [read post]

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[Eugene Volokh] If Employee Is Fired for Off-the-Job Political Speech, Can He Be Denied Unemployment Compensation

13 Jun 2023, 5:50 am by Eugene Volokh

From Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc. v. [read post]

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Florida Limits Its Telemarketing Law, but Other State Laws Continue to Gain Traction

12 Jun 2023, 8:34 am by Shahin O. Rothermel, Ellen T. Berge and Michael A. Munoz

WhaleCo, Inc. [read post]