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Mashups and sampling: What’s fair use?

13 Aug 2012, 6:00 am by Everyday Law Staff

For example, fair use has been used regularly to shield parodies. [read post]

The Sociable Lawyer Blog - http://sociablelawyer.org/

“Judges split on ruling in S. Carolina voter ID case”

11 Aug 2012, 10:29 am by Rick Hasen

As to successful § 2 suits South Carolina and Texas are “worse” than Indiana, but all three are below the top ten offenders, which include five uncovered states (Figure V). [read post]

Election Law - http://electionlawblog.org/

Zynga's Key Defense

9 Aug 2012, 7:01 pm

As the EA v. [read post]

Law Office of Dan Rogers - http://dlr-law.com/writings--pubs.html

Under The Shield: Court Of Appeals Of Texas Finds Rape Shield Rule Doesn't Cover Nonconsensual Acts, Still Rules Against Defendant

9 Aug 2012, 11:51 am by Evidence ProfBlogger

I have written before about court opinions concluding that rape shield rules cover only other consensual sexual acts by the alleged victims and not other nonconsensual sexual acts by alleged victims. [read post]

EvidenceProf Blog - http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/evidenceprof/

Court Dismisses Personal Injury Claim Arising from Paintball Game

7 Aug 2012, 4:31 pm

In Houston v. [read post]

South Florida Injury Attorney Blog - http://www.southfloridainjuryattorneyblog.com/

Another Not–So Exceptional Case: Attorneys’ Fees, Objective Tests, and Appellate Review

7 Aug 2012, 4:05 pm by Dave

While there is much to chew on in the Federal Circuit opinion in Highmark v. [read post]

IP Wise - http://ipwise.wordpress.com/

DV defendant’s testimony may not be used as affirmative evidence in a related criminal prosecution; however, if a defendant chooses to testify, he or she would be subject to cross-examination to the same extent as the DV complainant

5 Aug 2012, 12:21 pm by PaulKostro

State v. [read post]

NJ Family Issues - http://www.kostrolaw.com/NJFamilyIssues

Does The Philly Fire Dept’s Social Media Policy Violate The First Amendment?

4 Aug 2012, 5:22 am by Max Kennerly, Esq.

S. 138, 142 (1983), which held that “a State cannot condition public employment on a basis that infringes the employee’s constitutionally protected interest in freedom of expression,” and Garcetti v. [read post]

Litigation and Trial - Max Kennerly - http://www.litigationandtrial.com/

One court demands that employee wage complaints be made to government entity, while another says complaint to employer sufficient

3 Aug 2012, 6:41 pm by Ron Miller

Does an employee’s complaint to a supervisor or other company official regarding alleged wage violations shield that employee from retaliatory discharge under the FLSA? [read post]

CCH WorkDay Blog - http://www.employmentlawdaily.com/index.php/blog

Lee v. West Coast Life Ins. Co. (9th Cir. - July 31, 2012)

1 Aug 2012, 8:34 am

Plaintiffs brought the case in state court, and the defendant (the insurance company) removed it to federal court. [read post]

California Appellate Report - http://calapp.blogspot.com/

Iowa Supreme Court Opinions July 27, 2012

1 Aug 2012, 6:00 am

WELLMARK, INC. d/b/a WELLMARK BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF IOWA, and WELLMARK HEALTH PLAN OF IOWA, INC. [read post]

The Verdict - http://www.lombardilaw.com/blog/

Chick-Fil-A, the Klu Klux Klan and the Mayor Emanuel

1 Aug 2012, 2:30 am

Nixon v. [read post]

Timely Objections - http://www.timelyobjections.com/

Charles on Arizona v. United States

31 Jul 2012, 12:44 pm by Lawrence Solum

Charles (Government of the United States of America - Air Force) has posted Weighing the Constitutionality of State Immigration Verification Laws in the Wake of Arizona V. [read post]

Legal Theory Blog - http://lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/

Reasons for the Relative Invisibility of Indian Law and Policy?

31 Jul 2012, 7:29 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher

From the paper again: I reveal the predispositions within that shield or distract scholars from seeing the value and importance of indigenous politics. [read post]

Turtle Talk - http://turtletalk.wordpress.com/

Victory for Disability Benefit Rights of Those With Eating Disorders

30 Jul 2012, 7:46 am

The case, Harlick v. [read post]

California Social Security Disability Attorney Blog - http://www.californiasocialsecuritydisabilityattorneyblog.com/

“Would Winston Smith and Josef K. please return to the gate? Your flight is ready to depart.”

27 Jul 2012, 2:02 pm by Jeffrey Kahn

Yesterday the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit released its opinion in Latif v. [read post]

Concurring Opinions - http://www.concurringopinions.com

Second Circuit Affirms Arbitration Panel’s Finding That A Securities Clearing Firm May Be Liable As The “Initial Transferee” Of A Fraudulent Transfer

26 Jul 2012, 3:01 pm by David E. Kronenberg

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing L.P. v. [read post]