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[Guest post] The current status and future of sound marks

27 Jun 2024, 4:12 am by Eleonora Rosati

The following contribution illustrates the current status of case law in regard to sound marks and provides an outlook on the future of these marks.Distinctiveness of sound marksRegistration of a sound of our everyday life is particularly problematic and also the subject of the CJEU judgment 'Ardagh Metal Beverage v EUIPO' (T-668/19; discussed here). [read post]

IPKat - http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/

[Josh Blackman] Justices Alito, Thomas, and Gorsuch Dissent On An "Emotional and Highly Politicized" Case

26 Jun 2024, 9:31 pm by Josh Blackman

These attacks remind me of Justice Scalia's attacks on Justice O'Connor in Webster v. [read post]

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[Stephen Halbrook] Second Amendment Roundup: Rahimi Preserves Bruen

26 Jun 2024, 8:25 pm by Stephen Halbrook

" He repeats Judge Bumatay's exposure in Duncan v. [read post]

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

[Josh Blackman] Justice Barrett Evolves Again On The Emergency Docket In Moyle

26 Jun 2024, 7:57 pm by Josh Blackman

In Does v. [read post]

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

U.S. v. Page (9th Cir. - June 26, 2024)

26 Jun 2024, 3:01 pm

(And make sure you don't spend it in the interim so there's only two hundred grand left. [read post]

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

What Does Murthy v Missouri Mean for Online Speech?

26 Jun 2024, 2:55 pm by Ben Sperry

NRA v. [read post]

Truth on the Market - http://truthonthemarket.com/

Plaintiffs Lack Standing to Sue Over Government Jawboning When Their Evidence is Based on Vibes–Murthy v. Missouri

26 Jun 2024, 2:01 pm by Eric Goldman

Indeed, the majority opinion doesn’t contain a single mention of last month’s NRA v. [read post]

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

[Eugene Volokh] No Pseudonymity for Plaintiffs in Black-Lives-Matter-Poster-Related Lawsuit, Despite Fear of "Cancel Culture" Retaliation

26 Jun 2024, 12:12 pm by Eugene Volokh

Doe v. [read post]

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

[Eugene Volokh] Allowing "Black Lives Matter" Signs in Classrooms But Forbidding "All Lives Matter"/"Blue Lives Matter" Might Violate First Amendment

26 Jun 2024, 12:12 pm by Eugene Volokh

In Cajune v. [read post]

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

FTC Alumni Response to FTC/DOJ RFI on Serial Acquisitions

26 Jun 2024, 11:26 am by Asheesh Agarwal

”[1] In one 2020 paper, the FTC’s staff examined a large potash merger and concluded that the “evidence does not indicate that the firms were able to impose an anticompetitive price increase in the wake of the merger. [read post]

Truth on the Market - http://truthonthemarket.com/

[Eugene Volokh] What Does Murthy v. Missouri, Today's Government/Social Media Case, Tell Us About First Amendment Law?

26 Jun 2024, 9:34 am by Eugene Volokh

But not this case.The post What Does <i>Murthy v. [read post]

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

What Is Jury Nullification?

26 Jun 2024, 9:27 am by Steven Schwartzapfel

In Sparf v. [read post]

Schwartzapfel Lawyers Blog - https://www.fightingforyou.com/resource-center/

[Josh Blackman] The Two Edges of Tradition: "Adverse Possession" and "Use It Or Lose It"

26 Jun 2024, 8:43 am by Josh Blackman

From an originalist perspective, NLRB v. [read post]

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

Trump’s Immigration Agenda: A Closer Look

26 Jun 2024, 6:16 am by Ahilan Arulanantham

Of course, that Trump wants to enact all these horrific policies does not mean he will succeed. [read post]

Just Security - https://www.justsecurity.org/

Only overtime payments paid pursuant to a comprehensive written overtime plan may be included in determining an eligible employee's pension benefit at the time of his or her retirement

26 Jun 2024, 6:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

" Although "[t]he typical work week is Monday through Friday," petitioner had discretion to vary his weekly schedule "for the best use to fit the District's needs. [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

Only overtime payments paid pursuant to a comprehensive written overtime plan may be included in determining an eligible employee's pension benefit at the time of his or her retirement

26 Jun 2024, 6:00 am by Public Employment Law Press

" Although "[t]he typical work week is Monday through Friday," petitioner had discretion to vary his weekly schedule "for the best use to fit the District's needs. [read post]

New York Public Personnel Law - https://publicpersonnellaw.blogspot.com/

Justice Kavanaugh's Concurrence in Rahimi Contains a Whopper of an Error (or Worse)

26 Jun 2024, 4:00 am by Michael C. Dorf

Justice Kavanaugh is quoting Justice Kennedy's concurrence in the judgment in Simon & Schuster v. [read post]

Dorf on Law - http://www.dorfonlaw.org/

Baseball’s Antitrust Exemption

25 Jun 2024, 9:05 pm by Tyler Hoguet

Supreme Court’s decision in Federal Baseball Club v. [read post]

RegBlog - https://www.theregreview.org/

Smith v. Arizona: The Supreme Court decisively rejects the “in support of the opinion” end run

25 Jun 2024, 3:07 pm

But five justices had rejected that theory in Williams v. [read post]