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3 Mar 2020, 11:43 am by Eugene Volokh
Paul Alan Levy (Public Citizen) moved to unseal the documents on Feb. 25 (see my post on his motion). [read post]
25 Feb 2020, 12:26 pm by Eugene Volokh
Adam Levitin (who had written about the underlying case), and was filed by Paul Alan Levy of Public Citizen and local counsel Jay Bender of Baker, Ravenel & Bender, L.L.P. [read post]
20 Feb 2020, 11:23 am by Kevin Kaufman
The idea of levying a tax on transactions was proposed by former presidential candidate Sen. [read post]
19 Feb 2020, 10:07 am by Quinta Jurecic, Andrew Kent
Alan Cranston introduced a bill to create an independent special prosecutor office to investigate executive branch lawbreaking. [read post]
13 Jan 2020, 2:58 am by Walter Olson
[TMZ, Eugene Volokh] “Your Periodic Reminder that Blogging About Litigation Can Generate More Litigation” [Eric Goldman] Virginia emerges as libel tourism destination in high-profile cases [Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post; Paul Alan Levy, Public Citizen on Devin Nunes action, earlier] “Virginia Legislator Joe Morrissey Gets Called “Fool,” Sues, Arguing He’s Not a Fool” [Eugene Volokh] “Retired Law Professor Sues… [read post]
10 Jan 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal 6 Million Democratic Donors Gave $1 Billion in 2019 Through ActBlue, Officials Say Washington Post – Michelle Ye Hee Lee | Published: 1/9/2020 Democratic small-dollar donors gave $1 billion through the online fundraising platform ActBlue in 2019, highlighting the explosion of online giving on the left heading into the presidential election year. [read post]
16 Dec 2019, 3:06 am by Walter Olson
Claiborne Hardware [Eugene Volokh first and second posts on Arkansas challenge, David Bernstein first and second posts] My own views on anti-Israel-boycott and anti-BDS laws here, and related; Officials in Lafayette County, Wisconsin quickly back off “completely bananas” suggestion of prosecuting news outlets that report “selectively” on water quality test results [Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Patrick Marley update] Some IP claims are real killers: heirs… [read post]
3 Dec 2019, 2:00 am by Kevin Kaufman
It is levied either on the manufacturer, producer, or importer of the device. [read post]
2 Dec 2019, 3:03 am by Walter Olson
Public.Resource.Org, earlier here and here] Update: federal judge Kaplan imposes sanctions on alleged “copyright troll” Richard Liebowitz, further complications ensue [Eugene Volokh, more, ABA Journal, earlier] How Coca-Cola responds to flavor suggestions from fans on Twitter [Mike Masnick] “California Man Gets Sued After Trying To Trademark Bully A Theme Park’ [Timothy Geigner, TechDirt] “Like Righthaven before it, the Higbee firm has been taking advantage of… [read post]
15 Nov 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A Court Rejects Trump’s Appeal in His Fight to Keep Financial Records from Congress Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Charlie Savage (New York Times) | Published: 11/13/2019 The U.S. [read post]
13 Nov 2019, 3:02 am by Walter Olson
” [same] “Top Myths About Content Moderation” [Eric Goldman] And a Cato Daily Podcast about content moderation with Thomas Kadri and Caleb Brown; “Attorney Who Sued Grindr Responds Extremely Poorly To The Supreme Court’s Rejection Of Her Section 230 Lawsuit” [Tim Cushing, TechDirt, on “victims’ lawyer” Carrie Goldberg; Cathy Gellis in January] It must be campaign season because here come the DMCA takedown notices over fair use [Paul… [read post]
4 Nov 2019, 3:01 am by Walter Olson
” [Paul Alan Levy] How courts draw the line on when menacing language triggers the “true threat” exception to First Amendment protection [Federalist Society teleforum with Eugene Volokh, John Elwood, and Michael Dreeben] “Should Congress Pass A ‘Deep Fakes’ Law? [read post]
1 Nov 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal AP Exclusive: Middleman helped Saudi give to Obama inaugural AP News – Alan Suderman and Jim Mustian | Published: 10/29/2019 When President Barack Obama was reelected in 2012, a Saudi tycoon and his business associate sent hundreds of thousands of dollars to the U.S. to help pay for the inaugural celebration and get a picture with the president. [read post]
19 Sep 2019, 1:02 pm by Eugene Volokh
From Paul Alan Levy of Public Citizen (Consumer Law & Policy Blog): The personal and commercial heirs of the deceased photographer Korda, best known for the iconic photograph of Che Guevara that has adorned Tshirts and posters displayed by young admirers for fifty years, have issued a takedown demand to Liberty Maniacs over its sales of parody items that display the photo's cap and hair but replace Guevara's visage with, alternately, Donald… [read post]
23 Aug 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Cherokee Nation Sending First-Ever Delegate to Congress Newsweek – K Thor Jensen | Published: 8/20/2019 The Cherokee Nation is appointing its first delegate to Congress. [read post]
26 Jul 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Internal Email: Microsoft suspends PAC donations temporarily following employee uproar GeekWire – Nat Levy | Published: 7/24/2019 Microsoft is temporarily halting donations through its PAC after facing a backlash from employees protesting lack of influence over which candidates and campaigns the organization supported. [read post]
10 Jul 2019, 3:01 am by Walter Olson
[Michelle Lou, CNN] “Caterpillar Now Going After All The Cats For Trademark Cancellations” [Timothy Geigner, TechDirt, earlier] Before trying to open a storefront business in San Francisco you might look to this advice from commercial real estate brokers about the city’s zoning and permit hurdles, and please quit using words like “bonkers” or “flabbergasting” [Robert Fruchtman Twitter thread] “Lawyer engaged in ‘sustained campaign of… [read post]
19 Jun 2019, 4:50 am by Kevin Kaufman
This means the rate is levied on a tax base that does not include the tax paid. [read post]