Right on! Feds Can’t Prosecute Medical Marijuana Users
[18-August-16 5:32:37]The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the US Justice Department can’t prosecute people who are strictly complying with state medical marijuana...
2016
$1.3M Verdict Against Big Tobacco Upheld in Florida
[17-August-16 15:11:46]A Florida appeals court has upheld a judgment for a smoker’s estate in an Engle progeny case, rejecting arguments by Big Tobacco that federal law implicitly...
Google employee found dead, police launch homicide probe
[16-August-16 15:45:01]A young Google account manager was killed on Sunday. Vanessa Marcotte, 27, was found dead near her mother’s home in Princeton, Massachusetts, a small town...
Non-lawyer ownership laws in UK allow some firms to thrive
[16-August-16 15:44:16]By: Victor Li While the debate over non-lawyer ownership of law firms continues to rage in the United States, several lawyers in the U.K. seem...
In ‘huge blow’ for FCC, appeals court rules for states limiting municipal broadband
[16-August-16 15:43:22]By: Debra Cassens Weiss A federal appeals court has ruled against the Federal Communications Commission in its bid to stop states from limiting the expansion...
New Jersey loses bet on sports gambling in 3rd Circuit; ‘clever drafting’ doesn’t save the law. National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Governor of New Jersey
[16-August-16 15:41:32]A New Jersey law legalizing gambling on sports has been struck down by a federal appeals court. The Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
Federal appeals court rules for Chevron in Ecuador pollution case
[16-August-16 15:40:19]The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit [official website] on Monday affirmed [opinion, PDF] a lower court ruling that barred Ecuadoran plaintiffs from...
Federal court dismisses lawsuit requesting third party presence at presidential debates
[16-August-16 15:38:41]By Brittney Felder [JURIST]. The US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] dismissed [Opinion, PDF] on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by...
Google Wins Judgement in IP Case… VideoShare v. Google and Youtube.
[4-August-16 14:03:17]A Delaware federal judge on Tuesday invalidated two patents on a system of sharing streaming video, marking a victory for Google Inc. and its subsidiary...
On Human Rights, California is Better than Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, and Texas!
[4-August-16 13:52:47]JURIST Guest Columnist Stephen Cooper, a former DC public defender, addresses prosecutor Michele Hanisee’s remarks concerning the death penalty in California… Speaking in favor of...
Delaware top court strikes down death penalty law as unconstitutional
[4-August-16 13:49:42][JURIST] The Delaware Supreme Court [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Tuesday that the state’s death penalty statute is unconstitutional. Citing a January US Supreme Court...
Employers can’t ask job applicants about salary history under new Massachusetts law
[3-August-16 15:49:57]Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has signed into law an updated equal-pay measure that bans employers from asking job applicants about their current and previous pay....