Intellectual Property Law

Eighth Circuit Affirms Video Game Decision; Blocks Enforcement of Minnesota Video Game Law
The U. S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court's grant of a permanent injunction against "enforcement of section 325I.06 of the Minnesota code, which prohibits minors from purchasing or renting video games bearing a "Mature" or...

"Court upholds injunction against patdowns at Bucs games"
"Court upholds injunction against patdowns at Bucs games": Yesterday's issue of The St. Petersburg Times contained an article that begins, "A Hillsborough County civics teacher has won another round to block patdowns at Tampa Bay Buccaneers home games...

District Court Denies Preliminary Injunction For Use of Song In Video Game Lawsuit
In Romantics v. Activision Publishing, the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan denied a request for a preliminary injunction "distributor of video game and related entities from advertising or distributing game containing new recording of song,...

Video Game Law Developments
Minnesota is the latest state to see its video game censorship law struck down. See Minnesota Loses Appeal of ?Fine the Buyer? Video Game Law. Massachusetts, on the other hand, decided that it would like to be slapped down too — so it is debating the adoption of another Jack Thompson style video game law [...

Federal appeals court rules Minnesota violent video game law unconstitutional
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Monday upheld [PDF text] a lower court decision blocking a Minnesota law [text] imposing fines on minors who purchase adult-rated video games...

First Circuit upholds DNA collection from non-violent felons on probation
Thanks to AL&P, I see that the First Circuit has reversed a district court ruling that found Fourth Amendment problems with DNA collection from non-violent felons on probation . Here is the first paragraph from US v...

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

Apprehension Agent
State of Minnesota pays employee whistleblower and discrimination settlement.

International Game Technology
401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Nintendo Control
Video game giant to pay $21 million settlement in patent lawsuit.

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

Tomato Salmonella
Sheetz Convenience Stores agrees to confidential out-of-court settlement with food poisoning victim.