Intellectual Property Law

Children's Representative in Custody Cases
The Anderson case from the Iowa Court of Appeals last week contains an interesting discussion about the differences between a "guardian ad litem" and an "attorney" appointed to represent children under Iowa Code 598...

Congressional Activities: Week of 2/18/08
Here is a comprehensive list of the House and Senate schedules and hearings. The House and Senate are in recess this week.The only hearing scheduled for this week is a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting to examine judicial nominations...

When Technology Really Helps: Iowa Federal Court Flooded but CM/ECF Intact
The Federal Judiciary Reports: The United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa has implemented a staged Continuity of Operations (COOP) response to the flooding in downtown Cedar Rapids and has closed the court site located at 101 First Street S...

Just the Beginning Foundation: Robes in the Schools Program
As part of a community outreach effort on behalf of the Just The Beginning Foundation, sixty federal and state judges will be speaking to students throughout the greater metropolitan District of Columbia and the Baltimore region...

New Iowa Supreme Court Justice
Congrats to the Honorable David Baker, currently a judge on the Iowa Court of Appeals, who has been appointed to be the next Iowa Supreme Court Justice. He has had somewhat a meteoric rise in the ranks of judges in Iowa...

Ind. Courts - More on: "United States Senate Confirms William T. Lawrence as District Judge"
Updating this ILB entry from June 27, the USDC for the Southern District of Indiana has posted this press release that begins:The United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is pleased to announce that on Tuesday, July...

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

Rutland School District
Double pay offered as part of class action wage dispute settlement, pending court approval.

Recall of TYLENOL 8 Hour Caplets 50 Count Sold in The United States and Puerto Rico
TYLENOL 8 Hour Caplets 50 Count One Lot Recalled in US and Puerto Rico

United Airlines Discriminates Against Blind Passengers
United Airlines Discriminates Against Blind Passengers

Cilantro
Recalled in 5 States

Lettuce
Recalled in 29 States due to Salmonella

Salmonella Outbreak
50 People Sick in Five States