Intellectual Property Law

Apply for the 2011 Google Policy Fellowship with Creative Commons
We?re happy to announce that for the third year Creative Commons will take part in the Google Policy Fellowship program. The Google Policy Fellowship program offers undergraduate, graduate, and law students interested in Internet and technology policy the opportunity to spend the summer contributing to the public dialogue on these issues, and exploring future academic [...

REMINDER: CCs Google Policy Fellowship Deadline is December 12th
Just a quick reminder that applications for Creative Commons’ Google?s Policy Fellowship for this coming summer are due December 12th, so if you haven’t applied yet, don’t miss the deadline! The Google Policy Fellow will receive a substantial grant to work at Creative Commons on the following issues (but this is certainly not an exhaustive list [...

Google Policy Fellowships: A Dream Come True For Aspiring Tech Policy Wonks
If code is law and architecture is policy, then a Summer of Policy is a natural complement to Google’s Summer of Code. That’s exactly what Google announced yesterday — a new Policy Fellowship program offering $7,000 stipends for undergraduate and graduate students to dive deep into the tech policy world with top-flight organizations like [...

Creative Commons Google Policy Fellowship
We’re very excited to announce that Creative Commons will be part of Google’s Policy Fellowship for this coming summer. The Google Policy Fellow will receive a substantial grant to work at Creative Commons on the following issues (but this is certainly not an exhaustive list of the things we’ll have you thinking about): Write case studies [...

WLPPFP and LAWA Fellowship Program Now Accepting Applications
Invitation for Applications for WLPPFP and LAWA Fellowships at Georgetown Law: Each year the Women?s Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program (WLPPFP) at the Georgetown University Law Center offers fellowship positions providing educational and professional development opportunities for attorneys who...

Fellowship @ Harvard,The Berkman Center for Internet & Society.
Image via Wikipedia   The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is now accepting applications for fellowships for the 2011-2012 academic year.  We are currently accepting applications through two distinct channels: · First, we are accepting applications for a specific fellowship opportunity: our academic fellowship for rising early-to-mid career academics...

Dumb Foreign Laws
Stupid Laws of Other Countries

Work Visas
Types of work permits

Temporary Work Visas
Differences Between H-1B, J-1, E-1, E-2, L-1, and R-1 Work Visas

H-1B Work Visa
H-1B Visa Assistance

State Farm Class Actions
Policy Holders Settle

Wal-Mart
Faces Class Action over Return Policy

Canceled Insurance
Judge orders Health Net Inc. to pay $9 million settlement after terminating a policyholder's policy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

ASMP and Other Visual Artists File Class Action Lawsuit Against Google
Google Faces Class Action for Copyright Infringement

Federal Government
Florida residents sue claiming extraordinary delays in judging citizenship applications.

Arkansas Nucor Plant Guilty of a Racially Hostile Work Environment
Nucor Guilty Of Racially Hostile Work Environment Must Pay $1.2 Million Settlement