Legal News

Q&A with Lawrence Lessig
The always informative and often entertaining WSJ Law Blog has a Q&A with Lawrence Lessig and why he is morphing from copyright to "eliminating the corroding influence of money in politics...

Law Blog Q & A With Lawrence Lessig
Yesterday, in our post on the copyright flap between J.K. Rowling and the Harry Potter Lexicon, we noted that in December ?Stanford Law School?s Anthony Falzone ? a former Bingham McCutchen litigator and the heir apparent to Lawrence Lessig?s Fair Use Project ? agreed to help? the defendant in the suit...

considering Lessig
So Lessig isn’t saying no to Congress quite yet. This really should excite me; to call Lessig one of my heroes is not a stretch at all...

Chairman Conyers Invites McClellan to Testify June 20th
From the Judiciary Committee: Conyers Invites McClellan to Testify June 20th (Washington, DC)- Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr...

Law Blog Q&A With Lawrence Lessig
Yesterday, in our post on the copyright flap between J.K. Rowling and the Harry Potter Lexicon, we noted that in December “Stanford Law School’s Anthony Falzone — a former Bingham McCutchen litigator and the heir apparent to Lawrence Lessig’s Fair Use Project — agreed to help” the defendant in the suit...

Lessig ?08
Lawrence Lessig makes two announcements.  And sets up Lessig ‘08.  Watch the video...

Gambling Governed by State Laws
State laws vary with respect to gambling

Do federal or state child support laws supercede?
I'm not a lawyer but I was a paralegal... the way I understand it, federal ...

If my stepmother goes on Medicaid, can they take my father's house and assets if they have been separated for many years but are still legally married (NJ)?
if medicaid up there is the same as in sc, they willnot take the houses. medicai...

If a family members submits an article to an internet web site regarding the family, without the permission of other family members, do the family members have the right to request the article to be deleted from the site
If the article says things about the family which are not true then the family c...

What Happens If You Cash A Fake Cashiers Check?
It is called money laundering and your friend would be dealing with the Fed's on...

Can I sue a privately owned bar for being attacked by the bouncer that caused injuries that are requiring me to have surgery?
If you did not provoke the attack, you can sue the club the bouncer worked for. ...

Internet/Technology
involving cyber law, consumer protection, internet crime, internet fraud, online gambling, e-commerce.

Bell Canada
allegedly throttling internet speeds

Adzilla
Faces Class Action for Internet Spying

Sears, Roebuck & Co.
alleging the company’s web site used spyware to track customers Internet use.

Comcast Corp.
alleging false advertising related to the speed of its Internet service.

Google
alleging that companies who used internet advertising to sell mobile content have overpaid for keywords.