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Deadlocked 2nd Cir Denies En Banc Rehearing in Overseas Data Case
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Last summer, a three-judge Second Circuit panel ruled that the U.S. government could not force Microsoft to turn over email data stored on overseas servers....
Court Confronts Sexual Orientation at Work
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
The courts are in a delicate situation when it comes to discrimination based on sexual orientation in the workplace. "It's not about sex per se -- it doesn't...
Court Restores EPA's Water Transfer Rule
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Turning the tide against environmentalists, a federal appeals court has upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's rule on water transfers. The Second...
Court Hands Another Loss to Louis Vuitton; Couldn't Take 'My Other Bag' Joke
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
It was no joke to Louis Vuitton, who sued the makers of canvas hand bags that show cartoon images of Louis Vuitton bags. Louis Vuitton apparently took umbrage...
Capitol Records Music Infringement Case Going to SCOTUS
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Can't I get a witness? Can't I get a witness? Capitol Records could have hoped so. The company lost at trial and then appeal over lip-dubbed music recordings,...
2nd Cir. Adopts NLRB Standard for Bargaining Units
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
The Second Circuit has adopted the National Labor Relations Board's organizational standards for proposed unions. In applying a two-part test, the court joined...
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