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Cell Phone Warning Law Upheld for City of Berkeley
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
A divided federal appeals court has upheld Berkeley's law requiring cell phone retailers to display warnings about radio frequency radiation in the...
Appellate Judge John Noonan Remembered
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Like other accomplished jurists who have passed on, Judge John T. Noonan, Jr. left a legacy of decisions that will live on in American jurisprudence. Some may...
C-SPAN to Air Trump Travel Ban Case Live
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Anticipating widespread public interest, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has authorized live television broadcast of arguments over President Trump's...
You Need to Know California's Anti-SLAPP Law. This Will Help
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
In 1992, California adopted the nation's first anti-SLAPP law, and arguably its strongest. The statute, meant to stop "strategic litigation against public...
Copyright Preempts Right of Publicity, 9th Circuit Rules
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
A federal appeals court ruled that federal copyright law preempts state-based publicity rights, rejecting claims by former student athletes over photos...
75-Year-Old Woman, Detained by NASA for Selling a Moon Rock, Can Sue
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Joann Davis was an elderly widow of an Apollo engineer trying to hawk an extra-terrestrial rock when she wound up in trouble with the space agency. After Davis...
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