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Clicking Facebook 'Like' Button Ruled Not Constitutionally Protected Speech
The "like" button on Facebook seems like a relatively clear way to express your support for something, but a federal judge says that doesn't mean clicking it is constitutionally protected speech.
Breath-Test-Refusal Conviction Stands, Despite Driver's Deficiency in English
A mere assertion that a suspected drunken driver does not understand English is not enough to warrant dismissal of a conviction for refusing to submit to a breath test, a state appeals court ruled on Thursday.Dechert's Litigation Co-Chair to Lead Microsoft Legal Team's Litigation Arm
David M. Howard, the co-chairman of Dechert's 130-lawyer white-collar and securities litigation group, announced Wednesday that he is leaving the firm for an in-house position as corporate vice president and deputy general counsel in charge of litigation at Microsoft. In the last few years, Howard has represented a number of high-profile clients, including former Rite Aid CEO Timothy Noonan and Michael Kopper, the first of the major Enron defendants to negotiate a cooperation agreement with the government.
Federal Circuit vacates $1.8M verdict over extraneous evidence in jury room
In a unanimous multipronged ruling on Oct. 6, a Federal Circuit panel vacated a $1.8 million jury verdict of trade secrets misappropriation and breach of fiduciary duty in favor of weapons accessory maker Atlantic Research Marketing Systems Inc. because of potential jury taint.Orrick May Be Mulling Merger With Cooley
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Cooley Godward and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, based in San Francisco, are in tentative negotiations about a possible merger, sources close to both firms said. Orrick has been in merger discussions with 64-attorney Venture Law Group, and the addition of Cooley may make the deal more desirable for all three firms.Local Lawyer Accused of Murder Just Weeks After Cutting Plea Deal for Pimping
Jury Returns Defense Verdict in Professor's Discrimination Suit
The University of Texas and former UT School of Law Dean William Powers Jr. -- now UT's president -- did not discriminate against an African-American law professor or retaliate against him for filing a discrimination suit, a federal jury in Austin decided on Oct. 30. The jury also denied professor Loftus C. Carson II's claim that the University of Texas Law School Foundation retaliated against Carson for suing UT by denying Carson a low-interest second mortgage loan.
Robin Rosenbaum nominated for U.S. District Court
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