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9th Circuit's Kozinski: Internet Guilty of Killing 1st Amendment
The First Amendment is dead, a victim of the internet, declared Alex Kozinski, chief judge of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In a compelling presentation replete with his trademark wit, Kozinski gave the eulogy Monday evening at Golden Gate University School of Law's third annual Intellectual Property Distinguished Speaker program in San Francisco.
New Laws Help Protect Personal Data of E-Consumers
California has been at the forefront in enacting legislation designed to protect the manner in which personal information is used and exchanged over the Internet. The border-ignoring nature of the Internet means the new laws affect all businesses that collect and use the personal information of large numbers of consumers, particularly those that transact business electronically. Companies need to come to some understanding whether and to what extent the laws apply to them.Is Steve Jobs Begging for a Lawsuit?
A long time ago, The Beatles' record company, Apple Corps, sued Apple Computer Inc., for using its name. After thrashing it out, the two companies agreed that Apple, the computer maker, could continue to use "Apple" as long as it stayed out of the music business.Tuning In To Festival Of Freaks
As I write this, I'm suffering through the Democratic convention. It's a yawn ? same ole populist rants, fake sob stories ("I'll never forget the [always nameless] single mom who told me?), and the resuscitation of Jimmy Carter, Michael Dukakis, and John Kerry, all still competing for most effete failed liberal.
What This Year's Judicial Elections Told Us About Ourselves
The 2007 judicial elections were significant for a number of reasons, most notably the success of female candidates, the reduced effect from the pay-raise fallout, and Pennsylvania's glaring lack of diversity on its appellate courts.State Wants Ninth Circuit Reined In
California is outraged at an overturned death sentence for a cop-killer; the defendant claims "irreconcilable conflict" with counsel.
Working the Angles in Tech Wars
The Center for Democracy and Technology blends consumer advocacy with mediation among the big players.Door Opened to Foreign Victims of Vitamin Price Fixing
Billions of dollars in potential awards. A new map for antitrust litigation. And what many say is a likely spot on the U.S. Supreme Court docket. Empagran v. F. Hoffman-LaRoche has it all. A class action filed by foreign vitamin buyers, the suit is the latest round in the already-epic litigation over vitamin price fixing. At the root of Empagran are important questions about who can sue and who can be sued in U.S. courts for antitrust violations.
E-Alerts Can Perk Up Business Development
Electronic tip-off services such as Google Alert are important business development tools for lawyers to begin or deepen relationships with clients. Think of these new social networking tools as the digital caffeine to help fuel business development at your law firm.TRENDING STORIES
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