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By Robin L. McGrath, The Intellectual Property Strategist | July 6, 2017
The Supreme Court's decision in Impression Products v. Lexmark is the latest Supreme Court ruling to eviscerate years-long, patentee-friendly Federal Circuit precedent.
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By Marcia Coyle | July 5, 2017
The Trump administration may not view grandparents, aunts, uncles and others as having close enough family relationships in the United States to be excluded from the government's travel ban, but the U.S. Supreme Court on at least two occasions, in different contexts, has recognized the importance of those family bonds.
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By Tony Mauro | July 5, 2017
Actor Edward Gero is recreating his role as Justice Antonin Scalia in a production this month at Arena Stage. He says the play's message—that ideological opponents must listen to each other—is more important than ever.
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By Scott Graham | June 30, 2017
In the just-ended term, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Federal Circuit six times, wiping away patent law precedents that stood for decades. Would more face time heal the schism?
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 30, 2017
Court conditionally certified a collective action under the FLSA of all dancers at exotic dance club from 2011 until successor bought club in 2016 based on plaintiff's showing that she and other dancers were similarly situated but denied collective action after sale of ownership because dancer did not dance under the new owner and court also certified a class action for violations of Pennsylvania minimum wage laws for the same time period and similar reasons. Motions granted and denied.
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By Marcia Coyle | June 28, 2017
If President Donald Trump gets to fill another U.S. Supreme Court seat, he will have an experienced hand in Kirkland & Ellis partner Beth Williams guiding any nominee through confirmation. Williams is Trump's pick to head the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Legal Policy. Here are six things to know about Williams, whose nomination was considered Wednesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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By Tony Mauro | June 28, 2017
Dozens of GOP House members are calling on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to recuse herself from the high-stakes case because of negative comments she made about Donald Trump before he was elected president. While Ginsburg may not be forced to withdraw, one law professor said she "has only herself to blame for the optics."
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By Marcia Coyle | June 27, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday added six new cases to the fall term's argument docket, including New Jersey's challenge to a federal ban on sports betting at casinos and racetracks, a terror victim's attempt to attach Iranian assets, and shareholder efforts to bring certain securities claims in state courts.
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By C. Ryan Barber | June 26, 2017
Federal appellate courts have struggled recently over exactly when a corporate insider becomes a whistleblower who's entitled to the Dodd-Frank Act's protections against retaliation. The U.S. Supreme Court's now jumping into the fray to resolve tension among the lower courts. The justices agreed Monday to take up the case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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By Tony Mauro | June 26, 2017
The justices ended the 2016-17 term with major news on President Donald Trump's travel ban, church-state relations, gun control and gay rights, among other hot-button issues. Here's a look at the day's big developments.
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