SCOTUSGame Industry to Supreme Court: Keep Calif. Law Off BooksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 23, 2009 - 10:44am.
Washington - The video game industry has submitted a brief to the U.S. Supreme
Court, arguing that it should let stand an appellate court ruling that struck
down California's
law banning sales of violent games to minors as unconstitutional, GamePolitics
reported. The 41-page brief argues that similar laws in other states, while
having "proved politically popular," have all been struck down by the
courts.
Judge Denies Stay of P2P Trial for Supreme Court OpinionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 3, 2009 - 12:29pm.
Boston
- U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Gertner has denied a petition from the
attorneys of accused file-swapper Joel Tenenbaum to stay the proceedings
against him while their appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to have the trial
webcast live is reviewed, according to a post on the Recording Industry vs. the
People blog. The defense team must now seek a stay directly from the U.S.
Supreme Court if it still wishes to delay the proceedings. A federal appeals
court recently ruled that local law prohibits webcasts of such proceedings.
Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Freelance Writers' SettlementAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 2, 2009 - 10:16am.
Washington
- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal from publishers
seeking to have a settlement over payment to freelance writers for work
appearing in online databases reinstated, Reuters reported. In 2005, freelance
writers were awarded $18 million in a federal court settlement with publishers
over the past usage of their works in online databases.
Supreme Court Declines Appeal of Child Online Protection ActAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 21, 2009 - 12:58pm.
Retired Justice O'Connor Backs "Our Courts" Video GameAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 5, 2008 - 11:56am.
New York - Recently retired U.S. Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor has announced her support for a new video game called "Our Courts," an online interactive civics program designed for children in grades 7 through 9, Reuters reported. Courts Give Fantasy Sports Leagues Free Access to Player StatsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 3, 2008 - 10:28am.
Supreme Court: Cell Phone Unlocking Class Action Deserves TrialAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 28, 2008 - 11:21am.
Washington - The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal in a case involving the rights of consumers to "unlock" mobile phones from a particular network, which in effect will allow a lawsuit charging AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) with unfair business practices to proceed to trial, Wired.com reported. Supreme Court Rejects Dot-com Investors' Claims Against Investment BanksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 19, 2007 - 10:47am.
San Francisco - The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday ruled against investors who filed an antitrust lawsuit against a number of investment banks, which alleged inflated charges and prices collected during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s, CNET News.com reported. |
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