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The First Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the government from making laws respecting the establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech... more +

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the government from making laws respecting the establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech or the press, preventing citizens from peacefully assembling, or interfering with citizens' ability to petition the government for redress of their grievances. The First Amendment is one of the most sacred aspects of the American legal tradition and has spawned a vast body of jurisprudence and commentary. less -

Court of Appeals Blocks Texas AG From Enforcing Pre-Litigation Subpoena

Troutman Pepper Locke on 6/23/2025

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia recently enjoined Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton from enforcing a pre-litigation subpoena issued to Media Matters for America (Media Matters). The subpoena is...more

A Day of Near-Unanimity on Six Important Cases - SCOTUS Today

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/6/2025

As this term draws to a close, the U.S. Supreme Court is getting busy in reducing its inventory of pending cases. Yesterday, six of them were resolved....more

The Supreme Court Update - June 5, 2025

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 6/6/2025

The Supreme Court of the United States issued six decisions today: Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Services, No. 23-1039: This case addresses whether majority-group plaintiffs are held to a heighted evidentiary standard in...more

This Week at the Ninth: School Groups and Minimum Contacts

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals on 9/6/2022

This week, the Ninth Circuit addresses the constitutionality of a school district’s decision to revoke official status for a student group that disapproves of same sex relationships, and the minimum contacts necessary to...more

Virginia's Not For Lovers: Why Virginia May See More Defamation Claims After Depp v. Heard

Holland & Knight LLP on 6/7/2022

In the wake of the recent six-week-long trial and defamation verdict in favor of Johnny Depp in Virginia's Fairfax County Circuit Court, many are asking what led to this outcome. Holland & Knight litigators share three...more

Notice of Appeal - Spring 2020

Cozen O'Connor on 4/13/2020

Background - A Company received a grand jury subpoena under the Stored Communications Act (“SCA”) seeking information about an employee of one of the Company’s customers, who was the target of a criminal investigation. The...more

The Supreme Court - January 21, 2020

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 1/21/2020

On Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in the following cases: Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth District Court, No. 19-368; Ford Motor Co. v. Bandemer, No. 19-369: Whether the...more

Court Makes Motion to Dismiss in Trademark Dispute Magically Disappear

Proskauer - New England IP Blog on 4/10/2018

A basic tenet of litigation is that the court must have personal jurisdiction over the parties to the case. In one recent decision, an out-of-state defendant in a trademark infringement dispute could not use a motion to...more

4 Key Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation For 2017: #4 U.S. Supreme Court

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/24/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: The fourth and final key trend from our 14th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report involves rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court. ...more

MoFo IP Newsletter - July 2017

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/20/2017

Supreme Court Hits Reset on Patent Venue Law in TC Heartland - In the recent TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC decision, the Supreme Court reversed nearly thirty years of patent venue law and held that a...more

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