Steve Green reports the good news/bad news involving Righthaven in the courts: The Las Vegas Review-Journal online copyright infringement lawsuit campaign sustained a setback Tuesday when a judge granted a real estate agent’s motion for dismissal, ruling his posting of part of a Review-Journal story on his website amounted to fair use under copyright law….
Category: Court
U.S. challenges military gay ruling
Lyle Deniston writes: Acting early Wednesday morning, the Obama Administration urged a federal appeals court to immediately put back into effect the 17-year-old “don’t ask/don’t tell” law that bars gays from serving openly in the military. The plea to the Ninth Circuit Court asked for a stay, to last as long as the government’s appeal…
In ADA Case, Baker & McKenzie Denied Access to Ex-Associate’s Mental Health Records
Leigh Jones reports: Baker & McKenzie has lost a bid to obtain the mental health records of an attorney who sued the law firm for allegedly firing him in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. An Illinois federal magistrate judge on Monday denied the firm’s motion to compel discovery of mental health records belonging…
ACLU VT back in court over warrantless cell phone surveillance
From the ACLU of Vermont: There is a high wall protecting the secrecy of police investigations, and it can be breached in only very limited circumstances, argued a lawyer for the Vermont Attorney General’s Office in Superior Court in Montpelier on Monday. But if Vermonters can’t get information about how police are conducting investigations, how…