Google Friday filed a motion to dismiss the antitrust complaint that was filed against the company by a coalition of state attorneys. The motion denied the allegation that Google colluded with Facebook to manipulate programmatic ad markets in a collaborative project codenamed “Jedi Blue.” The suit claimed that the project intended to limit ad header [...]
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Federal court rules Turkey cannot recover ancient idol from hedge fund billionaire
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled on Tuesday that Turkey cannot reclaim possession of the “Guennol Stargazer,” a 6,000-year-old marble idol owned by hedge fund billionaire Michael Steinhardt. While Judge Alison Nathan agreed with experts that the idol was originally manufactured in the region of Anatolia between 4800 and [...]
Four states urge Supreme Court to reject Texas efforts to overturn 2020 election
The states of Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin filed separate briefs on Thursday urging the US Supreme Court to reject Texas’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a complaint with the Supreme Court Tuesday against Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, seeking to overturn their 2020 presidential election results. On Wednesday [...]
Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously dismisses election certification lawsuit
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Saturday unanimously dismissed with prejudice a petition to delay certification of the results of the 2020 General Election. This ruling delivers yet another legal blow to President Donald Trump’s fight against the election results, which he and many of his Republican supporters have called “fraudulent” and “rigged”. The court’s decision [...]
JURIST Guest Columnist Ali Khan discusses the potential deportation of the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the US, and international documents' and treaties' prohibition on state actions like deportation...Threats of deportations are evolving into a global phenomenon as nativism,...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC —a patent infringement case—vacating a portion of the opinion and remanding it to a lower court. In SCA...
Supreme Court hears argument on Promega patent infringement suit
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in Life Technologies v. Promega to decide whether 1) a corporation can be held liable for actively encouraging the assembly of components of a patented invention when...
Supreme Court hears argument on False Claims Act, patent infringement
The Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases Tuesday. The first, State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby , involves the False Claims Act seal requirement. Under...
Supreme Court to rule on copyright protections for cheerleader uniforms
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases Monday. In Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc. the court will rule on the appropriate test to determine when a feature...
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday in Petrella v. MGM that a copyright suit against Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) over recent profits from the 1980 film Raging Bull may go...