The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday allowed a lawsuit by Wikimedia to proceed against the National Security Agency (NSA) . The suit claims that the NSA's use of Upstream...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in SAS Institute Inc. v. Lee on whether third parties can petition the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to re-review issued claims and, if...
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC on what constitutes "residence" in the context of patent cases. The issue before the court was whether 28...
After a six-month legal dispute over the right to use patents and other intellectual property, Apple and Nokia reached a settlement Tuesday that covers all ends of the lawsuits filed. The suit came as...
The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit on Tuesday alleging that Mississippi is failing to uphold its obligations under a federal law that enabled it to rejoin the union after the Civil War. The law...
Texas' Republican-controlled Senate gave final approval to a bill that would enable publicly funded foster care and adoption agencies to refuse the placement of children with non-Christian, unmarried or gay prospective parents due to religious objections. The "Freedom to Serve...
The Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) filed a lawsuit on Monday to challenge a recently passed bill that they claim unlawfully targets immigrants. One provision of Senate Bill 4 (SB4) permits authorities to demand...
The US Supreme Court held unanimously Monday in Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon that the Hague Service Convention does not prohibit service of process by mail. The purpose of The Hague Service Convention is...
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Cooper v. Harris that North Carolina's redistricting was unconstitutional. North Carolina officials redrew two congressional districts after the 2010 census, neither of which had a majority black voting-age population,...
Japan and other Asia-Pacific members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreed Sunday to move forward with their deal despite the US' withdrawal. Trade ministers from the 11 remaining countries met in Hanoi, Vietnam , to plan how...