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New research analyzes issues in immigration law

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

University of Miami Law Professor Rebecca A. Sharpless has recently authored a research paper titled, "Toward a True Elements Test: Taylor and the Categorical Analysis of Crimes in Immigration Law."


Watchdog: Facebook violates Canadian privacy law

Technology / Internet

created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

(AP) -- Canada's privacy commissioner says the online social networking site Facebook breaches Canadian law by keeping users personal information indefinitely after members close their accounts.


Study shows judges' backgrounds matter in high court selection

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Some federal judges are tossing out civil cases based on their own opinions, a disturbing trend that makes background checks even more important in the search for a new associate justice for the U.S. Supreme Court, a University ...





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Court Denies Vonage Bid for Patent Case Retrial

Technology / Business

created May 04, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A U.S. appeals court denies a request by Internet phone company Vonage Holdings that it order a retrial in the patent infringement case brought against it by Verizon Communications.


Court says no exclusive cable rights in apartments

Technology / Telecom

created May 26, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Cable companies cannot have exclusive rights to provide service in apartment buildings that they wire, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.


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German teacher loses battle against pupils' web rankings

Technology / Internet

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

A German teacher who had sued to shut down a website where pupils rank their instructors according to competence and "coolness" lost her battle in court Tuesday.


Appeals court orders new trial in Brocade case (AP)

Appeals court orders new trial in Brocade case

Technology / Business

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A federal appeals court has tossed out the criminal conviction of the first Silicon Valley executive to go to trial in a stock options scandal that triggered charges against at least a dozen executives.


Verdict spares Microsoft $358M in patent damages

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created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- A federal appeals court said Friday that Microsoft Corp. does not have to pay Alcatel-Lucent $358 million for patent infringement because of problems with how the damages were calculated.


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Microsoft asks court to hold off on Word ban

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created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to allow it to keep selling Word software as it fights an unfavorable patent ruling.


Court: Microsoft OK to sell Word during appeal

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created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The U.S. Appeals Court for the Federal Circuit says Microsoft Corp. can keep selling its Word desktop software as it appeals an unfavorable patent ruling.


Court won't revive Va. anti-spam law

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created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Supreme Court will not consider reinstating Virginia's anti-spam law, among the nation's toughest in banning unsolicited e-mails.


More states crafting greenhouse gas curbs

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 21, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Rules capping U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are gaining traction at the state level as federal proposals to do the same bog down in Washington.


Court: Yahoo's LAUNCHcast not 'interactive'

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created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A federal appeals court in New York says Yahoo's LAUNCHcast music service is not "interactive" enough to require separate licensing deals with recording labels.



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