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On June 21, 2012, the United States Supreme Court, in a 7-2 decision, held that the Service Employees International Union, Local 1000 (SEIU) impinged on the First Amendment rights of California’s public sector employees by requiring non-members to pay 100 of an emergency assessment fund collected without giving them a notice and opportunity to opt out
The Univeristy and Small Business Patent Procedures Act of 1990 (known as the Bayh-Dole Act) provides that a government contractor may elect to retain the rights in certain federally funded inventions if the contractor fulfills a number of statutory obligations
A recent Tennessee federal jury case involving a private university reminds the academy of the critical need to balance fairly the interests of the accused and accuser in investigating sexual assault cases
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act ("USERRA") is a broad federal statute that protects the employment rights of certain individuals who engage in military service
