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Venable LLP | USA | 1 May 2023
Eleventh Circuit affirms MTV Floribama Shore does not infringe FLORA-BAMA trademark
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed dismissal of a trademark infringement lawsuit against the producers of MTV Floribama Shore. The Court's order sought to strike a balance between the trademark protections of the Lanham Act and the artistic freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment. It did so by following the Second Circuit's two-prong test as set......
Lexology PRO | USA | 14 Mar 2023
US employment: key federal and state updates (7 – 13 March)
The SVB collapse raises employers’ payroll worries, the DOL issues guidance on overtime rules for those with medical restrictions, and the DOJ updates corporate compliance program requirements – plus other key updates.
McDermott Will & Emery | USA | 29 Nov 2022
First Amendment Punches Out Alleged Lanham Act Violation
Addressing the balance between trademark rights under the Lanham Act and the First Amendment right to protected expression, the US Court of Appeals…
Lexology PRO | Australia, Austria, Canada, etc. | 5 Nov 2021
Clearview AI: regulators take a stance on biometric data harvesting
Australia has ordered Clearview AI to delete face scans of its citizens, Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition technology (FRT) project, and privacy advocates are putting pressure on the EU.
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP | USA | 22 Jul 2021
Recent High Court Decisions Signify 1st Amendment Direction
From a Snapchatting teenager to multiple religious rights cases to an alleged Albanian mafioso, this past term has seen a flurry of First Amendment…
Lexology PRO | USA | 1 Jul 2021
Microsoft counsel blasts US government for using too many secrecy orders
Microsoft’s vice president of customer security has told members of Congress that US federal law enforcement agencies impose about 10 secrecy orders on the company per day, preventing customers from knowing that their data is being taken out of the cloud.
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP | USA | 29 Jun 2021
Are you reading this? SCOTUS to decide whether City of Austin's Billboard Rule is an unconstitutional content-based restriction under First Amendment
If you are reading the words in this post, then you understand the driving issue at the heart of the Supreme Court's next First Amendment free speech…
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP | USA | 25 Jun 2021
Why Higher Education Institutions Should Pay Attention To The Supreme Court's Latest First Amendment Student Free Speech Case
This week, in an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court held that a Pennsylvania school district violated a student’s First Amendment free speech rights by…
Proskauer Rose LLP | USA | 5 Nov 2020
LGBT Advocacy Groups File Lawsuit Challenging President Trump’s Executive Order on Diversity Trainings
On November 2, 2020, LGBT advocacy groups filed the second challenge to President Trump’s recent Executive Order on “Combatting Race and…
Proskauer Rose LLP | USA | 3 Nov 2020
Civil Rights Groups File Challenge to President Trump’s Executive Order on Diversity Trainings
On October 29, 2020, civil rights groups filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s recent Executive Order on “Combatting Race and Sex…
