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Washington Post
1 month ago
US politics

U.S. appeals court keeps block on Texas immigration law

U.S. appeals court blocks new Texas law empowering state officials to detain migrants
Texas law known as Senate Bill 4 remains on hold pending lawsuits [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
Law

Appeals Court Rules Against Texas in Clash Over Migrant Arrest Law

Federal appeals court ruled against Texas in the clash over migrant arrest law
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's majority opinion upheld the injunction blocking the law [ more ]
Ars Technica
1 month ago
Law

Texas can require age-verification on porn sites, 5th Circuit judges rule

Texas can enforce law for age-verification on porn websites, but not for health warnings
5th Circuit ruled age-verification requirement is legitimate to prevent minors' access to pornography [ more ]
Washington Post
2 months ago
Law

Appeals court ruling sets stage for contested Tex. border law to take effect

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered a stay on Texas law empowering local police to arrest those suspected of entering the country illegally pending appeal.
Plaintiffs fear that the Texas law, Senate Bill 4, may lead to racial profiling and open the door for other states to pass similar immigration laws. [ more ]
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IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

CAFC Precedential Decision on Rule 12(b)(6) Affirms Patent Ineligibility of Medical Scan Visualization Claims

Court ruled AI Visualize's patent claims as abstract data manipulation.
Claims failed to pass Alice step two due to high-level generality. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Law

Texas concedes law allowing judges to deport migrants may have gone too far'

Texas concedes overreach in immigration law SB4
Debate over state versus federal authority on immigration [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
2 months ago
Law

Opinion | Trump's Fever Dream of Immunity Meets Its Match

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that former President Trump does not have immunity from federal criminal prosecution.
The panel's decision is not the end of the road for Trump, as he plans to appeal to the Supreme Court to determine whether he is immune from criminal prosecution while in office. [ more ]
www.mediaite.com
3 months ago
Law

BREAKING: DC Appeals Court Rejects Trump's Request to Reconsider Gag Order

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected Donald Trump's request to lift his partial gag order in his DC case.
The gag order limits Trump's ability to attack the court's witnesses and proceedings in his election subversion trial. [ more ]
The Atlantic
5 months ago
Law

Why the Fifth Circuit Keeps Making Such Outlandish Decisions

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is becoming a home for right-wing litigation.
Recent rulings from the Fifth Circuit have been described as ridiculous and alarming. [ more ]
Bloomberglaw
1 month ago
Privacy professionals

Meta Can't Delay FTC Review of Privacy Terms, Appeals Court Says

Meta Platforms Inc. failed to delay FTC reexamination of privacy breaches on Facebook.
US Court of Appeals did not grant Meta's request for injunction due to lack of success likelihood on constitutional challenges. [ more ]
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 month ago
Beer

Second Circuit Okays Hard Seltzer Sales in Blow to Modelo

The court found the contract language ambiguous due to multiple plausible readings.
Modelo failed to prove that hard seltzer wasn't covered under the sublicense definition of 'Beer'. [ more ]
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
2 months ago
UX design

'Where Are the Designers on This?': Some Post-Argument Thoughts on LKQ vs. GM

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit showed hesitancy in changing the current law on design patent obviousness.
Judges expressed concern with the implications of a wide-open, industry-specific test on design-patent obviousness. [ more ]
Ars Technica
3 months ago
Apple

Apple Watch no longer sold with blood oxygen monitoring after patent battle loss

Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 will no longer have blood oxygen level monitoring.
Apple's import ban appeal for the smartwatches has been denied by the US Court of Appeals. [ more ]
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