Fashion

The world of IP law often struggles to keep up with the rapid pace of new design -- and inevitable copying.

Religious discrimination cases are dominating headlines -- and raising thorny legal issues.

How can artists use copyright law to protect their works from unfair appropriation?

* I like football, I really do. But, uggh. It is getting harder and harder to justify. [Deadspin]

* The only law John Kelly will ever have to understand. [Clickhole]

* I mean… this will never get passed. But, legalizing marijuana and combating the racial injustice of the war on drugs is a great idea. [Huffington Post]

* Things don’t look good for public-sector unions in front of the Supreme Court. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]

* Tips for building a great work style. [Corporette]

* Charting the government’s responsibility for segregation. [Chronicle of Higher Education]

* There’s a club forming for JDs who have been given the boot by President Trump. [Law and More]

* More details on the lawyer who took down the University of Florida’s general counsel. [Deadspin]

* Welp, this is what happens when they stop teaching treason at Harvard Law School. [Salon]

* “Too skinny” is a bad thing when it applies to your health insurance. [The Slot]

* The House Judiciary Committee is just bonkers, y’all. [Wonkette]

* You should probably be stocking up on these. [Corporette]

* Is your privacy taking a beating in the war against opioids? [Overlawyered]

* Advice for lawyers: pick up the damn phone. [Wisconsin Lawyer]

* Rikers Island traded one awful practice for another. [Pacific Standard]

* Will this terrible murder be the beginning of an era of regulation for the cruise line industry? [Law and More]

Smaller brands often struggle with how to protect their first commercially successful product from an IP perspective.

* Mining the 2017 Nordstorm Anniversary Sale for the perfect work — or interview — shoes. [Corporette]

* What would a TV show based on Biglaw look like? Lots of yelling, some tears, general terror. [Law and More]

* Legally speaking — what is snortable chocolate? [LawSci Forum]

* Louis Vuitton wants to go to the Supreme Court. [The Fashion Law]

* Jeff Sessions, and pretty much only Jeff Sessions, is hot for civil forfeiture. [Slate]

* Celebrating seersucker day! [Southern District of Florida Blog]

* New job for ousted Cincinnati Law dean Jennifer Bard. [TaxProf Blog]

Here's an example of an alleged "trademark bully," one of the world's most famous fashion brands.

Behold the genuine demise of common sense decision making.

Quick! Buy this dress NOW, before it's gone!

This law firm is ditching its suits and ties for t-shirts and sneakers.

Only the totally obtuse would endorse a mandatory dress code requiring women to wear high heels to work.

This sounds pretty egregious.

* BYU and Pepperdine are the “most ideologically balanced faculties.” You know, if you want to give more fuel to the snowflakes. [TaxProf Blog]

* When will Neil Gorsuch retire? [Empirical SCOTUS]

* UCLA Law has a $20 million movie deal. Sort of. [Law.com]

* CFPB sues law firm. Wow, there’s still a CFPB? [Law360]

* Zara apparently branching out into the Noe-Nazi market. And here I thought Hugo Boss had that locked up. [Fashionista]

* Do you know your state’s official bird? Well, this legislator thinks you shouldn’t have to and is waging the single most important policy fight in his state. [Lowering the Bill]

* Talk about an alleged fashion faux pas! LuLaRoe, the maker of the “buttery-soft” leggings that have taken the internet by storm, is facing a class-action lawsuit over the quality of the company’s leggings. Plaintiffs claim that the leggings as “tear[] as easily as wet toilet paper.” LuLaRoe, of course, has stated that the allegations are “completely without merit.” [BuzzFeed]

* “There’s a reason they call it the nuclear option, and that is because there’s fallout. And this fallout will be dangerously and perhaps disastrously radioactive for the Senate for years to come.” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has set a vote to change Senate rules in order to confirm Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch. [Reuters]

* In a landmark en banc decision, the Seventh Circuit reversed itself and ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects LGBT employees from workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. This is not only the first time in history that a federal appellate court has come to this conclusion, but it also creates a split from a recent Eleventh Circuit opinion. This will likely be heard by the Supreme Court. [TIME]

* Squire Patton Boggs has formed an alliance with Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, who credits himself as the one who convinced the president to run for office. At this time, it’s unclear what exactly Cohen will be doing for the firm, but he’ll be working from the firm’s offices in New York, London, and D.C. [WSJ Law Blog]

* Dislike: Facebook must turn over digital information from almost 400 user accounts following its failed bid at the New York Court of Appeals to appeal a bulk warrant on privacy grounds. A lone judge dissented, bemoaning the fact that the high court punted on a case that could have disastrous effects on civil liberties. [New York Daily News]

* Big picture: Does it matter if Dems can block Neil Gorsuch? [Rewire]

* Pressure is mounting on Donald Trump to create a hate crimes task force. [Huffington Post]

* “It’s dismaying and surprising.” Tell us what you really think about Jeff Sessions’s latest. [Slate]

* Don’t worry — it gets worse. [Salon]

* New business in NDAs. [Law and More]

* Can you really wear that to work? [Corporette]

* The Trump administration is trying to keep former acting attorney general Sally Yates quiet on the administration’s Russia ties. [Huffington Post]

* SCOTUS scores victory for science, Eighth Amendment. [Slate]

* Graduating from NYU Law does not mean you are capable of doing everything. [Salon]

* As one might expect in this political climate, ICE agents appear to be shooting first, asking questions later. [The Slot]

* Update your workwear. Everyone is tired of seeing you in your winter finest. [Corporette]

* Is this why lawyers go rogue? [Law and More]

Three cheers for fashion law!

* Let the heads roll: 46 US Attorneys reportedly asked for their resignation by Jeff Sessions. [The Hill] * Woman lawyer gives important speech, people care only about her body. [Washington Post] * This is why education about your legal rights is essential. [New York Post] * Eight interesting and largely horrifying facts about the Texas prison system. [Versus Texas] * Travis LeBlanc, formerly of the FCC, is heading to Boies Schiller. [Law and More] * This Fourth Circuit case is being described as "one of the most gruesome and inhumane decisions in recent memory." [Slate] * Being a public figure has to change your Twitter habits. [Huffington Post] * What's the future for organized labor? [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * How does appropriate dress vary from city to city? [Corporette]

She took the brave step of leaving her distinguished, stable, and high-paying law firm job, and headed west to make her dream a reality.