Jurisdiction In The Amazon
When it comes to policing IP infringement on Amazon, it truly is a jungle out there.
What Even Is AI ‘Competence’? It Depends.
Takeaways from a Legalweek panel on evolving malpractice risks.
District Judge Models Recusal Behavior For The Supreme Court
Looking at you, Clarence.
FTC Makes Good On Promise To Trust Bust By Going After Amazon
Amazon better have their defenses prepared from A to Z.
Morning Docket: 06.28.23
* Trump countersues in the E. Jean Carroll defamation suit. He also asserts that the defamatory statements themselves are "privileged and protected under the doctrine of absolute presidential immunity." For those of you studying for the bar, that's what we mean when we say, "first eliminate the obviously wrong answer." [New York Times] * Rudy Giuliani interviewed in the January 6 probe. He's gonna need to make some more Cameos! [AP News] * Term limits for active status federal judges is a sensible, simple reform to maintain the integrity of the judiciary and disrupt the "race to the bottom" incentivizing the nomination of unqualified young judges. But if that's NOT the system, then you all need to leave Judge Newman alone. [Bloomberg Law News] * Amazon has some sort of blacklist to undermine IP attorneys, "while directing them to their own Amazon Accelerator Program and their ‘curated’ attorneys." They've settled defamation claims already, but I'd imagine some state bar might be interested in knowing what, exactly, goes into joining that "curated" list. [Law.com] * Chancellor laughs off Disney investor suit looking to make a case out of the company's decision to oppose bigotry and, ultimately, drag Supreme Court dicta into a fight. [Law360] * Kevin Spacey goes to court in wide-ranging sex offense trial. [Reuters]
Amazon Hit With Another FTC Case. This Time? Fooling People Into Paying For Prime.
They really do have you covered from A to Z. Even when you try to opt out.
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
They’ve Got You Mapped From A To Z: Amazon’s Acquisition Sets Off Antitrust Radars
I've heard of wanting to be a fly on the wall, but a Roomba on the floor?
Morning Docket: 08.09.22
* The Law and Order party is just openly describing themselves as terrorists now. What's that Maya Angelou quote about trusting people when they tell you who they are the first time? That one. [Chron] * You know the more I think about it, the less I understand why this acquisition was cleared. [Business Insider] * Good to be back: The Rappahannock just got back a vital piece of their land. [CNN] * Hypocrisy or Assumed Risk?: Guy who says guns make things safer doesn't allow them at his rally. Hmm... [Business Insider] * Blue lives might matter, but Trump's estate matters more. [Rolling Stone]
Dirt Dropped On Google, Facebook, And Amazon’s Anticompetitive Practices. Have A Little Faith In Your Customers, Maybe?
These companies better cover their asses from A to Z.
Morning Docket: 05.03.22
* You’ve probably already heard about the Alito leak. How’s this impact NY? [NBC NY] * Not in New York and have the same questions? Got you covered. [Newsweek] * Covered A to Z: Amazon will reimburse travel expenses for its employees if they live in a state that restricted abortion access. [BBC] * Crimes like fraud don't pay... after the 15-year mark. [Smithsonian Mag] * Recent history: There may still be hope for reparations to be paid out for the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot. [CNN]
Legal Is Changing. And NeoSummit Is Where The Future Is Being Built.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
Who Needs To Roll Back Prices When You Can Roll Back Employees
There's a joke about a toxic work environment and hazard pay here.
Morning Docket: 04.19.22
* Sovereignty denied: The Supreme Court decides to not rule on the Penobscot Nation’s control of their river. [AP] * Hating from outside the club: Judge green lights suit to prevent Marjorie Taylor Greene from holding office again. [Common Dreams] * Harvard Law prof gives legal argument for how a barrel of Russia’s food is worth twenty of Ukraine’s . [MSNBC] * You can’t fire me in a way that matters: Judge rules employee fired for protesting work conditions has to get his job back. [ABC News]
Morning Docket: 04.11.22
* Habeas Corpus? Discarded body determined to be a thrown-out sex toy. These things are really getting realistic. I hear... [Region News Source] * COVID made the takings clause relevant again. What's next, the Third? [Reason] * During the Judge Jackson confirmation, several Republicans accused Democrats as being the party of pedophiles. Projection, maybe? [Slate] * Remember that viral video of police officers busting a 75-year-old man's head open last year? Turns out nothing wrong happened. [CBC.ca] * Amazon pushes back against unionization, alleging that voters were bribed with marijuana. Is this why the plant isn't legalized federally? [Business Insider]
Their In-House Team Better Be Covered From A to Z
Sure would be nice if the price of Prime goes down a little because of this...
3 Questions For A Counterfeit Crimes Crusader (Part II)
The sheer depth and breadth of resources that the Amazon Counterfeit Crimes Unit brings to the fight against counterfeiters is astonishing.