Jake Wunsch
The adoption of Rule 55.1 marks a tremendous leap forward for Colorado courts, which heretofore granted unfettered discretion to trial court judges to deny the public’s presumptive right to inspect judicial records.
Colorado Adopts Statewide Rule Governing Public Access to Judicial Records in Criminal Cases
The adoption of Rule 55.1 marks a tremendous leap forward for Colorado courts, which heretofore granted unfettered discretion to trial court judges to deny the public’s presumptive right to inspect judicial records.
Searching a Database Isn’t “Creating” A Record
Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting was successful in challenging the government’s withholding of firearms data under FOIA.
Copyrights and Constitutional Takings
Is a governmental unit’s use of a copyrighted photo without permission considered a constitutional taking? The Supreme Court of Texas is faced with this question.
Courier Journal Beats Back Trademark Infringement Lawsuit from Makers of DERBY-PIE®
The court held that the news articles challenged in the lawsuit do not constitute “trademark use” and therefore the Lanham Act does not even apply.
Lessons from the Nicki Minaj Copyright Judgment
Tracy Chapman accepted a Rule 68 offer of judgment from Nicki Minaj, in a copyright infringement suit alleging that Minaj copied and distributed Chapman’s song Baby Can I Hold You without a license.
CASE Act Signed, Sealed, and Delivered – Copyright Small Claims Court Coming Soon
The latest amendment to the Copyright Act of 1976 creates a long-awaited new home for the litigation of lower-value copyright cases.
Exporting the Sullivan Case…to Belgium
An amicus curiae brief invites the European Court to consider how the U.S. Supreme Court resolved an issue as to whether a public official who is neither named nor identified in public criticism of government has standing in litigation to punish the authors of the criticism.
UK Court Denies U.S. Request to Extradite Julian Assange
According to UK experts, the United States faces an uphill battle on appeal because the Court’s findings of fact regarding Assange’s mental health are unlikely to be reversed.
First Circuit: Secret Recordings of Police in Public Spaces Protected by First Amendment
In a pair of cases, the First Circuit held that the Commonwealth could not prohibit the secret recording of police officers carrying out their official duties in public places because such recording is a form of newsgathering activity protected by the First Amendment.
New York Anti-SLAPP Law Applies Retroactively to Sarah Palin’s Lawsuit Against The New York Times
Judge Rakoff granted a motion for reconsideration by The Times and James Bennet, holding that one provision of the new anti-SLAPP law requires Palin to establish actual malice as a matter of state law.