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Smile! You Have New Mugshot Rights
Thomas R. Julin
A handful of enterprising companies have discovered that these portraits of distress have great value because they are public records, are not protected by copyright laws, and can be posted on the Internet to persuade the portrayed to pay dearly to take them down.
Salvador Dali's Legacy: Deprived of Image Rights?
Antonio Muñoz Vico
It is beyond question that personality rights expire with death and that post-mortem protection of such a personal sphere should be limited to preserving memory.
Jumping Hurdles toward the Finish Line
Meredith Aldridge, Colleen Welch, and Alicia Hall
Forty-five years of progress with Title IX.
Civil Rights Work Has an All New Meaning
Thomas R. Julin
Corporations now use federal law to fight regulation.
Supreme Court Decision Will Play Important Role in Shaping Defendant Privacy Rights
Gus Kostopoulos
The primary question will likely come down to whether or not cell phone data and location records are protected interests under the Fourth Amendment.
Protect Two of Your Most Valuable Business Assets: Your Company Name and Important Brand Names
Paul C. Van Slyke
Your company name and important brand names are two types of your most valuable business assets. Without your company name and brand names, consumers and trade buyers would not be able to identify easily (and choose) your goods or services over those of another.
Empowering Women Through Law
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
South African Firm CDH Is Equipping the Community With Legal Agency.
How College Athletes Will Be Paid Under California’s Fair Pay to Play Act
Hugh F. Murray III
Another Challenge to NCAA’s Financial Structure
Unlocking the Supply Chain
Brittany K. Lazzaro
How Supply-Chain Transparency—Legal, Regulatory, and via Increasing Consumer Scrutiny—Is Forcing Companies to Take a Hard Look at Forced Labor Worldwide.
WA Supreme Court Holds Vesting Rights Do Not Extend to Stormwater...
Heather Burgess
The result of the case is likely to have immediate and significant implications for a large number of property owners and developers in Washington.
Proposed Changes to the MCAD’s Procedural Regulations
Brian J. MacDonough
The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination's new regulations offer a substantial overhaul from the past system.
What the Harvard Trial Means for Affirmative Action
John Saxon
Students for Fair Admissions is challenging Harvard's policy of holistic admissions—and might change the future of affirmative action.
An Interview With Gleiss Lutz
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Germany's 2020 “Law Firm of the Year” in Labor and Employment Law
Can Your Option to Purchase Get Lost in a Franchise Agreement?
Benjamin Caddaye, Law Clerk and Alicia Hill
With the changing of a contract in a franchise agreement, certain rights you thought you were entitled to might get lost in translation.
Understanding the Constitutionality of Patent Law
John Powers
Ideas can be stolen, just like the machines or products they were used to create.
Estate Planning Through Premarital Agreements
Gregory T. Peacock
Planning for the end of a marriage before the marriage vows are exchanged can be disconcerting.
Colorado’s New “Red Flag” Law for Extreme Risk Protection Orders
James H. Chalat
Preventing Mass Shootings
Town of Greece
Martin B. Margulies
The Supreme Court has found the governing board of the town of Greece, New York opening its meetings with a prayer to be constitutionally unobjectionable.
Akerman Represents Ability Housing in Historic Fair Housing Settlement
Akerman
Pro Bono Victory Protects Future Housing Development for Disabled and Homeless in Jacksonville