John Marshall Harlan championed equality — but only for some, writes Peter Canellos. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-07-16 12:00:00 UTC ]
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court this week held that annotations added to the State of Georgia’s legal code are not eligible for copyright protection. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
Judge famous for ruling against Boris Johnson will recount how ‘a little girl from North Yorkshire became the most senior judge in the UK’ Lady Hale, who presided over the momentous decision to rule Boris Johnson’s prorogation of parliament unlawful, is set to write her memoirs, of how “a little... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-04-23 14:06:04 UTC ]
Adam Cohen argues that the court’s decisive right turn led to more inequality in America. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-03-27 12:10:33 UTC ]
His nomination fulfilled his dream — and others’ plans, too, Ruth Marcus writes. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-11-27 13:00:00 UTC ]
The justice and Jeffrey Rosen explore the Supreme Court’s role, its future — and her own. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-11-08 13:52:56 UTC ]
Among the week's headlines: strong attendance at the 2019 ALA Annual Conference; ALA applauds the Supreme Court for keeping a citizenship question off the 2020 Census; and, publishers want Congress to look at Amazon's dominance. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
In “Slanted,” Simon Tam tells the story of a legal battle that ended up at the Supreme Court. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-05-16 13:00:00 UTC ]
Myanmar’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the verdicts of two Pulitzer prize-winning journalists for Reuters who were jailed while reporting on the country’s violent suppression of Rohingya Muslims. Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, have been imprisoned since December 2017 and are serving... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a letter filed with the Supreme Court this week, the defendants asked for more time to file a petition, saying the case raises "novel and important legal questions." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
No one can predict with certainty the direction of women's magazines, which have struggled to maintain print circulation as newsstand sales continue to fall. But if you're placing bets on a strategy that might help them flourish, look no further than Samantha Barry, the 36-year-old woman who is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2018-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Suddenly, all bets are on regarding the future of American sports gambling. A surge in betting caused by the Supreme Court’s lifting of a federal ban on sports wagering is expected to trigger new gaming opportunities and burnish existing sports books in Las Vegas casinos — but also spawn a battle... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The National Coalition Against Censorship has joined more than 30 other prominent arts organizations in a friend of the court brief urging the Supreme Court to strike down the third version of the Trump travel ban issued in September 2017. The case is going before the court today. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a very brief filing made late last week in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Milo Yiannopoulos withdrew his lawsuit against his former publisher, Simon & Schuster, with prejudice. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The last time the Supreme Court took a hard look at how to impose sales taxes on home shopping, it was the era of mail-order catalogs — “before Amazon was even selling books out of Jeff Bezos’ garage,” lawyers recently told the justices. In 1992, the high court upheld a constitutional rule that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Canongate is to publish the memoir of Gina Miller, the business owner who successfully took the UK government to the Supreme Court over its authority to trigger Article 50 without parliamentary approval. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The US Authors Guild’s appeal against the earlier ruling that allows the tech giant to scan millions of books under ‘fair use’ has been rejected by the Supreme CourtA long-running face-off between the US Authors Guild and Google over the search engine’s scanning of millions of books was brought... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The US Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from a group of authors who claim Google breached copyright laws by scanning books. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC World | 2016-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to Google Inc.'s online book library from authors who said the project makes it harder for them to market their work. The justices let stand lower court rulings in favor of Mountain View, Calif.-based Google and rejected the authors' claim that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2016-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Supreme Court has put the case on the calendar for its April 1 conference, meaning the end of the more than 10-year old case could be near. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]