Access to Justice

Dunn v FCO — the opening skirmishesRound Up 6.7.20 – A quiet week in the courts but not in the news…Are “squalid” prison conditions and the response to the Covid-19 pandemic breaching human rights?

Administrative

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – July 6, 2020Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Commonwealth Court Abused Its Discretion By Taking Carey Affidavit at Face ValueThe Best Legal Tech Tools to Help Entrepreneurs to Manage Legal Processes

ADR

The USMCA enters into force: a glimpse into its investment chapterForce majeure claims in future waves of COVID-19: four key actionsOnline Mediating Resources

Antitrust & Trade Regulation

Trade Association Antitrust 101 WebinarWhat are the risks when increasing prices in times of COVID-19?The EC’s White Paper on Foreign Subsidies and what it means for M&A deals and foreign subsidised companies operating in the EU

Appellate

Religious Institutions Must Pay Abortion Coverage in NY (Part 1)How Has Justice Kilbride Voted in Criminal Procedure Cases?How Has Justice Garman Voted in Criminal Procedure Cases?

Bankruptcy

What We're Reading This Week [July 6, 2020]CARES Act Expands Eligibility for Small Business Reorganization ActForce Majeure & Reducing Rent In Response To COVID-19

Bar Associations

Gov. Walz appoints Kellie Charles, Edward Sheu to Fill 2nd Judicial District vacanciesNot so Fast: Termination of Sales Rep Agreements Under Minnesota LawSuccession planning and covid-19: It’s now or (possibly) never

Cannabis

Is marijuana reform really a "Superweapon Biden Refuses to Use"?CBD and the Novel Foods Dossier- A Practical OverviewNew Order Prohibits Use of Hemp and CBD By Military

Civil Litigation

Norhampton County Judge Finds Regular Use Exclusion InvalidAre online wills any good?Lawsuits Often Take Awhile

Class Action & Mass Torts

Post-Pandemic Litigation Webinar SeriesNinth Circuit Finds No Right of Contribution or Indemnity Under the FLSASixth Circuit Addresses RICO and FLSA Claims

Communications, Media & Entertainment

Supreme Court Invalidates TCPA Government-Debt ExceptionAd Law Access Podcast - California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)Delicate Surgery: Supreme Court Upholds the TCPA but Strikes Down the Government Debt Exception as Unconstitutional in <em>Barr v. AAPC</em>

Corporate & Commercial

Supreme Court Decides No Signature, No ProblemOracle Directors Hit with Derivative Suit on Board Diversity IssuesSEC Approves Extension of NYSE’s Temporary Relief from Shareholder Approval Rule

Corporate Compliance

UK COVID-19 Business Interruption Disputes Process May Offer Guidance to US PolicyholdersWould-Be Whistleblower Fails to Show Causation Under the Bank Secrecy Act for TerminationThe Banking of Cannabis and Hemp-Related Customers: An Update

Corporate Finance

EBITDA Margins Are Non-GAAP Measures AlsoWould-Be Whistleblower Fails to Show Causation Under the Bank Secrecy Act for TerminationThe Banking of Cannabis and Hemp-Related Customers: An Update

Criminal

Death Penalty Information Center releases "Mid-Year Review" detailing "Record-Low Death Penalty Use in First Half of 2020"Puzzling though crime data, practically and politically, in the crazy year that is 2020U.S. Regulatory Challenges For Chinese Companies: The COSCO Case Study

Disability Law

Nexus, Doe, or 42 USC §12181(7): When Must an Internet Site be Accessible to Persons with Disabilities?Applicability of title I of the ADA to Foreign Flagged Cruise ShipsQuick Hits – Now is the summer of our discontent edition

E-Discovery

Post-Pandemic Litigation Webinar SeriesWake Up! There Are More Than 26 Billion IoT Devices – So What Are You Doing About IoT Security at Home?Thought Leader Interview with John Wilson of HaystackID: eDiscovery Trends and Best Practices

Education

Planning for Return to In-Person Instruction: Special Education ConsiderationsCheat Sheet for ISBE’s FAQ for Special Education on the Transition to In-Person InstructionWebinar: Planning for Reopening Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Employment & Labor

COVID-19 FAQs for New York employersCalifornia Places More COVID-19 Related Restrictions on Businesses and EmployersWashington Healthcare Update | July 6, 2020

Energy

DC Circuit Upends Long-Standing FERC Practice on Tolling OrdersEU Opens Consultation on Rules for Transboundary Plastic Waste Shipments“I'm Just a Bill”: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules on House Resolution 836, the General Assembly's Attempt to Terminate Governor Wolf's Emergency Powers

Environmental

Dakota Access Must Shut Down. Is It a Harbinger?ICYMI: June sees major U.S. Supreme Court environmental activityDC Circuit Upends Long-Standing FERC Practice on Tolling Orders

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

The Power of "No"It Was Probably Too Soon To Open Bars. It's Too Soon To Open Bar Exams.Law-Man on the Totem Pole

Family & Divorce

What It’s Like Being the Kid of Parents Who Divorced WellProvenance in the Art Market – Is Blockchain the Way Forward?More Zoom, please!

Financial

Federal and State Regulators Issue Interagency Guidance Regarding Assessing Safety and Soundness During COVID-19Supreme Court Invalidates Debt-Related Provision Of The Telephone Consumer Protection Act Under The First AmendmentWinnowed TCPA Survives Constitutional Challenge Before U.S. Supreme Court

Food, Drug & Agriculture

AMS Issues Final Guidance on Detectability Testing and Validation of Refining Processes Under the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure StandardFDA Asks OMB to Approve Certain Information Collection Techniques to Support Further Research into Consumer Behavior Regarding Food and Other AreasTalking MDL Post-Remand Blues

Government

Coronavirus Relief Funds Available for Some Cook County and Downstate Local GovernmentsUS Executive Branch Update - July 6, 2020Transatlantic Trade: US and European Trade Talk Update - July 6, 2020

Health Care

The Decision is in: Hospitals Will be Required to Disclose Rates in 2021With half of a terrible ’20 now done, can federal torpor on pandemic change?Changes to California Medical Board Postgraduate Training and Licensing Requirements

Immigration

DHS/SEVP Announce Changes to Temporary Exemptions for F-1 and M-1 Students Taking Online Courses During Fall 2020I-9 Inspection and Return-to-Work IssuesFrancisco Sanchez Appointed Board Member of Americans for Immigrant Justice

Insurance

Oracle Directors Hit with Derivative Suit on Board Diversity IssuesInsurer Required to Defend Until “Satisfaction” of Covered VerdictUK COVID-19 Business Interruption Disputes Process May Offer Guidance to US Policyholders

Intellectual Property

Federal Court of Appeals Rules That Ownership of Trade Secret Not Necessary to Recover Punitive Damages for Its TheftSupreme Court sides with booking.com - generic.com trademarks not necessarily genericFair use case confirms that using short video clips does not insulate from copyright infringement claims.

International

¿Qué ocurre en España con los datos biométricos? Autenticación v. Identificación; EquívocosProvenance in the Art Market – Is Blockchain the Way Forward?AFM publishes sustainability guidelines for investment firms and fund managers

Law Firm Marketing & Management

How to Add a LinkedIn Follow Button to Your Web SiteThe 5 pillars of digital marketingOnly the Lonely

Law Library

Country-based Content Access RestrictionsPlan for Future Electronic License InterruptionsMicrosoft Edge Beckons

Law School Blogs

Regulatory Reform and Racial JusticeFried Frank Discusses Delaware Chancery’s Dell Technologies Decision and the Business Judgment RuleDid Congress Trade Ahead on News of Covid-19?

Maritime

Disney Wonder Crew Member Dies - At Least 255 People on Disney Cruise Ship Tested Positive for COVID-19Is Pullmantur Cruises Ending Operations?Crew Member Dies on the Island Princess Awaiting Repatriation

Nonprofit Law

The Perseverance of William DukesImportant Year-End Reminder for ClergyStay Off the Charitable Solicitation Naughty List

Personal Injury

The Significance of July 4th: An Attorney's PerspectiveOrganizing The Information You Gather After An Auto AccidentSarasota Motorcyclist Dies In Crash On University Parkway Sunday Night

Press

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Privacy & Data Security

Supreme Court Invalidates TCPA Government-Debt ExceptionEpisode 323: Hats off to the French! (And I don’t say that often.)Federal Court of Appeals Rules That Ownership of Trade Secret Not Necessary to Recover Punitive Damages for Its Theft

Probate & Estate Planning

Provenance in the Art Market – Is Blockchain the Way Forward?Group Home for Disabled Residents Protected by Federal LawNew York Elder Law Compared to Arizona

Property Law

HAWSCT: City's Prohibiting Use Of Property Pending City Acquisition Is Land Banking TakingFederal Court Denies TRO: Hawaii Gov's Coronavirus Travel Quarantine Doesn't Stop Anyone From Coming To HawaiiThe Verified Complaint In Equity: The Declaration Of Independence

Real Estate & Construction

NYC DOB To Resume COVID Fines And PenaltiesCybersecurity Health & Compliance: Best Practices in Commercial Business & Government Contracting WebinarCBCA Offers Potential Insight Into How Board Will Handle Claims Related to COVID-19

Securities

SEC Approves Extension of NYSE’s Temporary Relief from Shareholder Approval RuleSEC Settles FCPA ActionUS Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Investigations: The Perils of Parallel Proceedings (Part 2: Investigation Strategy)

Supreme Court

Religious Institutions Must Pay Abortion Coverage in NY (Part 1)Michigan Mosque Sues Cemetery Over Need To Prepay For Grave SitesRecent Articles of Interest

Tax

Washington Healthcare Update | July 6, 2020Pump the Brakes: North Carolina Supreme Court Determines that Brake-Pad Manufacturer Does Not Qualify for Special Apportionment Rule for Public UtilitiesThat’s None of Our Business – Idaho Supreme Court Rules Holding Company’s Gain from Sale of LLC Interest is Nonbusiness Income

Technology

¿Qué ocurre en España con los datos biométricos? Autenticación v. Identificación; EquívocosIf You Absolutely, Positively, Have To Rename My Redskins, This Will Do.EUON Publishes Nanopinion on Polymer-Based Nanocomposites

Trademark

CJEU CONFIRMS THAT ORIGINAL FUNCTIONAL SHAPES MAY OBTAIN COPYRIGHT PROTECTIONWatch Now: Trademarks for the Generalist In-House CounselIP UPDATE: RECENT DEVELOPMENT IN EU COPYRIGHT LAW: STIM & SAMI V FLEETMANAGER SWEDEN AB & NORDISK BILUTHYRNING AB (C-753/18)

Women in Law

How To Overcome A Difficult Economy As A Solo PractitionerHow to Decide Whether To Take A Gap Year Between College and Law School In Light of COVID-19Motherhood as a Law Student