Blogs about Law

Here are the collected posts for our Balkinization symposium on Aileen Kavanagh's new book, The Collaborative Constitution (Cambridge University Press, 2023). 1. Jack Balkin, Introduction to the Symposium2. Stephen Gardbaum, Collaborative and Abusive Constitutionalism3. Mark …

It is impossible to ignore recent examples of truly woeful judgments emanating from the Constitutional Court. Two recent judgments dealing with equality law illustrate this point. The appointment of Justice Mandisa Maya as Chief Justice …

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Introduction While there is a wealth of literature addressing the challenges faced by business organisations in implementing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), those relevant to International Organisation (IOs) are scarce and almost non-existent regarding …

LinkedIn isn't rolling out its generative AI model in Europe. I don't think that's because of data protection.

Blank screen on boot and external monitors not detectedI recently installed Kubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) on a laptop and all was well. I had been using flavours of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, but when I …

On September 18, 2024, the Library of Congress held a Congress.gov Public Forum that was available in-person and online. This Forum provided attendees with an update on the enhancements that have been made to the …

1st October 2024 In the main courtroom of the Supreme Court there are the benches – really desks – where the Supreme Court judges sit, and at each place there is a microphone for each …

(This guest post was written by Scott Maravilla. Thanks Scott! NB: This post includes minor spoilers for She-Hulk episode 3! And in case you’re wondering, I have been keeping up with the series, and I …

I’ve already mentioned Tom Harrison’s “Headline of the Day” email list, which is always entertaining and often good source material for Lowering the Bar items. I highly recommend signing up (email: tomharrison711 at gmail.com). I …

Story and pic here. He had an unusual scope mount and a strange idea for an eye shade....

by Dennis Crouch In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit addressed several key issues in intellectual property litigation, including the scope of "absolute litigation privilege" under Illinois law, trade dress functionality, and the consequences of …

Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On September 18, 2024, the National Technical Committee 260 on Cybersecurity Standardization Administration of China released the “Cybersecurity Standard Practice Guideline – Sensitive Personal Information Identification Guideline” (the “Guideline”). Prior to …

Inforrm reported on a large number of defamation cases from around the world in 2023. Following a now established tradition, with my widely read posts on 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 defamation cases, …

X Corp. v. Bright Data Ltd. is being reported in the press for an odd proposition, quoting this sentence: “X Corp. wants it both ways: to keep its safe harbors yet exercise a copyright owner’s …

ShareTwice in the past decade the Supreme Court has blocked Oklahoma from executing Richard Glossip. Now the state has joined Glossip to argue that newly uncovered evidence shows prosecutors violated his rights at trial. But …

Thirty days until election day. Or, rather, the first election day for the presidency, thanks to an electoral college that today withstands just as much scrutiny as the original text of Article I § 2 …

A couple of keyword ad cases from a couple of months ago. Alsa Refinish LLC v. Walmart Inc., 2024 WL 3914512 (C.D. Cal. July 31, 2024) The trademark owner Alsa sells chrome paint. Walmart doesn’t …

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka is riding a wave of praise after completing a peaceful presidential election on 21st September 2024. Less than a month before, however, the commission was found responsible for a …