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Rebecca Tushnet
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Professor Rebecca Tushnet says that Disney’s claims of retaliation are strong and that, if the company prevails in the lower courts, the Supreme Court might choose to have the final word.
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How Disney’s Lawsuit Against Ron DeSantis Stacks Up
April 28, 2023
Disney has a “strong case” against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, First Amendment experts told Newsweek, as it alleges that the Republican politician has improperly retaliated…
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Disney has a ‘strong case’ against DeSantis over his ‘retaliatory campaign,’ First Amendment experts say
April 27, 2023
Disney just cast Ron DeSantis as the villain in a story of good versus evil. After more than a year-long battle with the bombastic Florida…
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What’s More Provocative Than Sincerity?
March 31, 2023
Over his 15-year career, the artist and creative director Ryder Ripps has built websites for the likes of Kanye West, who is now known as…
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Making the invisible curriculum visible
March 22, 2023
At the “Teaching First-Generation Law Students” event, professors shared insights and recommendations for making law teaching more inclusive.
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Dominion wants to put Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan Murdoch on the witness stand at next month’s expected defamation trial against Fox News, according…
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The Supreme Court’s oral arguments Wednesday will focus on a shot of potty humor from a dog toy company, and whether the well-known distillery it…
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Is Fox News Really Doomed? It certainly appears like they will lose a major lawsuit over election lies.
March 16, 2023
Shortly after Donald Trump lost the presidential election, two of his lawyers, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, convened a deranged press conference proclaiming that Trump…
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Harvard Law’s Rebecca Tushnet, a First Amendment and intellectual property expert, explains an amusing — and potentially consequential — trademark case before the Supreme Court.
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You needn’t be a fan of children’s book writer Roald Dahl to worry about recent reports that his novels have been revised to make them…
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Justices Dared To Draw Sexy M&M, Taco Hell For TM Fight
February 27, 2023
It’s hard to imagine a pun-filled U.S. Supreme Court case about a dog toy modeled after a poop-filled Jack Daniel’s bottle getting any weirder at…
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‘It’s a major blow’: Dominion has uncovered ‘smoking gun’ evidence in case against Fox News, legal experts say
February 24, 2023
Fox News is in serious hot water. That’s what several legal experts told CNN this week following Dominion Voting Systems explosive legal filing against the…
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Hermès Wins MetaBirkins Lawsuit; Jurors Not Convinced NFTs Are Art
February 9, 2023
Perturbed when an artist made a digital version of its coveted Birkin handbag with a reproduction of a mature fetus inside it, the luxury fashion…
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Bob Iger’s Turnaround Plan Takes Shape
February 9, 2023
Since returning to Disney in November, Bob Iger has inspired hope among employees and investors that he could turn around the entertainment giant — and…
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Trump’s Woodward Lawsuit Called Flawed, Intriguing by IP Lawyers
February 6, 2023
Former President Donald Trump’s copyright claim in a lawsuit against author Bob Woodward faces several major obstacles while touching on unsettled questions about intellectual property…
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News outlets raced to publish Trump’s lawsuit against Woodward. Experts say the suit ‘has no legal merit whatsoever’
February 1, 2023
News organizations are still struggling over how to cover Donald Trump. Years after he crashed onto the political scene and ascended to the Oval Office,…
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First NFT Trademark Trial Pits Hermès Against MetaBirkin Artist
January 30, 2023
French luxury design house Hermès International SA’s upcoming trademark trial against digital artist Mason Rothschild—the first of its kind—will test the boundaries of artistic expression…
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As Twitter slashes staff and pares back moderation under Elon Musk, it may soon run into a problem it can’t ignore: its potential liability for…