FTC to Launch Broad Study of Patent Trolls

NEwS FROM WASHINGTON • FTC to Launch Broad Study of Patent Trolls • In Letter to Congress, AG Holder Defends Leak Testimony • Judge: Russia Acting Like 'Scofflaw' and 'Outlaw' • D.C. Civil Legal Services Groups Receive $700K in Grants • Washington-area Law School Deans Weigh in on Civil Rights • Harvard Law Financing Grads' Public-Interest Projects FTC to Launch Broad Study of Patent Trolls The Federal Trade Commission will launch an extensive inquiry into so-called patent assertion entities, taking close look at firms that base their business on accumulating and asserting patents, Chairwoman Edith Ramirez announced today in a speech in Washington. Such entities,... Read More » In Letter to Congress, AG Holder Defends Leak Testimony Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. appears to have successfully parried at least one political attack against him—questions over whether he misled Congress about his role in investigating and prosecuting journalists in leak cases. In a letter to Congress Wednesday, Holder... Read More » Judge: Russia Acting Like 'Scofflaw' and 'Outlaw' It's been more than five months since a Washington federal judge ordered sanctions of $50,000 per day against the Russian government for refusing to turn over thousands of Jewish religious texts seized in the early 20th century. After hearing testimony... Read More » D.C. Civil Legal Services Groups Receive $700K in Grants After seeing a 30 percent drop in grants to civil legal services groups in 2012, the D.C. Bar Foundation announced today that this year's round of grants will total $700,000, representing a modest increase. The foundation awarded 20 grants for... Read More » Washington-area Law School Deans Weigh in on Civil Rights A panel of Washington-area law school deans today discussed the ways their universities engage students and the legal community on the issue of civil rights. The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law hosted a legal symposium as part of... Read More » Harvard Law Financing Grads' Public-Interest Projects While many law schools offer stipends or grants for students and graduates to do public interest work, Harvard is the first to offer support for entrepreneurial-minded graduates who want to create their own public service-oriented projects. Read More » SUPREME COURT CASES Salinas v. Texas The Fifth Amendment right to remain silent did not apply to a defendant who, prior to being taken into custody and prior to receiving Miranda warnings, initially spoke to police but then declined to answer further questions. (U.S. Supreme Court, 06/17/2013) Read More » Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis Inc. Agreements between brand-name and generic drug manufacturers resolving patent disputes are not immune from antitrust scrutiny. (U.S. Supreme Court, 06/17/2013) Read More » Maracich v. Spears The litigation exception in the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act does not apply to permit attorneys to access DMV records for the purpose of soliciting clients. (U.S. Supreme Court, 06/17/2013) Read More » Alleyne v. United States Judicial factfinding that increases a mandatory minimum sentenceis no longer permissible under the Sixth Amendment. (U.S. Supreme Court, 06/17/2013) Read More » Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. Arizona's evidence-of-citizenship voter registration requirement was preempted by federal statutory mandate that states accept and use uniform federal form (Scalia, J.) Read More » United States v. Davila Under F.R.Crim.P. 11(h), vacatur of a defendant's guilty plea, made on advice of a magistrate judge, was not mandated where the record showed no prejudice tothe defendant's decision to plead guilty. (U.S. Supreme Court, 06/13/2013) Read More »

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