K. Lloyd Billingsley | Wednesday May 15, 2019 at 9:37 AM PDT
Lower state income taxes, or their complete elimination, might encourage more creative entrepreneurs to remain in California.
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Tag: U.S. Supreme Court
K. Lloyd Billingsley | Wednesday June 27, 2018 at 12:05 PM PDT
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of Mark Janus.
J. Huston McCulloch | Wednesday June 21, 2017 at 2:30 PM PDT
Last Monday, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear a Wisconsin case that would overturn a highly gerrymandered State Assembly redistricting map that heavily favors Republicans. The Court plans to hear arguments next fall, and it is expected that it will be closely divided. (New York Times, “Justices Take up Gerrymandering Based on...
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William J. Watkins, Jr. | Tuesday June 20, 2017 at 6:00 PM PDT
In Matal v. Tam, the Supreme Court handed down an important First Amendment decision. This case dealt with a band’s application for federal trademark registration of the band’s name, “The Slants.” The Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) denied the application based on 15 U.S.C. 1052(a), which prohibits the registration of trademarks that may “disparage ....
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William J. Watkins, Jr. | Tuesday May 23, 2017 at 4:58 PM PDT
In a unanimous decision (TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC), the U.S. Supreme Court gave a kick in the rear to patent trolls. The Verge has this article on the case. Patent trolls obtain patents not for the purpose of producing an invention or a technology but to license and enforce the patents. In other...
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J. Huston McCulloch | Wednesday February 1, 2017 at 11:57 AM PDT
Article III, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution provides that “Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour ...” The result is that instead of choosing Justices on the basis of their experience, maturity and gravitas, there is a premium on packing the Court with youngsters who...
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Lawrence J. McQuillan | Thursday January 7, 2016 at 4:43 PM PDT
On January 11, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association (CTA), a potentially landmark case. If the Court rules in favor of the plaintiffs, the financial strength and political clout of government employee unions across the country could be diminished greatly. Ten California teachers and a teachers’ group,...
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Melancton Smith | Monday June 29, 2015 at 6:31 PM PDT
Today, the Supreme Court in an ongoing effort to micromanage state laws and procedures reviewed whether a certain chemical cocktail used by Oklahoma in executions is constitutional. In a 5-4 decision, the Court rejected the challenge to the use of the chemical midazolam. What is especially of interest is a dissenting opinion in which...
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Edward J. López | Monday February 28, 2011 at 10:31 PM PDT
Last Friday an Illinois court resurrected a previously overturned $10.1 billion tobacco verdict, sending the case back to Madison County, Ill., for a possible retrial. According to Yahoo! News carrying the AP story: In 2003, now-retired Madison County Circuit Judge Nicholas Byron found that Philip Morris misled customers about “light” and “low tar” cigarettes...
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David J. Theroux | Monday June 1, 2009 at 10:27 PM PDT
Here is “Uncle Jay” this week on Obama’s new corporatist GM (a.k.a., Government Motors) and nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for the U.S. Supreme Court:
