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September 27, 2024 | National Law Journal

"An electronic signal is sent over [and] something is implanted on a device that is in California," Judge Daniel Collins said. "It takes data in California from a device in California and ships it out of California. The claim is that the collection and transmission of the data violates California statutes. How does that conduct not occur in California?"

By Avalon Zoppo

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September 25, 2024 | National Law Journal

"When our law is wrong, it is our duty to correct it," Judge Danielle Forrest wrote for the Ninth Circuit.

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September 24, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Could libraries elsewhere [with] community political viewpoints take out books on hunting because those depict violence [and] they're harmful to kids?" asked Judge Stephen Higginson.

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September 23, 2024 | National Law Journal

"I'm puzzled, because it seems to me that your whole argument is premised on some idea that Rahimi changed the landscape quite a bit… and, I think the whole court, actually on this point, said that Bruen is still the test," said Judge Jennifer Elrod.

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September 20, 2024 | National Law Journal

The Ninth Circuit is "the only court that has a rule that actually encourages the lawyers to come in and complain about a delay," said Judge Jon Newman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

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September 20, 2024 | Law.com

"The flip side is--and these words I thought would never come out of my mouth–-I don't want too many First Amendment rights," said Arizona Supreme Court Justice Clint Bolick.

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September 19, 2024 | National Law Journal

The person seeking protection argued that the Copyright Act doesn't require a piece of work to have a human author to be protected and that, nevertheless, he was involved in the image's creation since he built the AI program that generated it.

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September 17, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Make sure that everyone is being attentive to the smallest things... like making sure your passwords are updated [and] being careful what you click on," said Judge Michael Scudder, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

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September 17, 2024 | National Law Journal

The Supreme Court "has long protected those who associate for speech purposes from compelled disclosure of those associations, subjecting any such disclosures to 'exacting scrutiny,'" the Republican lawmakers wrote.

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September 16, 2024 | National Law Journal

Ritz, who was confirmed in a 48-46 vote, served as an assistant U.S. attorney before Biden appointed him U.S. attorney for the Western District of Tennessee in 2022.

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