The Supreme Court recently denied certification in two free speech cases involving decisions made by public universities, Dixon v. University of Toledo and Ed Ray v. OSU Student Alliance.... By: DLA Piper
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) set a Friday deadline for interested parties to submit comments on establishing a transition period under the newly signed Assembly Bill 327 (AB 327). For existing net-energy metering (NEM) customers...
In a recent Illinois Appellate Court decision, the Court held that a public body was in violation of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) where the public body initially willfully ignored its obligation to respond to a FOIA request in a timely...
The Australian Patent Office will participate in the pilot of the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (Global PPH). What is the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (Global PPH)? The Global PPH is a new global system of accelerated patent...
An artist who sculpted a replica of the Statue of Liberty that appears outside a Las Vegas casino-hotel has sued the U.S. Postal Service for copyright infringement.
Sarasota County Jail had an extra inmate this month when a local man decided to bring a loaded and cocked .45 caliber pistol to a high school football game. Law enforcement officials were alerted to the presence of the man and his weapon when he...
The Marketplace Fairness Act, if passed by House and signed by the President, would grant states the authority to force online and catalog retailers (“remote sellers”), no matter where they are located, to collect sales tax at the time of a...
Premier Newman announced the Queensland Government and Federal Government will work together to directly tackle the cost of insurance in North Queensland.... By: DLA Piper
The Commission rejects NERC’s proposal to reform the existing “zero tolerance” to CIP compliance, describing the proposal as too ambiguous and unworkable. On November 22, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued Order...
On September 20, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published its final regulations regarding the registration of “municipal advisors.” These final regulations create a permanent registration regime in place of the temporary...
