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New publication - Rimmer, M. Tractor Rage: Intellectual Property, Agriculture, Competition Policy, and the Right to Repair. IIC (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40319-024-01538-5 #righttorepair #agriculture #farming #uspol #uslaw This piece is part of a larger collection on access to food, expertly curated by Sofia Filgueiras https://link.springer.com/collections/fcchfbdejh
Colorado agricultural right to repair passed - next to a big red tractor.


'Moore also pressed legal claims that the record industry had cheated him out of retirement benefits. Moore and other artists sued multiple record companies and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists in 1993.'https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/11/soul-man-singer-sam-moore-dies-aged-89-from-surgery-complications
'Moore told the Associated Press in 1994 that he joined the legal effort after learning, despite his million-selling records, that his pension amounted to just $2,285, which he could take as a lump sum or in payments of $73 monthly.'

“Two thousand dollars for my lifetime?” Moore said then. “If you’re making a profit off of me, give me some too. Don’t give me cornbread and tell me it’s biscuits.” #uslaw #music #copyright


Pamela Samuelson and the Promotion of Progress https://btlj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/00_39-3_-Foreword.pdf Special BTLJ issue https://btlj.org/2024/12/volume-39-issue-3/
https://www.law.berkeley.edu/article/a-national-treasure-colleagues-share-emotional-tributes-to-iconic-professor-pamela-samuelson/
#education #uslaw #uspol #IP #innovation @pamelasamuelson


A bankruptcy judge has rejected The Onion's bid to buy Alex Jones' Infowars site, ruling that the auction process was unfair. "I don't think it's enough money," Judge Christopher Lopez said after a two-day hearing. "I'm not going to approve the sale." It was not immediately clear whether there will be a new auction in which The Onion can participate. Here's more from @NBCNews.

https://flip.it/SLgOWV

#Media #News #TheOnion #Infowars #AlexJones #USLaw #Bankruptcy


Lawsuit over last year’s deadly Maui wildfires settled for $4bn
Global settlement was reached in suit over fire that killed 102 and destroyed downtown Lahaina in August 2023 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/03/maui-wildfire-lawsuit-settled #uslaw #Hawaii #climate #wildfires #Maui


US supreme court reform is now on the table. The election stakes just got higher
Laurence H Tribe and Dennis Aftergut https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/30/supreme-court-reform-kamala-harris
Americans are desperate for the top court to be reformed. Kamala Harris could deliver change if she wins #SCOTUS #uspol #uslaw


Biden reportedly to push for supreme court term limits and new ethics code https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/16/biden-supreme-court-reforms
President also considering support for constitutional amendment to eliminate immunity for top officeholders #SCOTUS #uslaw #uspol


Trump plots capture of DoJ in renewed assault on US justice system
Ex-president determined to destroy independence of justice department if he regains control of White House https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/07/trump-justice-department #uslaw #uspol


Donald Trump found guilty of hush-money plot to influence 2016 election
Trump found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in first criminal trial against a US president https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/30/trump-trial-hush-money-verdict #uslaw #uspol


Documentary Filmmaking Community Files Amicus Brief in Important Fair Use Case Involving Tiger King https://ipat.law.uci.edu/documentary-filmmaking-community-files-amicus-brief-in-important-fair-use-case-involving-tiger-king/ #copyright #Fairuse #documentary #Tigers #uslaw


Ex-Twitter executives sue Elon Musk for $128m in unpaid severance https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/04/former-twitter-execs-sue-elon-musk-severance
Suit by former employees, including ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, follows a separate legal complaint by other workers seeking $500m. #uslaw #socialmedia


The supreme court now serves the billionaire donor class – let’s rein it in | Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/15/maga-supreme-court-billionaire-donor-class #SCOTUS #uslaw #uspol


The Federal Circuit’s active judges have suspended Judge Pauline Newman, the court’s eldest member, for one year as punishment for not submitting to medical testing as part of a disability and misconduct investigation. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/96-year-old-judge-suspended-a-year-by-fed-circuit-colleagues #uslaw


Twitter chaos after Elon Musk takeover may have violated privacy order, DoJ alleges https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/13/twitter-elon-musk-takeover-ftc-order-data-security-privacy-doj-case US Department of Justice questions compliance with FTC order on data security and privacy practices. #Uslaw #socialmedia


Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston leads actors’ strike rally in New York: ‘We will not allow you to take away our dignity’ https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jul/25/actors-strike-bryan-cranston-rally-new-york Award-winning actor led a starry event with a fiery speech aimed at Disney CEO Bob Iger: ‘We will not be having our jobs taken away and given to robots.’ #film #TV #laborrights #performersrights #uslaw #uspol


PolitiFact - Red light on ‘greenwashing’? US regulatory agency takes fresh look at deceptive climate claims https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/jul/17/red-light-on-greenwashing-us-regulatory-agency-tak/ #greenwashing #FTC #uslaw #uspol