Judiciary.org - Part 122

Civil Law

Recent FTC Settlement Highlights Agency’s Focus on Children’s Privacy & Use of Disgorgement Remedy Including in AI Context

As readers of CPW know, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has made it clear that privacy and security will be top-of-mind issues for the Commission for the foreseeable future. Recently, the FTC announced its settlement with WW International, Inc.—formerly known as Weight Watchers (“Weight Watchers”)—over claims the company violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) by collecting children’s personal information without providing notice or obtaining parental consent.

The settlement requires the company to pay a $ 1.5 million penalty, … Read the rest

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Another follow-up from McGirt v. Oklahoma and a copyright dispute over an Icelandic song

This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, the requirements for defendants to prove “Indian” status under the Major Crimes Act and the proper test for when two songs (here, “Soknudur” and “You Raise Me Up”) are substantially similar for copyright claims.

The requirements for “Indian” status under the Major Crimes Act

Oklahoma v. Wadkins presents the justices with the latest in a series of cases emerging out of their 2020 … Read the rest

Circuit Courts

Judges Tell Congress That Workplace Conduct Strategy Should Continue

Testifying to a House subcommittee about workplace conduct, two federal judges said that “the Judiciary’s process for protecting employees is demonstrating its promise and should be given time to build upon the significant strides made to date.” Judges M. Margaret McKeown and Julie A. Robinson testified before the House Judiciary Committee’s Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet subcommittee. McKeown, of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, and Robinson, of the District of Kansas, both are members of the Federal … Read the rest

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The morning read for Thursday, March 17

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Thursday morning read:

As Jackson Faces Senators, Her Criminal Defense Record Is a Target (Carl Hulse, The New York Times)
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Jackson a tough sell on racial-bias claims (Andrew Chung & Lawrence Hurley, Reuters)
The Pandemic Brought New Levels of Transparency to the

… Read the rest

Civil Law

Tax Meets ESG: Shareholder Activism Expanding to Tax Transparency

In a recent Legal Update[1], we discussed the emerging intersection between Tax and ESG and highlighted the various external stakeholders pressuring for greater visibility into the global tax positions of multinational companies (MNEs). One increasingly vocal stakeholder group is activist shareholders. Recently, a group of institutional investors of a Fortune 50 company initiated a shareholder proposal calling for the company to publicly disclose where and how much tax it pays around the world. This is only the latest in what … Read the rest

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Duke Law School and O’Melveny to host virtual celebration of the lives of Walter and Anne Dellinger

On Saturday, March 19, at 1 p.m. EDT, Duke Law School and O’Melveny & Myers LLP will co-host a virtual memorial service for Walter Dellinger and his wife, Anne Dellinger. The event is open to all. Walter Dellinger, a constitutional scholar who argued 24 cases at the Supreme Court, died on Feb. 16, 2022. He was 80. Friends, colleagues, and former students wrote tributes to his life and work shortly after his death. Anne Dellinger, a longtime faculty member at the University … Read the rest

Circuit Courts

Judiciary Releases Annual Report and Judicial Business 2021

In 2021, the Judiciary confronted uniquely trying times: The global pandemic placed serious constraints on the courts for a second straight year, unanticipated spikes in caseloads were driven by the Jan. 6 upheaval at the Capitol and other events, and cybersecurity threats to government technology systems continued unabated.
Judiciary News – United States Courts… Read the rest

Civil Law

Biden Announces Additional Import and Export Restrictions on Russia

On March 11, 2022, President Joseph Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) announcing further prohibitions on imports, exports and new investments related to Russia. This announcement was made at the same time that the president and the other G7 leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom, as well as the European Union, announced new economic actions which will revoke Russia’s “Most Favored Nation” status (see Update of March 12, 2022) and efforts to deny borrowing … Read the rest

The requirements for “Indian” status under the Major Crimes Act

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