Supreme Court

Trademark infringement and procedural rules

Trademark infringement and procedural rules

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This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether the holder of a U.S. trademark can win damages for trademark infringements in foreign sales, and whether the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure or Civil Procedure govern a wrongful-death case.

Trademark infringements in foreign sales

Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc. addresses the international reach of the Lanham Act, which provides remedies for infringement of U.S. trademarks. After a dispute over … Read the rest

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Profile of a potential nominee: J. Michelle Childs

Profile of a potential nominee: J. Michelle Childs

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In 2020, Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina made a key endorsement, backing then-candidate Joe Biden in the state’s Democratic primary. Less than two years later, Clyburn has made another major endorsement, urging Biden to nominate Judge J. Michelle Childs, a federal trial judge in South Carolina, to succeed Justice Stephen Breyer when he retires. Clyburn told Axios that he has been advocating for Childs at the White House for six months, well before Breyer announced that he intends … Read the rest

Circuit Courts

District Court Gives Students Insider’s View of the Judiciary, Careers in Law

As a teenager, Taisha Sturdivant was a bright kid who loved to read, yet her circumstances conspired to limit her future prospects. With the help of mentors and her own determination, she enrolled in an interactive fellowship with the Massachusetts federal court. Today, she is a successful real estate attorney specializing in affordable housing.
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Civil Law

Highest French Administrative Court Freezes Ban on CBD Flowers and Leaves

The regulation of CBD/Hemp products has been a very hot topic in France these past months since the “Kanavape” ruling. In Kanavape, the CJEU asked France to review its very strict CBD regulations, more specifically its Regulation (arrêté) of 22 August 1990 (CJEU, 19 November 2020, C-663/18) in light of the free movement of goods principle. In the European Union, France has one of the toughest laws against cannabis but the highest rate of cannabis use.

After the … Read the rest

Supreme Court

Profile of a potential nominee: Ketanji Brown Jackson

Profile of a potential nominee: Ketanji Brown Jackson

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Even before taking office, President Joe Biden pledged to reshape the federal judiciary. In a December 2020 letter, during his presidential transition, he asked Democratic senators to recommend public defenders and civil rights lawyers, who have generally been underrepresented on the federal bench, for judgeships. If the president nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who currently sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Stephen … Read the rest

Civil Law

A Letter From A Concerned NCL Crew Member on the Norwegian Sky in Dry Dock in Brest, France

From time to time, I receive letters and emails from crew members on cruise ships around the world. I typically don’t publish them. But after communicating back and forth with this ship employee, I promised to bring awareness to her situation and that of other employees on the ship. The crew member sent me photos of typical plates of food served to crew members in quarantine. But she was afraid to take a photo of her interior cabin out of … Read the rest

Supreme Court

Always an optimist, always a teacher

Always an optimist, always a teacher

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This article is part of a series of tributes on the career of Justice Stephen Breyer.

Aileen McGrath is senior counsel in the Supreme Court and appellate practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. She clerked for Breyer during the 2008-09 term.

Those of us who had the privilege to clerk for Justice Breyer have many fond and charming memories of the justice, his warmth, and his kindness. One of my favorite memories seems appropriate to share after hearing the … Read the rest