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Supreme Court delivers one of two legal wins for Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
By Ariane de Vogue and Katie Lobosco, CNN (CNN) — Federal courts on Thursday delivered two wins for President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett rejected a challenge to the program brought by a Wisconsin taxpayers group. And on the same day, a federal district court judge rejected a…
ILPC Annual Conference 2022 – Online Safety in Connected World
Dates: 17 November 2022; 9:30 – 17:00 (in-person) and November 18, 2022; 9:30 – 13:00 (on line) Venue: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR The Information Law & Policy Center’s 7th Annual Conference 2022 will explore the impact of policymaking focused on ensuring ‘online safety’ and the increased use of…
Webinar Recap! How Multijurisdictional Businesses Should Approach Non-Competes | Seyfarth Shaw
In the sixth installment of our 2022 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, Seyfarth attorneys Dawn Mertineit and Robyn Marsh discussed tips and best practices for multijurisdictional businesses when it comes to restrictive covenants, including non-compete and non-solicitation agreements. As a conclusion to this webinar, we compiled a summary of takeaways: There is no “one-size-fits-all” way to…
C’mon Georgia voters, give Herschel Walker what he really wants. Elect him sheriff!
If there’s one thing that’s clear this midterm election season, it’s that Herschel Walker, the Republican candidate for Senate in Georgia, desperately wants voters to elect him … as sheriff. In what I’m sure was not a ploy to distract from reports the staunchly anti-abortion candidate paid for an ex-girlfriend’s abortion, Walker has proudly and…
Guest and another v Guest [2022] UKSC 27 – UKSCblog
On appeal from: [2020] EWCA Civ 387 This appeal concerns the proper basis for awarding remedies in cases of proprietary estoppel. Proprietary estoppel arises when a person gives a promise or assurance to another person that they have or will be given an interest in property and that other person reasonably and on the promise…
Lawyer sues Romano’s Macaroni Grill over $2 ‘inflation fee’
HONOLULU (Hawaii News Now/Gray News) – A respected consumer attorney in Hawaii has filed a lawsuit against the popular restaurant chain Romano’s Macaroni Grill over the way it’s trying to deal with inflation. Macaroni Grill has charged a $2 “inflation fee” since the spring. The chain said that was to avoid rising prices, but the…
Cardi B argues with lawyer in race mixtape artwork case, judge threatens mistrial
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A heated exchange between rapper Cardi B and the lawyer for a man suing her for copyright infringement got so intense Wednesday that the judge briefly stopped the trial. The Grammy winner delivered pointed answers to several questions by attorney A. Barry Cappello, who is representing a man who claims…
Spilling Secrets Podcast: Non-Compete Agreements for In-House and Outside Lawyers
Now on Spilling Secrets, our podcast series on the future of non-compete and trade secrets law: Non-compete agreements are generally unenforceable against lawyers, but there are some exceptions. In this episode, hear about employer options for restrictive covenants, including non-competes, non-solicits, and confidentiality agreements, for both in-house and outside lawyers. Our all-star panel of attorneys…
After the Merge, Ethereum Faces a Test of Its Ideals
Last month, the Ethereum blockchain celebrated the successful completion of the merge, a long-anticipated technical update. The merge made Ethereum is far more environmentally sustainable and harder to hack, and it is laid the groundwork for the network to scale toward mass adoption. But the merge has also brought at least one unintended consequence that…