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Europe Stands Firm on Airline Emissions, Raising Fears of a Trade Conflict – New York Times
BRUSSELS — The European Commission said on Thursday that airlines that did not follow a new European law requiring them to account for … the European Union’s six-year-old Emissions Trading System, in which polluters can buy and sell …
United States: U.S. Judge Halts Key Parts Of S.C.’s New Immigration Law – Mondaq
U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel on December 22nd blocked several key provisions of South Carolina’s tough new immigration law from taking effect on January 1st, including a requirement for police officers to check the immigration status of people they …
Formulate a Nuanced Response to Patent-Notice Letters – Law.com
When a patent-notice letter lands on a general counsel’s desk, most wonder what to do next. Most GCs know they cannot ignore the letter, but it can be difficult to assess how to respond and how much due diligence to … Continue reading
Libya’s New Election Law: Part II – Council on Foreign Relations
First, for those of you who are interested (and several have asked), here’s a link to an unofficial English translation of the draft law. Second, in a new development, the Libyan interim government yesterday scrapped the 1972 law banning …
EC: China must comply with EU law – Atwonline.com
“As the [European] Court of Justice confirmed last year, our law breaches basically no principles of international law and it is not extra-territorial. And it does not breach the principle of sovereignty,” EU spokesman for Climate Action …
DOJ Is Sorry If Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Feelings Were Hurt When They Disclosed His Civil Rights Abuses – TPM
“but he informed them that the civil rights division always publicly releases the findings of its law enforcement investigations because it is absolutely crucial to tell the people in the relevant community what was found so that the community is … Continue reading
Apple pays $5 million in patent infringement settlement – ZDNet
But the authority ruled in favour of Apple, saying the Cupertino-based technology giant had not violated U.S. trade law. The same patent was also subject to litigation with Synaptics between 2006–2008; with Elan claiming the company’s …
All mobile phones sold in Chile need to be unlocked thanks to new number portability law – Intomobile.com
Beginning January 16th the people of Chile will have the right to port … re on the topic of laws, there’s something we want to see happen in America. Operators like AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon regularly offer consumers devices … Continue reading
Jan Brewer’s Suit Over Arizona Medical Marijuana Law Is Dismissed – Huffington Post
“It is unconscionable for Governor Brewer to continue to force very sick people to needlessly suffer by stripping them of the legal avenue through which to obtain their vital medicine,” said Ezekiel Edwards, director of the ACLU Criminal Law …
New Hampshire Passes Law Letting Parents Devise Alternative Curricula for ‘Objectionable’ Subjects – International Business Times
“It all depends on how the law is interpreted. For instance … H.B. 542 reportedly came to be after a New Hampshire family made national news by objecting to a the assignment of Barbara Ehrenreich’s “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) … Continue reading
