What happens when school officials search a backpack and find an underage student’s e-cigarettes? An innovative courtroom program helps students understand how search and seizure laws affect them.

A heightened awareness of the importance of diverse juries has prompted some federal courts to evaluate their selection processes to ensure that the age, race, and socio-economic status of juror pools reflect the courts’ communities.

Growing up in a small town in Minnesota, Donovan Frank overcame the modest expectations of his high school teacher to attend college and then law school. He later also overcame alcoholism, a condition that nearly destroyed his marriage, on his way to becoming a state judge and then a federal judge in the District of […]

Bankruptcy filings fell by 0.9 percent for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2019, compared with the year ending March 31, 2018. 

In a new U.S. Courts video 40 Washington, D.C., area students participate in a realistic simulation of a student free speech case based on the 1969 landmark Tinker v. Des Moines.

The Central District of California has the largest number of women in top leadership positions across all 94 federal judicial districts.

Over the past year, the federal Judiciary launched an aggressive effort to address workplace conduct issues, achieved one of its top cost-saving goals, and maintained its commitment to excellence in public service, reported James C. Duff, the director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO), in his annual summary of the Judiciary’s activities.

The federal Judiciary’s national policy-making body today approved a package of workplace conduct-related amendments stating the obligations of judges and Judiciary employees to report reliable information likely to constitute misconduct; making clear that confidentiality obligations should never be an obstacle to reporting judicial misconduct or disability; and specifying that retaliation for disclosing misconduct is itself […]

Throughout 2018, the federal Judiciary celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Federal Magistrates Act of 1968, which established the magistrate judge system.

U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson, who grew up during the Dust Bowl and Depression in Texas, attended law school as one of a half-dozen female classmates more than a half century ago, and later had a federal courthouse named in her honor, died Jan. 26 at the age of 92.

The creator of 'Pokémon Go' is suing an 'association of hackers' that it says helps players cheat at its games  Business Insider South AfricaNiantic says that the Global++ hacking association has already cracked the forthcoming "Harry Potter: Wizards Unite," and it won't stand for it.

Attorney Adviser (Intellectual Property Rights) (FP - 905 IPR 01) Job in Brussels, Belgium - Department of Commerce  LemonWireThe United States government is a massive employer, and is always looking for qualified candidates to fill a wide variety of open employment positions in ...

Semiconductor Intellectual Property (IP) Market to Witness Growth Acceleration During 2019-2026  Market Research GazetteSemiconductor Intellectual Property (IP) Market Overview. The report is a fine example of comprehensive and accurate research study on the global ...

Treasurer mulls fresh tax relief for tech sector  The Australian Financial ReviewBusiness urges Josh Frydenberg to look at tax breaks in Britain, where tech is a bright spot in a Brexit-blighted economy.

EU Promotes Intellectual Property Protection For Colombian Small Business Through : IP Keyâ€� Initiative  Finance ColombiaThe European Union is sponsoring a project to help small and medium sized businesses in Colombia take full advantage of their rights under Colombian and ...

Forced or Not? Why U.S. Says China Steals Technology  BloombergIt's one of the most contentious fronts in the U.S.-China trade war: so-called forced technology transfers. The term refers to a spectrum of practices through which ...

Why Does 'Men in Black' Squander Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson's Chemistry?  Hollywood ReporterAfter Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson proved a winning pairing in 'Thor: Ragnarok,' why didn't 'Men in Black' lean into their chemistry?

Physical Intellectual Property Market Production, Demand, Sales and Suply  Veteran's WeeklyThe research on Physical Intellectual Property Market coducted by Worldwide Market Reports had seen signficant growth, demand, developments and is ...

Global Patent Prosecution - June 2019: Cannabis Patenting at an All-Time High Despite Illegal Status  JD SupraLegal or not, the cannabis industry is booming. Indeed, analysts have projected that in North America alone it will grow from $9.2 billion in 2017 to $47.3 billion ...

Japanese companies oppose US additional tariffs on China  Kyodo News PlusU.S. subsidiaries of Japanese companies, as well as American and Chinese businesses, have voiced opposition to President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs of ...

Stardock ends Star Control IP dispute with "amicable settlement"  NeowinOver a year ago, Stardock found itself embroiled in a dispute concerning the ownership of the Star Control intellectual property brought on by the original ...

[BC-MCT-BUSINESS-BJT] | Business | northwestgeorgianews.com  Rome News-Tribune(TNS). Tribune News *Service*. Business Budget for Friday, June 14, 2019. Updated at 9 p.m. EDT (0100 UTC). Adds HUAWEI-PATENTS:BLO. This budget is ...

U.S. Asks WTO to Temporarily Pause Its IP Dispute With China  BloombergThe U.S. asked the World Trade Organization to suspend its dispute over China's intellectual property practices for six months, according to a notice published ...

The only way is ethics  PRWeekRecent developments involving Bayer, Delta Air Lines and BrewDog only serve to confirm the tricky waters PR pros in all areas of the industry must navigate in ...

Manifest and BrewDog 'amicably' resolve Punk AF IP dispute  PRWeekBrewDog and Manifest have resolved an IP dispute "amicably" after the agency had called out the craft beer company for using its idea without credit. News.

Royal Family Stake in FAB Proves Obstacle to MSCI Reweighting  BloombergQuint(Bloomberg) -- A stake controlled by the royal family of Abu Dhabi is getting in the way of the United Arab Emirates' largest bank earning a bigger weighting in ...

Trump Mulls 6-Month Window for EU, Japan to Curb Auto Sales  BloombergPresident Donald Trump will give the EU and Japan 180 days to agree to a deal that would “limit or restrictâ€� imports into the U.S. of automobiles and their parts in ...

Neanderthals and modern humans diverged at least 800000 years ago, research on teeth shows  Science DailyNeanderthals and modern humans diverged at least 800000 years ago, substantially earlier than indicated by most DNA-based estimates, according to new ...

Capita Makes Novel U.K. Move Putting Employees on Board  BloombergQuint(Bloomberg) -- Outsourcing group Capita Plc has become the first major U.K. company to appoint worker directors to its main board in 30 years, fulfilling an ...

Trade War May Yet Spur China to Sell Treasuries as Yuan Tumbles  BloombergThe idea that China would dump its $1.1 trillion of Treasuries to retaliate against U.S. tariffs is often dismissed as improbable. It's seen as a nuclear option that ...