Groups Sponsoring Electioneering Communications Must Disclose All Donors Pending Appeal of District Court Order by Venable LLP on 5/22/2012 Advocacy groups and trade associations that fund political advertisements may be compelled to make heightened donor disclosures as a result of recent litigation. The expanded disclosure requirements apply to “electioneering...more
DMCA Safe Harbors De-Coded: 17 U.S.C. Section 512 Re-Organized in More Logical Order by Fenwick & West LLP on 5/8/2012 Organizationally speaking, the Safe Harbors part of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512, doesn’t make much sense. Provisions governing related matters are often scattered through the section, and...more
Matter of Sharon B. 72 NY2d 394 and People ex. rel., 161 NY 233 Westchester County SPCC, Kenneth Ellman, Prosecutor by Kenneth Ellman on 4/2/2012 From Kenneth Ellman, Email:ke@kennethellman.com Extract from Kenneth Ellman case commentary, Copyright Kenneth Ellman, 2012, All Rights Reserved. The case of Sharon B. 72 NY 2d 394 is significant in that it confirms the...more
Johnson v. Whitehead, et. al Petitioner's Reply to Respondent's Opposition to Certiorari by Rachel Zoghlin on 12/12/2011 Petitioner's reply to the Solicitor General's Opposition to Certiorari. The Solicitor General challenged Petitioner's claim regarding the unconstitutionality of former 8 U.S.C. §1432 (a statute that discriminates based on...more