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Mayo v. Prometheus: Natural law ++ Significant application ~ Patent

March 21, 2012 18:57

The United States (US) Supreme Court recently invalidated an extremely broad patent, allowed by the Federal Circuit (CAFC), covering a method for determining the proper dose of a drug used to treat autoimmune disorders.  We had previously, in a guest post by Sooraj Abraham, briefly...

Guest Post: Mayo v Prometheus-a critique

February 28, 2012 17:47

We are pleased to bring to our readers another guest piece by Sooraj K. Abraham, on the learning of the Mayo v. Prometheus case. The post is a critique of the oral arguments in the ongoing case of Mayo v. Prometheus in the Supreme Court of the United States. The author seeks to analyze...

What Does The Supreme Court's "GPS Decision" Mean For Private Employers?

Privacy and Data Protection Practice Group
January 24, 2012 19:48

By Philip L. Gordon The Supreme Court ruled unanimously yesterday that law enforcement must obtain a search warrant before placing a Global Positioning System (GPS) device on a suspect’s vehicle for purposes of tracking the vehicle’s location. The decision effectively overturned Antoine...

US Supreme Court Adopts Ministerial Exception to Discrimination Laws

Liz Overton
January 20, 2012 21:01

In the unanimous Hosana-Tabor v. EEOC decision issued January 11, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized for the first time a "ministerial exception" to virtually all forms of employment discrimination. The "ministerial exception" as announced by the...

What's the Fate of Obamacare. . . Unconstitutional?

Brian Magargle
August 17, 2011 16:07

The advocates of Obamacare are all wondering what an important new court decision means for the sweeping health care reform passed in March 2010.  Late last week, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals held a key provision of health care reform is unconstitutional, which could make the law...