Groups petition Supreme Court to overturn Montana ban on corporate campaign spending
February 11, 2012
American Tradition Partnership, Montana Shooting Sports Association and Champion Painting have petitioned the US Supreme Court to reverse the decision by the Montana Supreme Court in Western Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Montana that corporations cannot directly contribute to political campaigns or....... [more] 
Vague and Outdated FCC Indecency Policy Must be Altered
January 21, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnist Jeremy Lipschultz of the University of Nebraska at Omaha says that in FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., it seems likely that the Supreme Court will not force the Federal Communications Commission to alter its vague and subjective indecency policy and will not overturn the....... [more]
Supreme Court hears arguments on FCC indecency policy
January 11, 2012
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Tuesday. In FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., the court heard arguments on whether the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) current indecency enforcement regime violates the First or Fifth Amendments to the US Constitution by being to....... [more]
Diversity of Online Gambling Landscape Creates Ambiguity
January 10, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnist Patrick Fleming, Litigation Support Director at the Poker Players Alliance, says that the recent decision by the Department of Justice to permit online non-sports gambling has bolstered the legitimacy of Internet betting, but the gambling landscape remains a patchwork of many....... [more]
DOJ finds online non-sports gambling lawful
December 26, 2011
The Department of Justice (DOJ) clarified its stance on online gambling in a memorandum opinion released Friday holding online non-sports related gambling that crosses state or international borders is not covered by the Wire Act of 1961. The opinion dealt with the online, out-of-state sale of lot....... [more]
Federal judge blocked California law against violent video games
December 21, 2011
On December 21, 2005, the US District Court for the Northern District of California granted a temporary injunction against a California law banning the sale or rental of violent video games to minors. Industry groups had filed suit in October 2005 challenging the law's constitutionality under the Fi....... [more]
Labor Law Leads to Efficient Operations in the NFL
December 19, 2011
JURIST Guest Columnist Erica Menze, Marquette University Law School Class of 2012, is a member of the Marquette Sports Law Review. She writes on the implications of labor law and antitrust law on the National Football League's operations...During the National Football League (NFL) lockout in 2011, t....... [more]
Playing Games with International Humanitarian Law
December 10, 2011
JURIST Guest Columnist D. Wes Rist of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that the recent interest of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the impact of video games on international humanitarian law is a chance for cooperation and education with the video game industry...Every....... [more]
Trademark Protection for Distinctive Single Color Marks
December 3, 2011
JURIST Guest Columnist Danielle Gorman, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Class of 2013, is a Staff Editor for the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal. She writes on the need for a revised opinion in the Yves Saint Laurent v. Louboutin case that would allow for the future protection of cert....... [more]
FCC proposed net neutrality regulations
December 1, 2011
On December 1, 2010, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed new regulations requiring transparency on the part of Internet Service Providers (ISP) to help consumers make better decisions about services, preserve open access to all lawful Internet content and protect freedom of speech i....... [more]
Balancing Competition and Trademark Infringement
November 18, 2011
JURIST Guest Columnist Mark Guffanti, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Class of 2013, is a Staff Editor for the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Journal. He writes on the possible outcome of Yves Saint Laurent v. Louboutin, which is on appeal in the Second Circuit, and its potential impact on the f....... [more]
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