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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

“This should be interesting: a Porngate-related Third Circuit oral argument.” Matthew Stiegler has this post at his “CA3blog.”

Posted at 11:44 PM by Howard Bashman



“Canada’s top court upholds worldwide injunction against Google”: Sean Fine of The Toronto Globe and Mail has an article that begins, “The Supreme Court has ordered Google to drop a company’s websites from its search engine, not just in Canada but around the world, in a landmark case on the protection of intellectual property in the Internet age.”

Jack Nicas of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Google Must Remove a Search Result Globally, Canada Court Rules; Google said it’s reviewing decision and evaluating next steps.”

Leah Schnurr of Reuters reports that “Canada’s top court rules Google must block some results worldwide.”

The Canadian Press has a report headlined “‘Internet has no borders,’ Supreme Court of Canada says in ruling against Google.”

Mike Laanela of CBC News reports that “Canada’s top court backs order for Google to remove firm’s website from global searches; ‘We have just beaten Google in the Supreme Court of Canada. It’s about as good as it gets.’

Joe Mullin of Ars Technica reports that “Google must alter worldwide search results, per orders from Canada’s top court; Vancouver tech company seeks to de-list a website selling alleged counterfeits.”

And at the “THR, Esq.” blog of The Hollywood Reporter, Ashley Cullins has a post titled “Google Stuck With Worldwide Injunction in Canadian Legal Fight; ‘We have not, to date, accepted that freedom of expression requires the facilitation of the unlawful sale of goods,’ states the opinion.”

You can access today’s 7-to-2 ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada at this link.

Posted at 9:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“Unlocking the Mysteries of the Supreme Court’s Entry Ban Case”: Marty Lederman has this post at the “Take Care” blog.

Posted at 12:18 PM by Howard Bashman



Electronic highway toll collection — inexpensive and convenient, until it’s not: On Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion that explained, “The Plaintiffs in this case, who were assessed fees totaling hundreds and in some cases thousands of dollars after they repeatedly refused to pay tolls, contend that the $25 administrative fee violates their right to substantive due process under the Fourteenth Amendment.”

A federal district court ruled that the $25 fee did not violate the plaintiffs’ substantive due process rights, and yesterday a unanimous three-judge Fifth Circuit panel agreed.

Posted at 12:09 PM by Howard Bashman



“Consensus Marks Supreme Court Term; Chief justice steered court to high-profile decisions that were viewed as measured”: Jess Bravin and Brent Kendall have this article in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 12:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“Democrats fume over early Gorsuch rulings; Conservative moves by the new Supreme Court justice draw mixed reviews”: Josh Gerstein of Politico.com has this report.

Posted at 12:00 PM by Howard Bashman