A District Court in Tallahassee recently found Florida’s Felon Voter Re-enfranchisement scheme unconstitutional in that Gov. Rick Scott has “unfettered” and “arbitrary” control over who gets their right to vote restored.
The court found that many felons were granted their vote just because they agreed with Gov Scott, while others who were otherwise eligible were denied because they had spoken against the Governor.
A famous streamer has sued Twitch.tv over an indefinite ban he received last year. Mr. Varga claims Twitch has given him no notice of the violation or any opportunity to correct the unknown problem. He assumes it’s related to CS:GO gambling. Let’s review.
Judge Pregerson has accused Disney of mis-using its copyrights by preventing the transfer of DVDs and Blu-rays in violation of consumers’ right of first sale. The ruling stops short of finding in favor of Redbox. The ruling has lots to say about the copyright first-sale doctrine. Let’s discuss.
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The case of Murray Energy v. HBO and John Oliver has been adjudicated and DISMISSED by the Presiding Judge in West Virginia.
Marshall County Court Judge Jeffrey D. Cramer found
“the arguments set forth in the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss . . . well-founded, appropriate in this matter and will grant the same.”
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Today’s story involves both the unfortunate death of a person and the mistaken loss of their $20 million judgment.
There’s medical malpractice, there’s legal malpractice, there’s even the rare “judgment notwithstanding the verdict” where a judge overturns a jury’s rendered verdict, something that does not happen every day.
And, I believe the judge who offered his separate concurring opinion did so to try and explain how this could happen to an earnest plaintiff with a good case.
