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11/27/2025

04/22/2024

The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with Jatonya Muldrow, holding that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act bars employers from discriminating in decisions like transfers even when they do not rise to the level of 'significant' harm.

The ruling in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis has implications for employment discrimination cases, making it easier to sue over DEI programs.

03/29/2024

03/25/2024

NEW LANDMARK DECISION IN THE DIGITAL AGE: The U.S. Supreme Court, addressing free speech rights in the digital age, decided on Friday March 15, 2024, (9-0) that government officials can sometimes be sued under the Constitution's First Amendment for blocking critics on social media.

The U.S. Supreme Court, addressing free speech rights in the digital age, decided on Friday that government officials can sometimes be sued under the Constitution's First Amendment for blocking critics on social media.

01/05/2024

The copyright on ​Disney's Steamboat Willie ​has officially expired​ in the United States. Read about the reasons behind long-term copyright protection and whether they are in the public’s interest:
https://ambar.org/0gi335xo

11/14/2023

PROVING DISCRIMINATION: Direct evidence is evidence that means what it means. No inference needs to be drawn. It's just a question of whether you believe the evidence or not. Hardly ever, if at all do you get this in an EEOC case. Circumstantial evidence is evidence from which you have to draw an inference and make a conclusion. Most generations in an EEOC case.

For instance, per the EEOC Data and Analytics Overview as it relates to just Retaliation based charges for FY2022, out of the 37,898 cases filed in FY2022, a mere 9.0% received a settlement, 'No Reasonable Cause' cases were 58.6% [from 1997-2022 this percentile has never fallen below 52%] with a mere 2.1% for 'Reasonable Cause' cases.

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11/14/2023

With the copyright on Steamboat Willie, the first story with Mickey Mouse, due to expire in 2024, what does this mean for Disney and Mickey Mouse?

So, is Mickey Mouse entering the public domain?

11/14/2023

What can go wrong when trademarks are not used consistently is apparent from a 9 year trademark dispute between Lacoste and Crocodile in New Zealand which concluded in 2017 with Lacoste losing its crocodile trademark.

Use it or lose it is a universal concept of trademark law across nations. It applies whether the registration is in New Zealand, the UK, the USA or any other country.

Read the Lacoste case here ➡️ https://portal.azrights.com/blog/how-lacoste-lost-its-crocodile-trademark

11/14/2023

As we honor the legacy of veterans this , we’re pausing to recognize Charles Gilbert Gould, a veteran whose commitment to public service continued even after his military service ended.

Gould served as a captain with the U.S. Army’s 5th Vermont Infantry during the American Civil War and received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Battle of Petersburg. After the war, he briefly returned to Vermont, but sought a warmer climate to care for wounds he suffered in battle. Moving to Washington, D.C., Gould began a career as a civil servant with several government agencies

After receiving a degree in patent law at what is now George Washington University, Gould was hired at the Patent Office as a clerk in 1877. Eventually advancing to a principal examiner, Gould worked at the Patent Office until his retirement in 1916. He was also an inventor himself, receiving patent no. 143,139 for an improved gun cleaner.

Gould’s journey is a testament to the spirit of all veterans who choose to continue public service, leaving a distinguished mark on the nation they’ve sworn to protect.

01/04/2023

Malicious parent syndrome, or malicious mother syndrome, refers to tactics employed by one parent to make the other parent look bad in the eyes of the law, which generally harms the children involved in custody disputes following divorce. Learn about this and more at FindLaw's Child Custody section.

01/01/2023