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The Washington Legal Foundation held a Media Briefing on June 22 at the M.J. Murdock Center for Free Enterprise.  The archived broadcast can be found here.

The 2010 Freedom and Justice Legal Writing Competition is approaching its deadline of August 27.  Click here to learn more.
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United States v. Arizona
On July 20, 2010, WLF filed a brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, urging it to reject the Obama Administration’s challenge to the new Arizona law that cracks down on illegal aliens. WLF argued that the Arizona statute...
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Smoking Everywhere, Inc. v. FDA
On July 8, 2010, WLF filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, urging it to prevent FDA from broadening its own jurisdiction by expansively interpreting what is meant by a “medical device.” WLF argued that...
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Friendly House v. Whiting
On July 14, 2010, WLF urged the U.S. District Court for Arizona to reject an effort by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), and others to prevent a recently passed Arizona...
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Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp
On July 7, 2010, the Washington Legal Foundation filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit urging it to reject an appeal filed by the Alaskan village of Kivalina, which seeks to revive a lawsuit contending that global warming...
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CONVERSATIONS WITH: Threats to Philanthropic Freedom
Features The Honorable Dick Thornburgh, Of Counsel to the law firm K&L Gates LLP, leading a discussion with Dr. Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College; Heather R. Higgins, President and Director of the Randolph Foundation; and Adam Meyerson, President of the Philanthropy Roundtable.
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Determining “Obviousness”: A New, Less Certain Methodology Prescribed By KSR Decision
By Robert D. Yeager, Of Counsel to the law firm K & L Gates LLP in its Pittsburgh office.
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Due Process Limits on Statutory Civil Damages?: Unprecedented Ruling In Copyright Case A Double-Edged Sword For Businesses
By Ben Sheffner, Senior Counsel to the NBC Universal Television Group and the author of the Copyrights and Campaigns blog.
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False “Patent Marking” Suits: How Judges And IP Rights Holders Can Respond To New Litigation Trend
By James Blackburn and Monty Agarwal, partners with the law firm Arnold & Porter LLP in its San Francisco office, and Matthew Bathon, an associate in the firm’s Washington office.
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June 30, 2010
Analysis of Viacom v. YouTube Court Ruling
YouTube court ruling plagued by legal errors
 
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May 18, 2010
Deterring Collusion in Procurement: Proactive Steps Can Protect Companies from Costs and Liabilities of Cartel Activity
Thomas O. Barnett, Covington & Burling LLP
John Thorne, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Verizon Communications Inc.
 
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June 22, 2010
Assessing the October 2009 U.S. Supreme Court Term
Thomas C. Goldstein, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Lisa S. Blatt, Arnold & Porter LLP
Viet D. Dinh, Georgetown University Law Center
Paul M. Smith, Jenner & Block LLP
SPECIAL REPORT: Federal Erosion of Business Civil Liberties TIMELINE: Federal Erosion of Business Civil Liberties
2010 Writing Competition
 
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