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U.D. Registry, Inc. Topples California Security Freeze Act
In a decision that may have repercussions throughout the United States, a California Court of Appeal has ruled that California's Security Freeze Act violates the First Amendment because it precludes the reporting of information contained in public records. The challenge to the Freeze Act was brought by U.D. Registry, Inc. ('UDR'), a company that maintains information on tens of millions of people in California and elsewhere, providing landlords and property managers with reports about prospective tenants. UDR had challenged California's freeze law, Cal. Civil Code '1785.11.2, as unconstitutional. The appellate court, however, also reversed an injunction that had completely barred the state from enforcing the law, and directed a new injunction be issued barring enforcement against UDR only.
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The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
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Protecting Innovation in the Cyber World from Patent Trolls
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