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Supreme Court Limits Impact Fees

Stewart E. Sterk

In April, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, holding that legislatively-imposed fees on development are subject to the same constitutional scrutiny as fees imposed by administrative bodies. The Court's decision may have an impact on fees New York municipalities impose on developers in lieu of developer-provided parkland.

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U.S. Supreme Court Limits Development Impact Fees

Stewart E. Sterk

In April, the United States Supreme Court decided Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, holding that legislatively-imposed fees on development are subject to the same constitutional scrutiny as fees imposed by administrative bodies.

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U.S. Supreme Court Decides Copyright Damages-Lookback Issue But Not Discovery-of-Infringement Rule Image

U.S. Supreme Court Decides Copyright Damages-Lookback Issue But Not Discovery-of-Infringement Rule

Robert W. Clarida & Thomas Kjellberg

In a 6-3 majority decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has resolved a copyright question that generated conflicting results in the U.S. Courts of Appeal for years. But as a forceful dissent pointed out, the court left open a more fundamental issue that could render the entire question moot.

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SCOTUS Curbs 'Pure Omissions' Lawsuits Image

SCOTUS Curbs 'Pure Omissions' Lawsuits

Jimmy Hoover

In a unanimous victory to the securities industry, the U.S. Supreme Court curbed investor lawsuits based on a company's mere failure to disclose known trends likely to affect their revenues.

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Supreme Court Set to Decide On Competing Interpretations of Federal Corruption Statute Image

Supreme Court Set to Decide On Competing Interpretations of Federal Corruption Statute

Elkan Abramowitz & Jonathan Sack

In this article, we describe the competing interpretations of Section 666 and comment on the implications of a Supreme Court decision in United States v. Snyder, where it will decide whether the law criminalizes "gratuities," and not simply "bribes," given to state and local officials.

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SCOTUS Looks for Remedy to Its Bankruptcy Fee Congressional Overstep Ruling Image

SCOTUS Looks for Remedy to Its Bankruptcy Fee Congressional Overstep Ruling

Jimmy Hoover

The U.S. Supreme Court on January 9 debated the proper remedy for its 2022 ruling that Congress violated the Constitution when it imposed steep bankruptcy fee hikes on large debtors in some districts but not others.

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Supreme Court to Consider If Lanham Act's Name Trademark Prohibition Violates First Amendment Image

Supreme Court to Consider If Lanham Act's Name Trademark Prohibition Violates First Amendment

Catherine Nyarady & Crystal Parker

This case has important implications not only for trademark registrations, but also potentially in determining collisions between trademark rights, rights of publicity, and freedom of speech considerations in future cases.

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The Impact of the Supreme Court's Goldsmith Decision on Copyright Enforcement Against AI Tools Image

The Impact of the Supreme Court's Goldsmith Decision on Copyright Enforcement Against AI Tools

Edward D. Lanquist & Dominic Rota

The U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith sent ripples through the legal and artistic communities. Months later, legal scholars and art journalists continue to debate whether the decision opens the door for federal courts to act as "art critics." Many, however, downplay how the Supreme Court's decision impacts the ways in which copyright owners may enforce their rights against generative AI tools.

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SCOTUS: Courts Should Avoid Assigning 'Breathtaking' Scope to White-Collar Crime Statutes Image

SCOTUS: Courts Should Avoid Assigning 'Breathtaking' Scope to White-Collar Crime Statutes

Robert J. Anello & Richard F. Albert

The Supreme Court's Dubin decision is another worthy entrant in the long running series of SCOTUS decisions applying judicial restraints where prosecutors seem unable to restrain themselves.

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Supreme Court's 'Bad Spaniels' Decision Didn't Overturn Rogers, But … Image

Supreme Court's 'Bad Spaniels' Decision Didn't Overturn Rogers, But …

Brad Kutner

In a win for trademark holders, the U.S. Supreme Court offered a narrow ruling in the dispute involving "dog toys and whiskey."

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