Overruling the Tenth Circuit, the US Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled that the Sex Offender Notification and Registration Act (SORNA) does not require an individual to update his registration in Kansas once he departed the State.The Court was hearing a petition filed by … [Read more...] about Sex offenders are not required to update registration once they relocate to a foreign country: US Supreme Court [Read Judgment]
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Lawyer cannot claim fees for legal fight with a client ; US Supreme Court [Read the Judgment]
In an important decision, US Supreme Court has turned down the compensation claim of lawyers for the time they spent fighting against their own client over legal fees in bankruptcy court. In the 6-3 majority judgment, Justice Clarence Thomas, ruled that “bankruptcy … [Read more...] about Lawyer cannot claim fees for legal fight with a client ; US Supreme Court [Read the Judgment]
Google Book Scanning Project: Author’s Guild approaches US Supreme Court [Read Petition]
American organization for writers, Authors Guild has petitioned the US Supreme Court, seeking review of the Court of Appeals ruling which had upheld the Google book scanning project as legal.In October last year, US Appeals Courts had affirmed the judgment by the Court below, and … [Read more...] about Google Book Scanning Project: Author’s Guild approaches US Supreme Court [Read Petition]
US Supreme Court rules natural human genes cannot be patented [Download Judgment]
In a path-breaking judgment, the US Supreme Court unanimously held that natural human genes are not patentable. The decision will have huge implications and will force a change at the federal patent office, which has been awarding gene patents since 1982.Sandra Park, an attorney … [Read more...] about US Supreme Court rules natural human genes cannot be patented [Download Judgment]
Quote from Spiderman finds a mention in the US Supreme Court Judgment [Read the Judgment]
Hearing a contractual dispute relating to a Spiderman toy, in which Marvel had decided to purchase a Spiderman toy from the Kimble, the petitioner in the case, the United States Supreme Court invoked a dialogue from the Spiderman movie and said, ““[I]n this world, … [Read more...] about Quote from Spiderman finds a mention in the US Supreme Court Judgment [Read the Judgment]