Supreme Court decision on health care

The slip opinion is here - http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/11-393c3a2.pdf

Vaccine case

High Court Superstars Take Shots in Vaccine Case

Tony Mauro
The National Law Journal
October 13, 2010

Report on arguments in Bruesewitz v. Wyeth (SCOTUS docket # 09-152), case involving issues concerning the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, and whether or not this protects vaccine manufactures from liability concerning injuries caused by vaccines. Summary of the case available from SCOTUSblog.

Impact of Bilski on software patents

Ars Technica has an article with statements from Red Hat's Rob Tiller (vice president and assistant general counsel) on how the Bilski vs. Kappos decision could affect business method patents.

As USPTO evaluates Bilski, Red Hat says end software patents
By Ryan Paul

When the Supreme Court heard the Bilski case earlier this year, it ruled that the specific business method patent at issue in the case case was invalid and contended that the patentability of intangible methods should be reduced but not eliminated. The court declined to provide clarity on the scope of software patentability, however, which leaves a lot of important questions unanswered. (cont)

Case: BILSKI ET AL. v. KAPPOS, UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR, PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT
No. 08–964. Argued November 9, 2009—Decided June 28, 2010

Kagan confirmed as 4th woman on SCOTUS

Senate Confirms Kagan To U.S. Supreme Court

by Liz Halloran
NPR

August 5, 2010
The U.S. Senate by a 63-37 vote on Thursday confirmed Elena Kagan as the nation's 112th Supreme Court justice and its fourth-ever female member –- but, as predicted, with just a handful of votes from Republican senators.
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No broad antitrust protection for the NFL

The Supreme Court has decided that the National Football League is out of look trying for an antitrust exemption in marketing caps and such under a single business model rather than 32 individual teams.

Court: NFL is 32 teams, not single business
By JESSE J. HOLLAND
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court rejected the National Football League's request for broad antitrust law protection Monday, saying that it must be considered 32 separate teams - not one big business - when selling branded items like jerseys and caps...The case is American Needle v. NFL, 08-661.

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New Supreme Court Judge

Sotomayor Confirmed by Senate, 68-31
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/07/us/politics/07confirm.html?_r=1&hp

Sotomayor Confirmed by Senate, 68-31
By CHARLIE SAVAGEPublished: August 6, 2009

WASHINGTON — Voting largely along party lines, the Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the 111th justice of the Supreme Court. She will be the first Hispanic and the third woman to serve on the court.

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. was expected to administer the oath of office to Judge Sotomayor, 55, in the next few days, with a formal ceremony likely in September. She succeeds Justice David H. Souter, who retired in June. (cont)

Library of Congress Resource: Sonia Sotomayer

The Law Library of Congress has launched a new resource on Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor http://www.loc.gov/law/find/sotomayor.php. The site contains information on articles and books by Sotomayor, Congressional documents, cases, and web resources.

Posted on the LLSDC listserv by Emily Carr, Legal Reference Specialist, Law Library of Congress.

The consumer ultimately won this one!

Law.com reports a Supreme Court decision:

High Court Rules Against Multiple Patent Royalties
Pete Yost
The Associated Press
June 9, 2008
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202422038474

The case itself: Quanta v. LG Electronics, 06-937.
http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2007/2007_06_937/