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“Hoverboards” as they have become known, have become popular this past year.  As explained in this Wall Street Journal article, the history and intellectual property behind the device is a bit murky.  When it comes to this device, the patent systems in China and the United States interact in interesting ways that are certain to

In 2007 California enacted a law banning the sale of handguns that lack the ability to imprint the weapon’s make, model, and serial number on the cartridge when the bullet is fired.  The purpose of the law is fairly obvious.  Imprinting information that identifies the weapon on the cartridge would aid in investigating shootings.  The

The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article about the length of time that recent Supreme Court cases from the last five years were pending by the time they reached the apex court.  This article only considers cases where the Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari which is a very small percentage of the cases

In Williams v. Swarthout the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a conviction, because the judge erroneously stated after swearing in the jury that the defendant pleaded guilty at the beginning of the trial.  The defendant had in fact pleaded not guilty hence the ensuing trial.  Earlier during voir dire the judge told the prospective

In September 2012, New York City’s Board of Health prohibited the sale of sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces in restaurants and some other venues such as movie theaters, fast food restaurants, and cafeterias that it inspects.  Five years earlier, in 2007, the same agency required restaurants to remove trans fats from their menus.  The