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9TH CIRCUIT KEEPS GAY MARRIAGE BAN IN PLACE
(FindLaw's Courtside) - The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the plaintiffs' motion in the Proposition 8 lawsuit to vacate the stay of the decision overturning California's constitutional ban on gay marriage, thus keeping the ban in effect until the court issues its decision in the case. The 9th Circuit has certified a question of California law to the California Supreme Court and is currently awaiting that court's determination before moving forward on the matter.
| ORDER OVERTURNING GOOGLE BOOKS SETTLEMENT
(FindLaw's Courtside) - A federal district court judge in New York has rejected the settlement between Google and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers over Google's plans to digitize millions of books currently available in libraries. Judge Denny Chin concluded that the settlement was not fair, adequate and reasonable since it would give Google a significant advantage over its competitors by allowing the company to reproduce copyrighted works without permission.
| MICROSOFT PATENT INFRINGEMENT SUIT AGAINST BARNES & NOBLE
(FindLaw's Courtside) - Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against Barnes & Noble, the maker of the Nook e-book reader, alleging that the Nook infringes on several of Microsoft's patents. The lawsuit constitutes an indirect attack on Google since the Nook runs on Google's Android operating system.
| PLAYERS' ANTITRUST LAWSUIT AGAINST THE NFL
(FindLaw's Courtside) - Several professional football players have filed a lawsuit against the National Football League on behalf of all NFL players after labor negotiations between the NFL and the players' union broke down. The suit alleges that the NFL has violated federal antitrust laws as well as state contract and tort laws.
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