In a lawsuit that may have enormous national implications, Costco Wholesale Corp., the warehouse club chain that has become the nation’s largest wine retailer, recently sued the Washington Liquor Board. Washington is the home state of Costco.

Verisign, Inc., one of the largest domain name registrars, is seeking to implement a "waiting list" service for would-be domain name registrants looking to register soon-to-expire <I>.com</I> domain names.

Recently, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia addressed the standing and constitutional issues surrounding state colleges denying admission to aliens who are actually or "perceived" to be illegal aliens in <I>Equal Access Education v. Merten</I>.

In a decision involving an effort by the United Auto Workers to organize graduate students’ assistants at Brown University, a majority of the members of the National Labor Relations Board held that since they are not "employees" under Section 2(3) of the National Labor Relations Act, they have no right to engage in collective bargaining.

A case decided last month by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas illustrates the potential dangers that can accompany "good acts" and serving on boards for little or no compensation.

This spring, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced plans to strengthen its enforcement of existing intellectual property laws, at the same time Congress is considering legislation that would enhance criminal sanctions for piracy and file-sharing as well as increase funding for DoJ and FBI initiatives.

Earlier this month the FCC proposed new rules which would allow electric utilities to use the power-grid for commercial broadband services. The FCC’s action follows major technological advances which make high-speed communications over electric lines economically and technically viable.

Every university wants to encourage their alumni to include the university in their estate plans or charitable giving plans. But what happens if the gift is designed to occur in the future and the fund for which the alum earmarked his gift no longer exists when the time finally comes for distribution? Can the university still collect the money?

On March 2, 2004, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the right of General Electric Company (GE) to challenge the constitutionality of the unilateral administrative order (UAO) scheme authorized by Section 106 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9606, and related provisions.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) recently released an interpretative letter approving use of the "central post office" by issuers and others who make continuing disclosure filings under Rule 15c2-12 (the Rule). The Web site, <I>www.DisclosureUSA.org</I> (DisclosureUSA), is a "central post office" created by the Municipal Advisory Council of Texas. DisclosureUSA is an Internet-based electronic filing system, designed to provide a simpler way for issuers to meet

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is nearing completion of controversial new rules governing paid political communications on the Internet.