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Nat'l R.R. Passenger Corp. v. US

Communications Law, Tax Law, Transportation
A federal statute imposing a tax on telephone calls for which the toll charge "varies in amount with the distance and elapsed transmission time of...

Doe v. US

Communications Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sanctions
Order holding defendant in civil contempt for his refusal to answer the questions posed to him by the government before a grand jury is affirmed where...

U.S. v. Extreme Assocs., Inc.

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law
District court's dismissal of an indictment against defendant and striking down of statutes criminalizing the commercial distribution of obscene...

Dominion Video Satellite, Inc. v. Echostar Satellite L.L.C.

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
Attorneys fees award for plaintiff, imposition of sanctions on defense counsel, and confirmation of an arbitration award in an underlying case for...

Fraternal Order of Police v. Stenehjem

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
North Dakota's narrowly tailored do-not-call statute significantly furthers the state's interest in residential privacy, does not substantially limit...

Seinfeld v. Verizon Communications, Inc.

Communications Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Defendant's motion for summary judgment is granted in a stockholder action to compel inspection of corporate books and records where the record...

Omnipoint Communications, Inc. v. City of White Plains

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Construction, Property Law & Real Estate
Grant of summary judgment for plaintiff on claims of violations of the Federal Telecommunications Act arising from defendant's denial of a permit to...

Big Sky Excavating, Inc. v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Class Actions, Communications Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
In an class action challenging legislation that provided for the deregulation of telecommunication services as being unconstitutional special...

Goodman v. Illinois Dep't of Fin. and Prof'l Regulation

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Government Law
Denial of a preliminary injunction is affirmed in a first amendment challenge to an Illinois law prohibiting medical professionals from soliciting...

Doe v. Smith

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an invasion of privacy case stemming from the alleged distribution of a hidden camera recording of consensual sexual relations between the underage...