Federal Court Cases

Trespassed from public park, minister misses demonstration
948 632 Cynthia Conlin

Minister trespassed from public park for year loses First Amendment appeal

Last week the 11th Circuit upheld a St. Petersburg ordinance after a minster who had been trespassed from a public park complained that the ordinance violated his First Amendment rights. The minister is Bruce Wright, co-director of an addiction recovery program, and advocate for the poor and homeless in St. Petersburg. He hands out flyers and offers counseling through…

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LHF Productions Lawsuits in Florida over 'London Has Fallen'
947 634 Cynthia Conlin

LHF Productions Lawsuits in Florida over ‘London Has Fallen’

New LHF Productions Lawsuits in Tampa On July 28, 2016, five LHF Productions lawsuits were filed in the Middle District of Florida (all in the Tampa Division).  Like other BitTorrent cases, these are for the alleged downloading and distribution of a movie via peer-to-peer networks (i.e., “Torrenting”). Isn’t it . . . ‘Moronic’? Here, the movie…

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Dish Network lawsuits
974 616 Cynthia Conlin

Dish Network lawsuits target individuals in suits from Dish Network, EchoStar Technologies, and Nagrastar

Early this year we were alerted to federal lawsuits filed by Dish Network L.L.C against individuals for allegedly pirating their satellite services.  A Pacer search reveals that these lawsuits are relatively steady though not filed with such frequency as your average BitTorrent suit.  These Dish Network lawsuits are also not new, having been around for several years,…

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