Top 10 in Law Blogs: NY Fracking Bans, “The Slants,” Disappearing Social Media

Before we close the week down with one more Top 10, a couple housekeeping notes. First, we’re off to LMA Tech Conference next week, so be sure to follow along on our coverage on LXBN. Also on LXBN, we have two LXBN TV episodes this week—one on Darrelle Revis trademarking Revis Island and the other recapping National Pro Bono Week.

• TTAB Refuses to Register “The Slants,” Finding it to be “Disparaging” – Washington, DC lawyer Susan Neuberger Weller of Mintz Levin on the firm’s blog, Copyright & Trademark Matters
• Read About the Absolute Very Latest on Social Media (Before It Disappears) – Hartford attorney Daniel Schwartz of Shipman & Goodwin in his Connecticut Employment Law Blog
• Local Fracking Bans Tested In Court While New York State Remains Undecided – Denver lawyer Justin Winquist of BakerHostetler on the firm’sNorth America Shale Blog
• In Fear of Your Life – Dallas lawyer Cleve Clinton of Looper Reed & McGraw on the firm’s blog, Tilting The Scales
• “The Slants”: Offensive or Cultural Satire? – Twin Cities attorney Anjali Shankar of Winthrop Weinstine on the firm’s DuetsBlog
• Federal Court Holds Breath Testing For Alcohol Is Illegal in Maryland – Long Island lawyer Kathryn Barry of Jackson Lewis on the firm’s Drug and Alcohol Testing Law Blog
• Court Rules Onsite Renewable Energy Permitted In All Zoning Districts – Baltimore lawyer Stuart Kaplow on the Green Building Law Update
• Cruise CEO Arnold Donald’s First Blunder: Carnival Guts Crew Retirement Benefits – Miami attorney Jim Walker of Walker & O’Neill on his blog, Cruise Law News
• Federal Circuit Finds Patent Exhaustion From Sale Of Keurig Coffee Machines – Washington, DC lawyer Courtenay Brinckerhoff of Foley & Lardner on the firm’s blog, PharmaPatents
• FMLA FAQ: My Employee Took a Whole Lot of Leave Last Year. Is He Even Eligible Now for FMLA Leave? – Chicago attorney Jeffrey Nowak of Franczek Radelet on the firm’s blog, FMLA Insights

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