Welcome back! To commemorate the beginning of the spring semester, we have–if I may say so–an especially fun collection of legal news and miscellany this week. Let’s get to it:
- IBM had the most patents in the country for the 22nd year in a row, but Google and Apple are gaining steam (WSJ Law Blog)
- Thanks to Justice Scalia, Pride and Prejudice saw its first citation by the Supreme Court (for its use of “accompany,” in case you’re wondering) (Washington Post/Volokh Conspiracy)
- The White House is confident that the FCC can handle disseminating rules on net neutrality and that Congress will not need to get involved in the issue (Boing Boing)
- Americans are now able to legally enjoy Cuban cigars, among other things (The Telegraph)
- A Maryland prosecutor has asserted that Serial downplayed evidence used to convict Adnan Syed (ABA Journal)
- For you beer people out there, Lagunitas sued Sierra Nevada for trademark infringement, but it dropped the complaint after social media backlash (SFGate)
- And finally, the Supreme Court gathered to welcome a new brood of baby justices (The Onion)
