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Navigating Speech Protections for Private Employees in New York: Legal Rights, Limitations, and Practical Guidance

by Hannah R. Brefeld To say the last few weeks’ news cycle contained endless amounts of discourse regarding Charlie Kirk’s September 10, 2025 assassination would be an understatement. We have seen differing responses from both ends of the political spectrum, with some calling for gun reform and highlighting Kirk’s more...

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RPJ’s Alice K. Jump Featured in Fox News Coverage of Katy Perry’s $15 Million Real Estate Dispute

RPJ’s Alice K. Jump was recently quoted in a Fox News article covering the ongoing legal battle between Katy Perry and U.S. Army veteran Carl Westcott over the sale of a $15 million Montecito California mansion. The dispute began when Westcott, after selling the 8.9-acre property to Perry, sought to...

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The Show Can Go On: Second Circuit Analyzes Copyright Grants Involving Play Adaptations of “To Kill a Mockingbird”

by Gregory Feit Fans of Harper Lee’s classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird, admirers of walk-and-talk screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, Broadway enthusiasts, and devotees of esoteric copyright law recently hit the Venn diagram jackpot.  That’s thanks to the late July 2025 decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the...

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Federal Circuit Sides with J&J in Patent Battle over Schizophrenia Drug Regimen

By Nafsika Karavida and Lucia Mead Last week, in a significant win for Janssen Pharmaceuticals (a Johnson & Johnson company), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) upheld the district court’s ruling in Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., affirming that Teva had failed to...

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