Intellectual Property and Open Movements (IP&OM)

Issues and developments related to Intellectual Property (e.g. Copyright, Fair Use, Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets) and Open Movements (e.g. Open Access, Open Data, Open Educational Resources (OER)), examined in the "Intellectual Property and Open Movements" and "Ethics of Data, Information, and Emerging Technologies" graduate courses I teach at the University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. -- Kip Currier, PhD, JD

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

US judge facing competency probe asks court to block her suspension; Reuters, June 27, 2023

Blake Brittain , Reuters; US judge facing competency probe asks court to block her suspension

"Judge Pauline Newman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit asked a Washington, D.C., district court on Tuesday for an order revoking her suspension from hearing cases amid an investigation into her competency and conduct.

The 96-year-old judge said in a court filing that her suspension without a misconduct finding is unconstitutional and repeated her argument that she is fit to serve, citing a recent neurological exam that she said "revealed no significant cognitive deficits.""