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The DTSA Ex Parte Seizure Provision Was Always Bad Policy–Janssen v. Evenus

Eric Goldman

In 2016, Congress enacted the Defend Trade Secret Act (DTSA). Among other provisions, it created a brand-new remedy, the ex parte seizure order, that allows trade secret owners to grab allegedly stolen trade secret items before they are spirited away from judicial process. The paradigmatic example on Congress’ mind was something out of the movies: the thief is making their hasty escape to the airport and legal safety, but the US marshals save the day by interdicting the thief just before t

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West Virginia School System Mandates Religious Training Following Revival Assembly Lawsuit-USNews

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By Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia school district has passed a policy mandating annual religious freedom training as part of a lawsuit settlement after an evangelical preacher held a revival assembly during the school day in 2022 that some students were required to attend. As part of a settlement finalized Thursday, Cabell County’s Board of Education’s policy makes clear that it is “not the province of a public school to either inhibit, or advance, religiou

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