SDNY is restricting access to the courthouse based on coronavirus risk bit.ly/3ay6wXw

We are taking new actions to reduce the density of people across the state. Starting Friday at 5pm, gatherings with 500 people or more will not be permitted in NYS. Additionally, for facilities with an occupancy of 500 or fewer, we are reducing the legal capacity by 50%.

The new rules are New York's most forceful move yet to try to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus and are expected to have a profound impact on the city's cultural institutions nyti.ms/2xt0060

BREAKING: The Supreme Court is closing down to public today until further notice "out of concern for the health and safety of the public and Supreme Court employees," the court said. It will remain open for official business. Unclear what this means for args beginning 3/23.

NEWS: NYS officials just told us that the restrictions on public gatherings DO apply to bars and restaurants. That means, by Friday 5pm + If you have a capacity of over 500, shut down + If you have capacity of less than 500, you’re capped at 50% occupancy wsj.com/articles/broad…

I’ve read a bunch of notes on coronavirus from clinicians sharing observed data as well as from attendees at the (quite bleak) UCSF panel on coronavirus. A few key takeaways: 1. If you’re exposed to COVID, you’re likely to see symptoms in about 2-9 days, with median of 5 days.

I'm into all these tools that allow for virtual gatherings, like this remote movie night. Send me more of these! chrome.google.com/webstore/detai…

NY has a critical need for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including gloves, gowns and masks — as well as ventilators. If you have or can make any of these supplies, New York is buying. Please email [email protected]. Help us share this far and wide!

BREAKING: #SCOTUS rules #trademark infringers can be forced to hand over their profits to a brand owner even if they haven’t violated the law willfully.

Need tips on adapting to the digital workplace? If you're an International Trademark Association (INTA) member, the Young Practitioners Committee is hosting a free virtual event on May 7. Sign up here: members.inta.org/events/event-d…

After cops tackled & arrested me, & after I identified myself as a journalist, they refused to give me my phone, leaving it on the street. Later that night another journalist found my phone. Turned out it was recording while cops pressed my head into the concrete & cursed at me

In this guest post from CDAS, Sara Gates breaks down how the Second Circuit's recent decision on Sohm v. Scholastic limits copyright damages recovery. copyrightalliance.org/ca_post/second…

.International Trademark Association (INTA) is accepting applications for its 2020 Tomorrow’s Leader Award (for young practitioners with 5 years or less trademark experience) until August 3. Apply here: inta.org/TLA

This makes me so happy. Thank you to every U.S. Postal Service worker in the country! We love you! 💌

Registration for an International Trademark Association (INTA) panel discussion of 2020 SCOTUS trademark cases is closing tomorrow. Sign up here (for free) if you’re a young practitioner members.inta.org/events/event-d…

Congress passed the CASE Act as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act. The law establishes a voluntary, streamlined adjudication process in the Copyright Office for copyright infringement matters involving claims that do not exceed $30,000. go.usa.gov/xAbRN

Dismantling racist, anti-Asian violence means standing up to white supremacy - the same ideology that asks us to empathize with those who commit racist violence rather than the families destroyed and communities targeted by it. #StopAsianHate