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Defense Base Closure Process Launched

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 04.13.05

On April 4, the President announced the members of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC). Key near-term dates are May 16 for the Pentagon's closure recommendations and September 8 for the BRAC to make its recommendations, ultimately leaving it to the President and Congress to accept or block the entire package.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.01.26

Supreme Court Rejects “Mere Knowledge” Standard for Contributory Copyright Infringement in Cox v. Sony, Reverses $1 Billion Judgment Against Cox

On March 25, 2026, in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a $1 billion verdict against Cox. The judgment was the result of a jury trial in which Sony claimed that Cox was liable for contributory copyright infringement because it knew that its customers were using its service to infringe yet did not respond with sufficient diligence to prevent that infringement....