Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Gurumurthy Kalyanaram – Reports on the US Supreme Court Decision on the Legality of a New Technology for Transmission

Gurumurthy Kalyanaram - Former Dean and former NYIT and UT Dallas professor Gurumurthy Kalyanaram reports on the recent important US Supreme Court decision on Aereo’s new technology for transmission of programs. Gurumurthy Kalyanaram Lawsuit

ABC and other networks filed a lawsuit, actually an injunction, against Aereo, Inc. (Aereo) which was offering a user-friendly technology and service that allow its subscribers to watch programs that are currently airing on network television or record programs that will air in the future over the Internet. The lower courts refused to enjoin Aereo. Gurumurthy Kalyanaram Lawsuit

Monday, July 7, 2014

Gurumurthy Kalyanaram, Important US Supreme Court Decisions on Social Policy Matters Issued in 2014

Gurumurthy Kalyanaram – Former Dean and former NYIT and UT Dallas professor Gurumurthy Kalyanaram reports on three important US Supreme Court decisions on law and lawsuit and public policy matters issued in 2014.  Here is an executive summary of these decisions. Gurumurthy Kalyanaram UT Dallas
On Campaign Finance, McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission Gurumurthy Kalyanaram Lawsuit

A lawsuit filed by McCutcheon against Federal Election Commission, and supported by Republican National Party, found its way to the US Supreme Court.  The Court held that that the overall limits for contributions from individuals to candidates and political parties was against freedom of expression and therefore, unconstitutional.  The Court, however, did not disturb base limits of $2,600 per election.  The Court had never before had struck down a federal contribution limit. Gurumurthy Kalyanaram NYIT