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EFF Asks Appeals Court To "Shut Down the Eastern District of Texas" (arstechnica.com)

Posted by timothy on from the at-least-as-a-haven-for-trolls dept.

An anonymous reader writes: The Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Knowledge have asked a federal appeals court to make big changes to the rules governing venue in patent cases. The two public interest groups are seeking to file an amicus brief (PDF) which attacks the Eastern District of Texas as being one of the "most notorious situations of forum shopping in recent history." This district has made quite a few appearances on Slashdot; this is one of my favorites.

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  1. Already shutdown by DevilM · · Score: 4, Informative

    Judge Davis retired... No one is hearing patent cases anymore in the Eastern District of Texas.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  2. Actual article link by Antique+Geekmeister · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://arstechnica.com/tech-po...

    With a few seconds editing, this could have been in the summary.

  3. Re:Famous Prince Charles Quote by PPH · · Score: 4, Informative

    "The problem with quotes on the Internet is that you can not always depend on their authenticity." -Abraham Lincoln

    --
    Have gnu, will travel.
  4. Re: Not just Texas by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    The issue here is the federal US District Courts. In the US, federal judges are appointed for life by the president, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The issue here is not campaign contributions. Federal judges don't have to stand for reelection. Not to say that there aren't other problems at work, but reelection campaigns and campaign contributions are not the problem.