Past Coverage

• Patent Office Rejects Blackboard's E-Learning Patent in Preliminary Ruling - March 31, 2008
• Blackboard Sues Patent Office in Dispute Over Course Software - December 12, 2008
• Blackboard Starts New Legal Battles in Course-Software War - May 8, 2009
• U. of California Wins a Round in Dispute With Microsoft - October 14, 2005
• Blackboard Pledges to Ease Enforcement of Controversial Patent - February 9, 2007

Featured Commentary

• The Berkeley Protest: Fresh Anger in the Footsteps

  The Berkeley students who protested the big tuition increase at the University of California impressed Murray Sperber, who was in their shoes 45 years ago.

• Teaching Matters: Creating Lives in the Classroom

  Online avatars bring German history to life for students at Stanford. Edith Sheffer explains.

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  A Fine Legal Mess: When Student Groups Collide With Anti-Bias Policy

  Can a college compel a student group to abide by antidiscrimination rules that violate its religious views? The U.S. Supreme Court isn't saying, writes Robert M. O'Neil.

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