Mead Data Central, Inc. v. West Publishing Co.

How later courts describe this case

• listing standards for asserting standing to object to an unconstitutional search or seizure
• claim that two prospective jurors were improperly excluded for cause waived where trial defense counsel indicated he had no objection to challenges for cause
• West’s arrangement of legal decisions en tails enough intellectual labor and originality to receive copyright protection
• character witnesses may be cross-examined regarding their knowledge of specific instances of conduct in order to test the accuracy of their testimony and the standards by which they measure reputation
• trial counsel not ineffective for failing to call character witnesses who may be cross-examined regarding their knowledge of conduct by a defendant which reflects on the character trait in issue
• required use of West numbering system for its reporters in the practice of law did not invalidate West’s copyright
• “[C]ounsel’s concern, that the potential harm from cross-examination of character witnesses outweighed the doubtful value of their testimony, was a reasonable basis for not pursuing potential character witnesses or presenting character evidence.”
• even though issue of whether exclusion of prospective jurors was of constitutional dimension, the issue was waived because defense counsel indicated he had no objection to the challenges for cause of the two jurors