Litigation

  • Analysis of Decision By Supreme Court on Video Games

    Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and his teammates recently mowed down California's ban on violent video games with fully loaded First Amendment precedents and barbed retorts to opposing arguments. In doing so, the U.S. Supreme Court reinforced a fundamental point: First Amendment protections do not depend on the medium of communication. Thus, video games are protected speech, and restrictions based on their content will be subject to strict scrutiny.

    July 28, 2011James Chadwick and Thayer Preece

  • Opinion Says Lawyers May Check Jurors' Online Activity

    Attorneys may monitor jurors through online social networks as long as they do not contact the jurors or in any way make their monitoring known to them, the New York County Lawyers' Association said in a recent ethics opinion.

    July 28, 2011Brendan Pierson

  • In the Courts

    In-depth analysis of recent key cases.

    July 28, 2011ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Copyright and Fair Use in Legal Proceedings

    This article discusses recent decisions regarding the use of copyrighted material in legal proceedings and the applicability of the fair use defense to allegations of infringement.

    July 27, 2011Richard Raysman and Jonathan P. Mollod

  • Modification After Opting Out of the CSSA

    Recent amendments to DRL ' 236 Part B(9)(b) have changed the grounds for modifying a child support award. These changes have caused a profound shift in whether, and under what circumstances, parties should opt out of the Child Support Standards Act (CSSA).

    July 27, 2011Carol Most and Adam Schneid

  • Must I Still Pay Child Support?

    Visitation and child support issues can become intertwined in extreme cases of visitation denial. In these cases, a noncustodial parent may petition to suspend child support. A look at relevant case law.

    July 27, 2011Jerome A. Wisselman and Randall Malone

  • Real Property Law

    In-depth analysis of cases of importance to you and your practice.

    July 27, 2011ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • When Is an Insured Entitled to Independent Counsel?

    This article discusses the judicial and legislative bases for the right to independent counsel and identifies situations/circumstances where courts have or have not found that such a right exists.

    July 27, 2011Martin J. O'Leary and Kirsten A. Mickelson