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Embodying some of the aspects of Big Brother is not a new role for an employer. In the past 15 years, however, workplaces have become increasingly digitized as electronic information has come to dominate all aspects of modern life. Part One of this article examines the potential liability for employers involved with social media and e-mail use.

Can a state court decision effect a judicial "taking" in violation of the federal constitution? The United States Supreme Court addressed that question this term, but did not furnish a definitive answer.

A complete, easy-to-use listing of what's inside the newsletter.

Recent rulings of interest to you and your practice.

Important news and rulings from neighboring states.

The Appellate Division, Second Department, has interpreted Friedman, discussed last month, in a more restrictive way than was suggested by the Court of Appeals. Is this interpretation the correct one?

In May, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Hague Converntion) trumps a custodial parent's right to move a child out of a country without the non-custodial parent's consent.

Persuading family law specialists that some other professional might do a better job than they of marshalling financial evidence on the client's behalf has remained a hard sell in some quarters ' even in the realm of collaborative divorce practice, where interdisciplinary professional teams are becoming the norm.