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Social Media Grabs Attention of SCOTUS Image

Social Media Grabs Attention of SCOTUS

Shari Claire Lewis

It is a truism that law often lags technology. Near the end of the U.S. Supreme Court's past term, the Court issued a decision in which the majority opinion, by Justice Kennedy, recognized the importance of social media in most people's lives. The ramifications of the court's statements about social media are already reverberating in the courts.

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Permission to Post

Spencer X Smith

You don't need a separate policy governing how your firm's staff will represent you on social media. You already have one.

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Dark Web Marketplace Takedowns Mitigate Legal's Cyberthreat, But Only So Much Image

Dark Web Marketplace Takedowns Mitigate Legal's Cyberthreat, But Only So Much

Rhys Dipshan

The recent takedown of dark Web marketplace AlphaBay represented a major success for law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and around the world. However, experts caution that its effect on mitigating the overall level of cyberthreat faced by corporations and law firms alike, while significant, will likely be temporary at best.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br>Trump Cybersecurity Council Resignations Could Mean Disruption for Cybersecurity Policy Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br>Trump Cybersecurity Council Resignations Could Mean Disruption for Cybersecurity Policy

Gabrielle Orum Hernández

The departure of eight members of the council could signal a strained relationship between the business sector and the government around cybersecurity policy.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Judge Signs Off on Google's $22.5M Settlement in AdWords Class Action Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Judge Signs Off on Google's $22.5M Settlement in AdWords Class Action

Ross Todd

A federal judge in San Jose, CA, has signed off on a $22.5 million deal Google Inc. reached in a long-running class action accusing the company of overcharging certain customers using its AdWords keyword advertising program.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Christie Signs Fantasy Sports Bill Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Christie Signs Fantasy Sports Bill

Michael Booth

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill on August 24 that will regulate daily fantasy sports betting, a multimillion-dollar-a-year industry in the state that has, until recently, gone largely unregulated nationwide.

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<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</b></i><br> Appeals Court Finds for Uber, Says App Made Service Terms Clear Image

<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</b></i><br> Appeals Court Finds for Uber, Says App Made Service Terms Clear

B. Colby Hamilton

Uber made it clear that users were agreeing to terms and conditions, including the waiving of a jury trial in favor of arbitration, when they downloaded and used the app, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled.

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Tweeters Blocked By President Trump File First Amendment Suit

B. Colby Hamilton

A group of Twitter users blocked by President Donald Trump are suing after a request to be unblocked on First Amendment grounds went unheeded.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Google Sues to Block 'Repugnant' Canadian Court Decision Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Google Sues to Block 'Repugnant' Canadian Court Decision

Ben Hancock

Google Inc. has filed suit in U.S. federal court seeking to block enforcement of a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada that would require the search giant to delist certain search results worldwide.

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<b><i>Online Extra</i></b><br> Pokéstop: Judge Calls Timeout in Suit Against Pokémon Go Maker Image

<b><i>Online Extra</i></b><br> Pokéstop: Judge Calls Timeout in Suit Against Pokémon Go Maker

Ross Todd

A federal judge has pressed pause on a group of lawsuits targeting the maker of augmented reality game Pokémon Go with nuisance and trespass claims for placing virtual landmarks on top of real property.

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