Alaina Lancaster

March 03, 2020 | The Recorder

Alan Butler, general counsel for the Electronic Privacy Information Center, said the appeals court order continues "a string of good decisions on standing to enforce privacy statutes."

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

March 02, 2020 | The Recorder

A federal judge in San Francisco ruled a Redditor's posts citing Watch Tower's copyrighted works were fair use but that online free speech "is a developing area where the standards are far from settled."

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

February 27, 2020 | The Recorder

In opposition to a Georgia appeals court, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled that Snapchat's Speed Filter, implicated in the death of three young Wisconsinites, is covered by Section 230 immunity.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

February 26, 2020 | The Recorder

Some privacy lawyers say Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act cases are landing in the Northern District of California mainly out of contractual obligation, though others maintain that the venue has its perks.

By Alaina Lancaster

6 minute read

February 26, 2020 | Law.com

The Northern District of California has become a popular venue to enforce the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.

By Alaina Lancaster

8 minute read

February 24, 2020 | The Recorder

Although California's First District Court of Appeal did not rule on the constitutional questions raised in the appeal, the court blocked the attorney general's attempt to impose warrantless device searches on a teenage girl convicted of felony assault, as the state's courts continue to the shape the case law around electronic privacy for criminal offenders.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

February 21, 2020 | The Recorder

U.S. District Judge Troy Nunley of the Eastern District of California ruled that the page is a public forum and Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones violated the organizers' First Amendment rights when he blocked them in his capacity as a state actor.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

February 19, 2020 | The Recorder

The DOJ told the U.S. Supreme Court that computer code can be copyrighted under the Copyright Act in an amicus brief filed Wednesday.

By Alaina Lancaster | Ross Todd | Scott Graham

1 minute read

February 19, 2020 | The Recorder

In a departure from prior case law, California's Second District Court of Appeal ruled that baseball organizations have a higher duty of care to spectators after a 12-year-old was hit in the face by a foul ball.

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

February 19, 2020 | Law.com

Employment lawyers are sharing their predictions for the future of California's mandatory arbitration law.

By Alaina Lancaster

8 minute read