Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

April 22, 2016 |

Under what's known as the libel-proof plaintiff doctrine, celebrities who have already tarnished their own reputations beyond repair can't claim defamation if something false is written about them. Country music singer Blake Shelton says it doesn't apply to him when it comes to drinking, and a judge in California agrees. But at least one First Amendment expert isn't so sure.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

5 minute read

April 20, 2016 |

On Feb. 15, Kanye West tweeted to his millions of followers that his “album will never never never be on Apple. And it will never be for sale. … You can only get it on Tidal.” And yet the album, "The Life of Pablo," is now available on Apple and Spotify. Experts say West's broken promise could be legally binding.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

5 minute read

April 20, 2016 |

Lawyers for Bernie Sanders are engaging in "trademark bullying" by picking a fight with a T-shirt maker, experts say.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

6 minute read

April 20, 2016 |

Two years ago, legal blogger Robert Ambrogi reported that there were 412 companies identified as legal startups on AngelList, a popular fundraising platform. Today, the number has almost tripled to 1,104. Why?

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

4 minute read

April 19, 2016 |

There's been a big push by federal regulators and disability rights advocates to make websites accessible to users who have vision, hearing or physical disabilities.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

7 minute read

April 18, 2016 |

Under the amended law, notice of a data breach has to be given to affected individuals within 45 days, unless law enforcement needs more time to investigate.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

7 minute read

April 15, 2016 |

According to the complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle, “customers have a right to know when the government obtains a warrant to read their emails” and “Microsoft has a right to tell them.”

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

6 minute read

April 14, 2016 |

No data is completely safe from hackers, but experts say attorneys still have an important role to play in preventing breaches and mitigating the fallout.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

6 minute read

April 07, 2016 |

Judge William Alsup is on a mission to protect the privacy of jurors. And he's using an upcoming jury trial in Oracle's copyright case against Google as his platform to raise questions on the subject.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

8 minute read