Porter

May 03, 2011 | The Recorder

The inter-generational tech knowledge gap presents a dilemma for the courts when distinguishing between lay opinion and expert testimony, explains Wes Porter of Golden Gate University School of Law.

By Wes Reber Porter

7 minute read

November 30, 2009 | Law.com

A New Jersey blogger scheduled to go on trial on charges that he threatened three federal judges in hate-filled postings has subpoenaed the state's governor-elect to testify on his behalf. Harold "Hal" Turner claims that he was a federal government informant and that the postings targeting the judges and other inflammatory statements were part of an undercover operation to ferret out violent left-wing radicals.

By David Porter

3 minute read

September 11, 2007 | Law.com

A judge has found Larry Marshak in contempt for continuing to use the name of a famous oldies group, the Drifters, in defiance of an 8-year-old court order. The ruling in the case could have an effect on another pending music lawsuit against New Jersey state Attorney General Anne Milgram. That lawsuit, filed by two management companies connected to Marshak, challenges the enforcement of the state's so-called "truth in music" law, designed to prevent the unauthorized use of existing groups' names.

By David Porter

3 minute read