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January 11, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

With New Law Shielding Negative Reviews, It's Time to Update Terms of Use

A handful of companies have gone after customers that left negative online reviews, prompting a new federal law that protects the right to complain on such forums as Yelp.com. With the law's impacts soon to be felt, in-house counsel would be wise to review their company's terms of use and make sure they aren't trying to silence peeved customers, internet lawyers say.
9 minute read
January 09, 2017 | National Law Journal

High Court Turns Down Case Against Classifieds Site Backpage.com, but Scrutiny Persists

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a Communications Decency Act challenge to the operators of the Backpage.com online advertising site, but the company's owner and operators continue to face criminal allegations in California and increased political scrutiny in Washington.
11 minute read
January 09, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

High Court Turns Down Case Against Classifieds Site Backpage.com, but Scrutiny Persists

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a Communications Decency Act challenge to the operators of the Backpage.com online advertising site, but the company's owner and operators continue to face criminal allegations in California and increased political scrutiny in Washington.
9 minute read
December 30, 2016 | New York Law Journal

Historic Mug Shots Line New Supreme Court Brief as Court Weighs Privacy Dispute

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to weigh a dispute over mug shots, a new amicus brief, backing the Detroit Free Press in its suit, presents a collection of historic and contemporary booking photos. The brief, filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, included the photos to argue that the images have a historical value, building an understanding of the context behind arrests, and should be widely available to the public. A federal appeals court ruling in July cited the privacy interests of defendants in concluding that the U.S. government does not have an obligation under public-records laws to release mug shots.
21 minute read
December 30, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Why Brock Turner's Famous Mug Shot Is Having a Supreme Court Moment

Famed civil rights activists. Notorious gangsters and the Kennedy assassins. A former football star whose murder trial continues to transfix the country. An ex-Stanford swimmer whose six-month sentence for sexual assault drew nationwide attention.
20 minute read
December 29, 2016 | The Recorder

Decision on Attorney-Client Privilege Spooks Defense Bar

Writing for the majority, Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar said that law firm invoices aren't categorically shielded from disclosure. The court's dissenters complained the decision undermines a “pillar of our jurisprudence.”
11 minute read
December 29, 2016 | The American Lawyer

Norton Rose Fulbright Heads to PNG, Plus More Lateral Moves

Global legal giant Norton Rose Fulbright looks to new horizons; Akin Gump and Fox Rothschild reel in some new recruits; Cooley and Goodwin Procter keep growing; Weil make a high-profile antitrust hire; and other notable additions from throughout The Am Law 200.
354 minute read
December 29, 2016 | The Recorder

Why Brock Turner's Famous Mug Shot Is Having a Supreme Court Moment

The former Stanford swimmer makes an appearance, along with other famous mug shots from history, in an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to guarantee public access to the booking photos.
20 minute read
December 29, 2016 | National Law Journal

Historic Mug Shots Line New Supreme Court Brief as Court Weighs Privacy Dispute

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to weigh a dispute over mug shots, a new amicus brief, backing the Detroit Free Press in its suit, presents a collection of historic and contemporary booking photos. The brief, filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, included the photos to argue that the images have a historical value, building an understanding of the context behind arrests, and should be widely available to the public. A federal appeals court ruling in July cited the privacy interests of defendants in concluding that the U.S. government does not have an obligation under public-records laws to release mug shots.
21 minute read
December 14, 2016 | Daily Report Online

CNN Can't SLAPP Down Employment Suit, Appeals Court Rules

A California appeals court on Tuesday ruled that CNN Inc. cannot fend off an employment discrimination lawsuit brought by a former producer by invoking the state's anti-SLAPP statute.
10 minute read

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