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New York Law Journal

ABA's Unease Over Trump Article Sparks First Amendment Debate

As of early October, an article calling Donald Trump a "libel bully" and a "libel loser" was slated to run in a newsletter from one of the ABA's member groups. But after the deputy executive director said the piece might leave the ABA vulnerable to legal action and proposed edits, the article was withdrawn, a situation that worries some media lawyers.
16 minute read

Litigation Daily

Nasty Women, Legal Edition

If Donald Trump follows through with his threat on Saturday to sue all 11 women who have accused him of groping, he'll find opposing counsel spoiling for a fight. All I can say is, pass the popcorn.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

Courts Tackle Cell Phone Communications Jurisdiction

In his Cyber Crime column, Peter A. Crusco of the Office of the Queens County District Attorney discusses cases that illuminate the challenges courts face in warrant litigation concerning jurisdiction of interception of cell phone communications, and their methodology in resolving these matters involving evolving digital communications technologies.
26 minute read

The Recorder

Backpage.com Execs Press Website Immunity in Calif. 'Pimping' Case

Attorneys for three executives of the internet classifieds site Backpage.com on Wednesday urged a California judge to dismiss "pimping" charges, saying the allegations violate the First Amendment and contravene broad immunity for website operators who publish third-party content.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Court Makes Pivotal Ruling in Defamation Suit Against Boss-Rating Site

In a decision that breaks ground in mass communication law, a New Jersey appeals court has held that minor changes to an allegedly libelous web posting don't amount to republication for purposes of a defamation claim.
13 minute read

The Recorder

Ninth Circuit Wrestles With Limits On Abortion Conference Videos

Attorneys for the National Abortion Federation seemed to lose the argument Tuesday that anti-abortion activists can be contractually barred from turning over to law enforcement secretly recorded videos of a federation conference without first getting court approval.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

NYT's Latest Trump Revelations Put Kasowitz in the Spotlight

Marc Kasowitz's threat to sue the Times may be empty, but his firm is no stranger to defamation lawsuits involving wealthy individuals, including Trump himself.
32 minute read

Corporate Counsel

FCC Fines Comcast Record $2.3M for Wrongly Charging Customers

Comcast Corp. has been hit with a $2.3 million civil penalty by the Federal Communications Commission, closing an investigation into whether the company wrongfully charged customers for services and equipment they didn't want.
5 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Why it Took 12 Judges to Replace Scalia for Bryan Garner's Latest Book Project

In 2012, legal writing guru Bryan Garner proposed writing another book with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia—this one on the role and value of precedents in judicial decision-making.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

FCC Fines Comcast Record $2.3M for Wrongly Charging Customers

The Federal Communications Commission entered into a consent decree with Comcast Corp. on Tuesday under which it will pay the largest civil penalty ever assessed of a cable operator for its billing practices and enter a five-year compliance plan.
5 minute read

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