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'Orange Is the New Black' Hack Has Hollywood on Edge, Legal Minds Divided

A group or individual known as "The Dark Overlord" claims to have digital copies of 38 television shows and is trying to extort money from studios, networks and post-production companies.
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Legaltech News

'Orange Is the New Black' Hack Has Hollywood on Edge, Legal Minds Divided

A group or individual known as "The Dark Overlord" claims to have digital copies of 38 television shows and is trying to extort money from studios, networks and post-production companies.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Setting the Boundaries for Ga.'s Revised Anti-SLAPP Statute

Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) are filed to intimidate, silence or punish opponents for exercising their right to comment on matters of public concern. To protect petition and free speech rights and ensure they are not diminished out of fear of retaliatory litigation, many states, including Georgia, have adopted anti-SLAPP statutes.
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

CNN Loses Bid to Block Defamation Claims Over Infant Mortality Report

Palm Beach County Judge Richard Oftedal is the second judge to reject CNN's defense to claims it knowingly misled viewers with an investigation into pediatric deaths at a Florida hospital.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

Microsoft Hires Ex-FTC Commissioner as Cybersecurity, Privacy Lead

Former commissioner for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Julie Brill will be deputy general counsel and report directly to Microsoft president and chief legal officer Brad Smith. Brill joins the company after roughly a year with Hogan Lovells.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Microsoft Hires Ex-FTC Commissioner as Cybersecurity, Privacy Lead

Former commissioner for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Julie Brill will be deputy general counsel and report directly to Microsoft president and chief legal officer Brad Smith. Brill joins the company after roughly a year with Hogan Lovells.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

Take a 'Journey' Through the Justices' Bookshelves

In the U.S. Supreme Court term that ended last June, Justice Samuel Alito turned to books most often to bolster his opinions, while Justice Anthony Kennedy—the court's most influential voter—made least use of the wisdom embodied in books. Justices cite books for a variety of reasons, Yale Law School's Linda Greenhouse, a veteran high court observer, writes in "The Books of the Justices" in the latest Michigan Law Review.
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National Law Journal

Take a 'Journey' Through the Justices' Bookshelves

In the U.S. Supreme Court term that ended last June, Justice Samuel Alito turned to books most often to bolster his opinions, while Justice Anthony Kennedy—the court's most influential voter—made least use of the wisdom embodied in books. Justices cite books for a variety of reasons, Yale Law School's Linda Greenhouse, a veteran high court observer, writes in "The Books of the Justices" in the latest Michigan Law Review.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

When Government's Need for Secrecy Clashes With the Public's Right to Know

A panel sponsored by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Law and National Security explored those lines in a webcast Tuesday. "Whistleblowers, Leaks and the Media: The Legal Rules" included lawyers and journalists who have been caught up in national security issues.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

When Government's Need for Secrecy Clashes With the Public's Right to Know

A panel sponsored by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Law and National Security explored those lines in a webcast Tuesday. "Whistleblowers, Leaks and the Media: The Legal Rules" included lawyers and journalists who have been caught up in national security issues.
7 minute read

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