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New York Law Journal

Manhattan Lawyer's Racist Rant, Other Events Show Social Media's Power Over Lawyers

A racist rant. Scrutiny over prolific billable hours. Controversy over arbitration pacts. All three have made news in the legal world in the past few months, and all were thrust into the spotlight through social media.
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The American Lawyer

Racist Rant, Other Events Show Social Media's Power Over Lawyers

A racist rant. Scrutiny over prolific billable hours. Controversy over arbitration pacts. All three have made news in the legal world in the past few months, and all were thrust into the spotlight through social media.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

Match's IP, Trade Secret Challenges Could Be a Lesson Facebook's Dating Service

If legal fights in the online dating industry are any indication, Facebook's legal department would be smart to strategize about its inroads into this new line of business.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Court of Appeals Candidate Once Prosecuted Student Rather Than Drop Bad Case

Ken Shigley told a political forum he once successfully prosecuted a student registering black voters on a felony drug charge, even though he believed the charge "smelled bad" and tried to lose the case.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

Facebook's Blockchain Bet Could Place It in the Data Decentralization Debate

Oft-considered an avenue for individuals to attain greater control over their digital information, blockchain could be leveraged by Facebook Inc. to change its status as "gatekeeper" for user data.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Lawyer Suing Facebook: 'This Could Be the Largest Data Breach' Ever

Richard Fields talks about Wednesday's hearing and its potential impact on the Facebook litigation.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Lawyer Suing Facebook Says Cambridge Analytica 'Could Be the Largest Data Breach' Ever

Ahead of Facebook's day on Capitol Hill, Richard Fields talks about Wednesday's hearing and its potential impact on the Facebook litigation.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Trump Tweets and Litigation Risks: Key Takeaways From 9th Circuit's DACA Hearing

The Justice Department questioned the court's reviewability of the rescission, while three different lawyers for plaintiffs urged the judges to affirm the lower court's finding that the rescission was likely “arbitrary and capricious.”
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Stormy Daniels' Made-for-TV Lawyer

It's not just you: Michael Avenatti is on TV constantly. But in an era where cable news is our town hall and Twitter our forum for public discourse, Avenatti—with his bronzed skin and tailored suits, dispensing sound bites or yelling that his opponents are thugs—shines.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Russian Business Entity Rips Mueller's Charges as 'Make-Believe'

Reed Smith, representing the Russian entity Concord Management and Consulting, said in a new court filing: "A foreign corporation with no presence in the United States is indicted in an unprecedented case of a type never before brought by the DOJ for conspiring to defraud the United States purportedly by not complying with certain regulatory requirements that are unknown even to most Americans."
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