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The Legal Intelligencer

Zuckerberg Forced to Capitulate on Plan to Unlawfully Extend His Voting Control Over FB

When Mark Zuckerberg took Facebook, Inc. public in 2012, investors were offered shares of Facebook Class A stock, which had one vote per share. Facebook reserved its Class B stock, which had 10 votes per share, for its founders and other favored insiders.
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Daily Report Online

Mother of NSA Contractor Accused of Leaking to Media on Russian Election Hacks Defends Her Daughter

Billie Winner-Davis says federal prosecutors in Augusta, Georgia, have unfairly distorted her daughter's words and military service to jail her without bond and convict her as a spy.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Creating a New Crime: Cyber-Harassment

The inclusion of cyber-harassment in the Domestic Violence Statutes will enable victims of domestic violence to prove an act of cyber-harassment by producing the allegedly offending communication.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Help Decipher Justices' Handwritten Notes Through This Crowdsourcing Project

The crowdsourcing project SCOTUS Notes hopes to unlock some of the mysteries inside the U.S. Supreme Court's closed-door conferences. "They're not just arguing over 'reverse or affirm' but rules of the law. All this rich data is in the conference notes of the discussions they had," political scientist Ryan Black of Michigan State University says.
5 minute read

The Recorder

9th Circuit Relieves Twitter of Liability in Deadly 2015 Terrorist Attack

A federal appeals court in California ruled Wednesday that the families of two defense contractors killed in a 2015 terrorist attack in Jordan cannot sue Twitter for allegedly enabling terror group ISIS.
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The Recorder

Court of Appeal Reignites Age Discrimination Suit Against Tinder

Tinder previously convinced a trial court that its age-based pricing was based on market research showing younger users were more cash-strapped and less willing to pay for the enhanced version of its popular dating app.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Internet Marketing Company Files $3.5M Defamation Lawsuit Against Rival

Adscend Media is suing competitor DoGood Media claiming the internet marketing firm tried to sabotage its business over a one-time mistake made by a Adscend employee.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Legal Intelligencer's 2018 Professional Excellence Awards

The Legal Intelligencer is accepting nominations in 10 categories this year, including four new categories geared exclusively toward firms with fewer than 200 lawyers.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Age Discrimination and Facebook: Micro-Targeting Comes Under Fire

Fifty years ago, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) was enacted to prohibit and eradicate systemic age discrimination that aging workers faced in the workplace.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

State of the Franchising Union: A Balance of Unique and Simple

Franchising requires a balance of entrepreneurial risk taking with adherence to a brand wide system. The system needs to be unique to draw customers but simple enough to be replicated across geographies. The brand needs to promise a reliable customer experience while entertaining innovations to keep mature customers interested while attracting new guests.
5 minute read

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