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5 Legal Consequences of Diving 'All In' on Social Media

Companies and lawyers should begin to learn the laws of individual platforms before trying to apply national and local legal concepts.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Calif. Pushes Internet Privacy Rules That Trump Repealed

California on Monday joined more than a dozen other states that have introduced internet privacy legislation after Republicans in Washington and the Trump administration repealed Obama-era rules limiting what AT&T, Comcast and other broadband providers can disclose about their customers' online habits.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Three Tips for Avoiding Social Media Conflicts

While social media can be a valuable marketing tool, careless attorneys can undermine the benefits of social media in the time it takes to tweet.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

Glassdoor Resists Feds' Bid to Unmask Reviewers

Glassdoor has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to block an attempt by federal prosecutors to unmask reviewers as part of a grand jury investigation.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Snap Gets Shuttered in Domain Name Dispute

A World Intellectual Property Association arbitration panel ruled that "geofilters" is a descriptive term for software.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

SunTrust Hit With Suit Over Banker's Explicit LinkedIn Message

The lawsuit brings claims of sexual harassment and intentional infliction of emotional harm against Eichler as well as the bank and its investment arm where he worked, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Unpacking Open Source Licensing: What Tech Developers Need To Know

Panelists at Legalweek West look to demystify open source licensing for developers and attorneys.
4 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Snap Accused of Infringing Patents With Snapchat Tech

A Texas company has accused Snap Inc. of infringing four patents with systems that allow Snapchat users to scan "Snapcodes" and add friends on the popular social networking app.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

The Justices Don't Have Much Guidance for Handling Trump's Tweets

Lower courts don't offer much guidance on how to resolve clashes between presidential speech and the U.S. Justice Department's litigation positions, Kate Shaw of Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law found in a forthcoming article. In "Beyond the Bully Pulpit: Presidential Speech in the Courts," Shaw undertook what she called "the first systematic examination of presidential speech in the courts." Shaw talks about her review in this Q&A with senior Washington correspondent Marcia Coyle.
12 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump's Tweets Are 'Authority' in Advocates' New Travel Ban Filings

In what may be a first at the U.S. Supreme Court, President Donald Trump's Twitter account was identified Monday as an "authority" along with the cases, law review articles and news citations that lawyers typically use to bolster their arguments.
9 minute read

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