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National Law Journal

Kagan: Law Professors Shouldn't All Cater to Judges

For all the legal academics who want to write about 18th century Bulgaria, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan has your back. In remarks in Chicago on May 2, Kagan pushed back at Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.'s infamous putdown of law reviews as filled with useless writings.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

The Legal Question Behind Senator's Claims of Political Bias in Facebook's 'Trending News' Feed

Tannenbaum Helpern's Mark Grossman says Sen. John Thune's accusations feel “like McCarthyism.”
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Norm Pattis: Social Media is Changing Jury Dynamics

One rule of the road for potential jurors is a commitment to follow the law wherever it leads. It is a juror's job to find facts; the court instructs on the law and ensures, at least in theory, a fair trial. That's the theory.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Judges Propose Fines to Keep Jurors Off Social Media

The Assembly has approved legislation, backed by the state Judicial Council, that would empower some judges to fine jurors up to $1,500 for violating restrictions.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

With Friends Like These ...

Although there is still no ethics opinion directly on this issue in New Jersey, by now members of the bar should have a pretty good idea that contact with a represented party on Facebook or other social media is the same as calling the person up or knocking at their door, and likely an ethical violation.
4 minute read

Law.com

The Challenges of Mobile E-Discovery

Mobile device management (MDM) may be part of the solution, according to Deloitte forensics expert Michael Weil.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Controversy Erupts Over Brazil's Temporary Blockage of WhatsApp

'We will be having similar debates in the U.S. before long,' warns Stanford's Vivek Wadhwa.
4 minute read

The Recorder

A Litigator's Take on Juries in the Age of Social Media

A recent order in the Oracle-Google case has Carolyn Toto of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman reflecting on profiles, privacy and where to draw the line during jury selection.
11 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The Potential Pitfalls of Professional Social Media Sites

What most people usually don't worry about are the statements and information shared on so-called professional social media sites, such as LinkedIn.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: Aggressive Antitrust | Cheering Copyrights | Breyer Renews Criticism

The Obama administration's antitrust enforcers are aggressively pursuing new cases. Twitter's transparency suit survives, in part. Steptoe is consolidating operations in Los Angeles. And Justice Breyer renews his criticism of the death penalty. This is a roundup from ALM and other publications.
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