by guest blogger Tim McFarlin Is the Trump Tapes suit truly over? It’s been dismissed, but not without leave to move to amend for a third time. Would another amended complaint stand a chance? This question is why I’ve accepted…
By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa [UPDATE: for bonus coverage, see Prof. McFarlin’s supplement to this post.] Last week, a federal judge in New York dismissed a lawsuit filed two-and-a-half years ago by then-former President Donald Trump against journalist Bob Woodward…
In May 2025, the Second Circuit rejected a Meta Pixels case based on the VPPA. See Solomon v. Flipps. Another VPPA Meta Pixels case came back to the Second Circuit, and it only took a short memo opinion to dismiss…
I’m trying to clear my blogging queue that backlogged during my China trip. Here are three Section 230 decisions from the last few weeks. Geegieh v. Unknown Parties, 2025 WL 1769766 (D. Ariz. June 26, 2025) The plaintiff claims that…
This case involves the deadly practice of “subway surfing.” The plaintiff in this case claims her son died doing subway surfing that he tried only because he was encouraged by TikTok and Instagram videos. The court largely rejects the social…
Judge Nicholas Ranjan of the Western District of Pennsylvania has issued a standing order titled “‘SCHEDULE A’ CASE STANDING ORDER.” I couldn’t find the order on Judge Ranjan’s website or via standard Google searches. Instead, it appeared on the docket…
The final published version of my paper, “The ‘Segregate-and-Suppress’ Approach to Regulating Child Safety Online,” is now available. Some more context about this publication: We’re on the cusp of major structural changes to the Internet as more websites and apps…
Per Wikipedia, Cara Castronuova is “an American champion boxer, a professional sports announcer, political activist and celebrity fitness trainer.” This topline summary understates her #MAGA bona fides. The Wikipedia entry also notes that she “was one of the organizers of…
[Personal note: the Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton ruling took a lot of wind out of my blogging sails. First, the opinion is pure Calvinball. It makes me question everything I know about Internet “Law” when courts shamelessly disregard precedent…
Guest blog post by Profs. Sarah Fackrell & Alexandra J. Roberts Dupe culture is everywhere. Consumers seek out dupes online, in stores, and on social media, hoping to score less expensive versions of the luxury items they lust after; stores…