Judge Ranjan Cracks Down on SAD Scheme Cases
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…
Read the Published Version of My Paper Against Mandatory Online Age Authentication
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…
Facebook and Twitter Defeat Account Termination Lawsuit–Castronuova v. Meta
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…
Catching Up on the Bogus “Yelp Law” Litigation Campaign–Tao v. Uniqlo
[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…
Analyzing the Lululemon v. Costco Dupe Suit (Guest Blog Post)
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…
Prof. Goldman’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Demolition of the Internet in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton
[Note: Greetings from Shanghai, where it’s almost 1 am and the Supreme Court has just demolished the Internet. I’m posting these remarks and then heading to bed, where I will curl up in a fetal position as I question everything…
YouTube Again Defeats FOSTA Lawsuit–In re YouTube Trafficking Litigation
[Note: my blogging hiatus is due to a trip to China. I will return to the US this weekend and presumably resume my regular blogging cadence then.] This is a confusing lawsuit that has been through several names, including “Sarah…
Reddit Defeats Lawsuit Over WallStreetBets Subreddit–Rogozinski v. Reddit
This is one of those oh-so-stupid hard-eyerolling lawsuits that I blog for coverage purposes, but I blog it joylessly and with annoyance at the wasted time. I previously summarized this case: Jaime Rogozinski, a/k/a “jartek,” created the r/WallStreetBets subreddit, which…
Section 230 (Still) Applies to Contract Breach Claim–NJCCC v. McAleer
This case involves four main players: Newsmatics, which runs the EIN Presswire service, a pay-to-play press release distribution service. Frankly Media, one of Newsmatics’ distribution partners. Hwang, who submitted press releases to Newsmatics claiming that an NJ state court was…
After 20 Years, I Turned Off Google AdSense for My Websites
Soon after I launched this blog in February 2005, I signed up for Google AdSense. My goal was to make a little money and learn about the industry from the inside. In particular, if I was going to cover the…