State Sup. Ct. Affirms Harassment and Breach of Peace Conviction for Posting Pages from Diary to Facebook
…did not abuse its discretion by determining that the defendant’s constitutional claims were inadequately briefed. Further review (by the US Supreme Court) was probably a long shot to begin with,…
Q1 2016 Quick Links, Part 1 (Trademarks and Domain Names)
…shows that on Glassdoor, www.glassdoor.com, an American website where companies and their management are reviewed by former and current employees, a ‘screen shot of the demographics of candidates who looked…
Big Win For Free Speech Online In Backpage Lawsuit (Forbes Cross-Post)
…about this claim, saying the plaintiffs’ “causal chain is shot through with conjecture: it pyramids speculative inference upon speculative inference”; it relies on “rampant guesswork” and “is forged entirely out…
2H 2015 Quick Links, Part 6 (Social Media)
…haha she needs to be shot.” Mom monitors the page and makes him delete the comments in 24 hours. Still, one of his Facebook friends delivers a copy of the…
Stockholders Can’t Sue Yelp Because Of Fake Reviews (Forbes Cross-Post)
…like an especially long shot for the plaintiffs. Stockholder lawsuits are an indirect and orthogonal way to redress any purported problems with fake reviews and pay-to-play. Furthermore, the pleading requirements…
Commenting on Viral Video Is Fair Use–Equals Three v. Jukin Media
…person who actually shot the videos, but it is unlikely to have secured any releases from the people who appear in them. Granted, for copyright purposes, only a release from…
Qualified Immunity Bars Claims Based on Search of Student’s Facebook Account and Discipline for Private Messages
Shutterstock / Alexandru Nika – Color Shot of Some Lockers in a High School MJ was a high school student and cheerleader. On a school trip to a local news…
When Can Defendants Defeat A Criminal Threat Prosecution By Claiming They Were Joking? Not Often
…not fun [laughing emoji]”; “Ok I’m done and if I get called in by the FBI or something bout shooting up a school you Mfs really gonna get shot”; and…
Court Rejects First Amendment Challenge Against Cyberharassment Charge
…mug shot. To another LLS executive, defendant alleged that Walter was arrested for molestation and that defendant received a sentence because Walter bought off a judge. (Walter had never been…
Employee Terminated For Ill-Advised Facebook Post Gets Unemployment Benefits
…I do not give a f[* * *] about a police officer that got shot, if they quit fu[*]kin wit ppl, ppl prolly quit shootin em all the goddamn time…