Legaltech News | Expert Opinion
By Shawn Helms, Jason Krieser and Peter Scheyer | April 24, 2024
The Fourth and Sixth Amendments present contexts where the legal profession will continue to grapple with the blurred line between human and machine. These amendments, respectively, protect the rights of individuals against unreasonable searches and seizures and ensure that individuals have the right to confront witnesses that testify against them.
By Jimmy Hoover | March 15, 2024
"A post that expressly invokes state authority to make an announcement not available elsewhere is official, while a post that merely repeats or shares otherwise available information is more likely personal," Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote for a unanimous court.
By Maria Dinzeo | December 29, 2023
"While the reporting requirement does appear to place a substantial compliance burden on social media companies, it does not appear that the requirement is unjustified or unduly burdensome within the context of First Amendment law," U.S. District Judge William Shubb wrote in his eight-page order.
By Avalon Zoppo | December 19, 2023
The dissenting judges fell a vote short of reconsidering the Communication Decency Act's immunity provision.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Amanda R. Griner and Deborah M. Isaacson | October 16, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in two cases involving government officials who blocked individuals from their social media accounts. The issue presented to the court is whether government officials who block members of the public from their personal social media accounts are engaging in "state action" or private conduct.
By Avalon Zoppo | January 5, 2023
One juror watched the trial virtually for the first two days because his wife was potentially sick with COVID-19.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Peter Brown | October 7, 2022
Two states, Texas and Florida, enacted legislation to control social media companies' discretion in removing controversial political, medical and opinion speech. Both sets of laws were subject to immediate legal challenges and this column has followed the progress of these litigations.
By Adolfo Pesquera | September 19, 2022
First Amendment attorney Ari Cohn, in a Twitter podcast, described Oldham's argument that the platform moderator's don't have free speech because there is "no speaker" as baffling.
By Adolfo Pesquera | September 9, 2022
Counsel for plaintiffs argues Tornado Cash is excepted from sanctions because its character does not fall under any definition applicable to other persons and entities on the sanctions list.
By Isha Marathe | June 21, 2022
Texas and Florida's failed attempts to curtail social media platforms' freedom to moderate content signals the growing motivation and innovative nature of states attempts to influence Big Tech companies.
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