By R. Robin McDonald | April 15, 2020
U.S. District Judge Steve Jones' staff warned callers at the start of the hearing to mute their phones if they were not participants. But missing from the equation was a universal mute function or a virtual bailiff to shut down inadvertent and intentional interruptions from the remote audience.
By Ross Todd | February 26, 2020
"That YouTube is ubiquitous does not alter our public function analysis," wrote Judge M. Margaret McKeown in a decision upholding the dismissal of the conservative nonprofit educational and media organization's lawsuit against Google's YouTube.
By Alaina Lancaster | January 28, 2020
A probation department's warrantless searches of a high school boy's electronic devices are "appropriately tailored" given that he used his cellphone for extortion and to store child pornography, ruled California's Sixth District Court of Appeal.
By Frank Ready | December 10, 2019
A group of documentary filmmakers is challenging a U.S. government policy that requires visa applicants to provide their social media handles, a case that is likely to trigger some debate over the scope of the First Amendment.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | November 25, 2019
In a ruling that could have a significant impact on technology-related criminal cases, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that the Fifth Amendment's protection against self-incrimination extends to prohibiting law enforcement from forcing a defendant to give up passwords for electronic devices.
By Alaina Lancaster | November 4, 2019
The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit continues to sketch the limits of the Fourth Amendment in digital searches.
By Alaina Lancaster | October 25, 2019
Judge Brian Walsh of Santa Clara Superior Court wrote that he was not persuaded YouTube's unrestricted mode and advertising platform "are freely open to the public or are the functional equivalent of a traditional public forum like a town square or a central business district."
By Kenneth Artz | October 11, 2019
In September, Texas became the first state in the country to criminalize "deepfakes"—video clips created with artificial intelligence that make people appear to say or do something they did not. But legal experts questioned the new law's constitutionality and said the rapidly evolving technology behind deepfakes has the potential wreak havoc on the legal system, particularly when it comes to authenticating evidence in litigation.
By R. Robin McDonald | October 10, 2019
A Georgia sheriff's deputy previously had his ex-wife arrested over a Facebook post that criticized him.
By Ross Todd | August 28, 2019
A nonprofit video producer founded by political commentator Dennis Prager argued that a Ninth Circuit panel should revive its claims that YouTube violated its First Amendment rights by restricting access to some of its videos.
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