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The revised model jury instructions on the use of social media, released last week by the federal judiciary, have an interesting feature.
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Read More »Clicking ‘Like’ is free speech, Facebook, ACLU tell 4th Circuit
NORFOLK, Va. — Attorneys for Facebook and the American Civil Liberties Union want the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rule that clicking “Like” on the social networking site is constitutionally-protected free speech. The case revolves around six employees ...
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Read More »Rewriting the rules on online marketing, lead generation — and competence
When it comes to creating a potential attorney-client relationship, “Discussion” is out; “Consultation” is in. ...
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Read More »Italian ice, ice, baby
Rita’s Italian Ice started a promotion Friday, but it sounds like an opening for the old “Who’s on first?” routine.
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Read More »JustAdvice uses new fundraising feature
Most people use Groupon to find skydiving trips at half-price or 70 percent discounts at their favorite sushi place. But a nonprofit based at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law used it last week to sell ...
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Read More »Law blog roundup
Welcome to a new week and the return of double-digit temperatures. Here are a few news items to accompany your Monday. — SCOTUSblog examines how cable networks got the Affordable Care Act decision wrong. — Be careful when tweeting in ...
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Read More »Judge: DA can get some of NYC protester’s tweets
NEW YORK — Twitter must give a court almost three months’ worth of an Occupy Wall Street protester’s tweets, a judge said in a ruling released Monday after the company fought prosecutors’ demand for the messages. Manhattan Criminal Court Judge ...
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Read More »In-house counsel grapple with social media policies
In an effort to protect the company online, in-house lawyers are being asked to draft policies that restrict social media use in the workplace — but not so much that they run afoul of guidance by the National Labor Relations ...
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Read More »In-house counsel grapple with social media policies
In an effort to protect the company online, in-house lawyers are being asked to draft policies that restrict social media use in the workplace — but not so much that they run afoul of guidance by the National Labor Relations ...
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Read More »You’ve got Facebook mail
Oh, those wacky Facebook folks and their little tweaks to that website you just can’t get enough of. They’ve gone and given you a Facebook email address while you’re busy playing Words with Friends or sharing the video about the ...
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