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Watch porn on your lunch break, but no smoking dope
At least in Sicily it is. Good ol’ “Giuseppe Z” was minding his own business, watching a little porn on his lunch break, when some bastone in culo decided that
No First Amendment Right to Military Insubordination
In Wayne v. James, a Mormon airman flipped out that there were gay weddings at West Point’s chapel. In reaction to being reprimanded, he claimed that he had a right
Journalist Privilege (To trespass and run someone over?)
Tesla reports that two apparent Reno Gazette Journal reporters trespassed on Tesla’s property, and then ran their car into a Tesla employee who was trying to take down their tag
Disagree with feminists? That is a crime in Canada
Yep, Canada has become such a politically correct sackless nation that you’re not allowed to disagree politically with feminists anymore. (source) Update: A reader correctly pointed out that this is
VanderSloot v. Mother Jones – Brennan's Ghost in Rehnquist's Robes?
While it is only a trial court decision from a state court in Idaho, Vandersloot v. Mother Jones occupies a significant place in my thoughts lately. On its surface, the
Steve Wynn Files Another Defamation Suit
Steve Wynn is a plaintiff in a new defamation suit — this time in Boston. The Boston Globe reports: In a lawsuit filed Monday in Suffolk Superior Court, Wynn Resorts
White People Like Yoga – No Whiteys Allowed
Everyone knows that White people love Yoga. (source) I guess. I love yoga. Rich milfs in yoga pants. My fucking office is located next to the rich-white-lady-in-yoga-pants capitol of the
Mother Jones "wins" defamation suit, pays $2.5 million to get there
Updated here.
Right to Be Forgotten Ruling Means that He Will Never Be Forgotten
In May 2014, the European High Court ruled that EU citizens had a right to data privacy that included a right to insist that Google de-list old or irrelevant links
Using State Law to Counter a Business Defamation Claim
by Jay Marshall Wolman Readers of this blog know that Marc is giddy that the Federal Trade Commission has sued Roca Labs. One of the more interesting features of the
Lanham Act doesn't get you around the First Amendment
RLG just got a summary judgment order in Tobinick v. Novella. In that case, we first got an Anti-SLAPP order against a California plaintiff who filed a SLAPP suit in
ROCA LOCA!!!!! THE FTC IS COMING AFTER ROCA LABS!!!!!
The Federal Trade Commission has come after the lovely Roca Labs, Don Juravin, and George C. Whiting. Complaint here. Entire docket here.
Denali Ain't Just a River in Egypt
by Jay Marshall Wolman, CIPP/US I hate to admit it, but I first learned the term “Denali” when reading the Twilight series. My wife and I had taken a vacation
Ashley Madison and Standing
by Jay Marshall Wolman, CIPP/US Recently, this blog has published posts on a new Connecticut law and a 7th Circuit ruling on data breach, both of address the issue of
Knowing Employee Legal Rights
by Jay Marshall Wolman, CIPP/US Shameless self-promotion: Today, I had the privilege of presenting “Knowing Employee Legal Rights” to a Cornell Alumni Leadership Lunch and Learn along with Prof. David
And Then a Sensible Dinner
by Jay Marshall Wolman, CIPP/US I was driving home from Philadelphia this past Sunday after a wedding, when I learned about the dietary habits of Attorney Rand Spear. (Something like
We Gettin' Money, Bank Roll, Supersized: Digesting the 7th Circuit's Data Breach Ruling
by Brent Tuttle, CIPP/US, E* Recently, the 7th Circuit handed down a ruling in a data breach case that has class action plaintiffs’ attorneys poppin’ bottles. The case is Remijas
A Federal Pure Bill of Discovery
by Jay Marshall Wolman I read an interesting case over the weekend. You may recall the case of Heleen Mees allegedly stalking Citigroup chief economist Willem Buiter. She was charged
Updates in Railroad Employee Liability Law
by Jay Marshall Wolman In addition to my usual lawyerly activities, I am also a Vice Chair of the Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability Law Committee of the American Bar
Problems with Revenge Porn Laws
by Jay Marshall Wolman Revenge porn is bad, and this blog has been active in fighting it. As a moral matter, it is a pretty easy thing to address. As