Texas Teen Booked on Terror Charge for COVID-19 Snapchat Video
She posted on social media about deliberately spreading the disease, but she's not actually sick.
She posted on social media about deliberately spreading the disease, but she's not actually sick.
"The Commission does not ... act as a self-appointed, free-roving arbiter of truth in journalism. plus an interesting discussion of the FCC's hoax rules.
Today, Judge Judge Timothy M. Witkowiak refused to issue the injunction, partly on prior restraint grounds. The election is scheduled for tomorrow.
Heard's Washington Post op-ed didn't mention Depp, but the judge concludes that in context it would be seen as implying factual assertions about him.
A word that appears >10,000 times in court cases, in a wide range of fields -- yet some insist that law professors not be allowed to quote it.
An interesting, though inconclusive, case involving preppers.
An interesting post by Paul Alan Levy (Public Citizen) on a demand letter ProctorU sent to UCSB.
The biggest thing our institutions could do to stop the spread of COVID-19 misinformation would be to spread less misinformation themselves.
It depends on the state where you live.
The district court reasoned that sealing was justified because of "the child's privacy interest in being protected from financial predators or others who would harass the child simply because they know the amount received." No, said the Fifth Circuit.
The contagious spread of information is in a race against the contagious spread of coronavirus.
An important principle, which also applies to uses of trademarked terms in films, books, video games, and the like: "A party does not violate trademark law solely by using words another entity has trademarked."
The California Court of Appeal reversed, in an interesting case about allegations of physical abuse—and claims that the allegations were themselves a form of "abuse."
The restrictions are less dangerous precisely because they are so broad and onerous.
The plaintiffs are claiming, among other things, "group libel."
Will coronavirus help rehabilitate tech's rep?
New York Times columnist and Decadent Society author defends prohibitionism in a conversation on The Fifth Column.
A case decided Monday reaffirms this principle, especially in the Seventh Circuit.
at least under the Illinois "innocent construction" rule, under which "a nondefamatory interpretation must be adopted if it is reasonable"—"a reasonable reading of Lorenz's article is that although Wedgewood communicated with underage girls, he never meant to take things further."
A new lawsuit is challenging the California DMV's rejection of allegedly offensive personalized license plates.
Probably, if it's limited to knowing falsehoods (or perhaps statements where the speaker knows they are probably false).
"I would rather be remembered for writing something that was...offensive, than to be forgotten for writing something bloodless."
No amount of money can buy victory for candidates who fail to persuade voters.
In light of this, should the presumptive First Amendment right of access to court cases require the court to provide video coverage of hearings?
The EARN IT is an attack on encryption masquerading as a blow against underage porn.
Not that I'm suggesting it, but it's an interesting con law hypo.
An interesting 1969 case (based on a publication right after the 1968 election), reversed on appeal in 1974; thanks to Jacob Gershman (Wall St. J.) for letting me know about it.
Plus: Judge rejects Gabbard's Google lawsuit, Bloomberg drops out, and more...
"Google is not now, nor (to the Court's knowledge) has it ever been, an arm of the United States government," wrote District Judge Stephen Wilson.
to try to vanish online magazine article about him.
Kimberlin is also known for having accused Dan Quayle of having bought marijuana from him, and has since become a frequent litigant, including against bloggers Patrick Frey (Patterico), Aaron Walker, and others.
It's often very hard to get court filings retroactively sealed.
stemming from a dispute about picketing and open carry.
Some panelists at the conservative conference want to give the government more power over social media.
In Facebook: The Inside Story, even Steven Levy’s most generous conclusions about the tech giant are still pretty damning.
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