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Section 230 Once Again Immunizes Google’s Search Results–Metroka v. PA Law Enforcement

Eric Goldman

” The court summarizes: “Google has immunity from her state law claims, as it cannot be held liable for search engine results showing a third party’s statement.” 2016); Fakhrian v. 2016 WL 1650705 (Cal. 2016); Despot v. 2016 WL 4148085 (W.D. 2016); Manchanda v. 2016); Mosha v.

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Banking Agencies Propose 36-Hour Data Breach Reporting Rules for Significant Incidents

Debevoise Data Blog

Background Banking organizations already are subject to reporting obligations of cyber events and data breaches under applicable federal and state laws. Many other stateslaws are modeled on California’s law. Below we provide context for the Proposed Rule and outline its key features.

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Recent UW Law Faculty Scholarship: Unpacking State Legislative Vetoes; How to Break Up Amazon; Specialist Directors; Mandatory Equity Issuances as a First-Best Solution to Punishing Corporate Misconduct

Wisblawg

Evaluating the significance, legality, and desirability of legislative vetoes must start with an understanding of the existing legal landscape, including the wide array of state law provisions and court decisions across the country. First, the Article presents evidence on the scope and magnitude of the changes in board expertise.

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Face Forward: Strategies for Complying with Facial Recognition Laws

Debevoise Data Blog

State Laws Permitting but Regulating Collection and Use of Biometric Identifiers, including Facial Data. As noted, currently, only Illinois, Washington, and Texas have laws at the state level that aim to expressly and comprehensively address biometric privacy. See, e.g., Miracle-Pond v. Shutterfly, Inc. , May 15, 2020).

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Elon Musk’s Gifts to Web Scrapers (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

I did a deep dive on this topic in December , but the general gist of it is that copyright law preempts state law claims if the state-law claims come within the general scope of copyright. It was accessed according to the stated preferences of users, but against Facebook’s wishes.

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Are Electronic Signatures Legal?

Clio

This federal law was designed to create a consistent standard in the regulation of electronic signatures in the US, as well as to help encourage cross-border transactions in certain circumstances (which are made easier when contracts and documents may be signed electronically).

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The Final Verdict: Examining the Death Penalty in the United States and South Carolina

The Barrister

Over the years, the state has shifted between different execution methods and faced significant legal and logistical challenges in carrying out the death penalty. Law Library has many books available for check out including: The Death Penalty in the United States: A Complete Guide to Federal and State Laws / Louis J.