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Justia CLE & Webinars | Breaking Down This Year’s Docket: Previewing the 2024–2025 Supreme Court Term

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

In July, Professors Vikram Amar & Michael Dorf addressed many key decisions by the Supreme Court, discussing the ways they may have changed the legal landscape. Our trusted professors are now back again to provide an engaging dialogue as to what is on the docket for the upcoming Supreme Court Term. credit hours. More Questions?

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Lawyer Sanctioned For Trying To File A Fake News Article As An Exhibit

Above the Law - Technology

The post Lawyer Sanctioned For Trying To File A Fake News Article As An Exhibit appeared first on Above the Law. This isn't a story about lawyers using ChatGPT. but it could be.

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Justia CLE & Webinars: Key Rulings From the 2023-2024 Supreme Court Term

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

He is also the author of several books and over 60 articles in leading law reviews, focusing on constitutional law, federal courts, and civil procedure. Michael Dorf is a Professor of Law at Cornell Law School, with a focus on constitutional law and federal courts. Supreme Court on our legal landscape. More Questions?

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When a Copyright Owner Gets Only a $1,000 Judgment in Federal Court, They’re the Real Losers–McDermott v. KMC

Eric Goldman

The article included multiple photos of Sewell, including the photo in question , and the Post apparently liked the image so much that they used a portion of the photo as the background for the newspaper cover that day (see screenshot at right). The defendant conceded summary judgment on liability, and the court held a trial on damages.

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Section 230 Protects Emailing an Article–Monge v. University of Pennsylvania

Eric Goldman

This case involves an article that allegedly defamed Dr. Janet Monge. Dr. Deborah Thomas, a Penn professor, forwarded the article to an email list run by the American Black Anthropologists. It’s also unclear if Dr. Thomas’ email linked to the article or included its full text. Thomas successfully invoked Section 230.

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New Article: “The United States’ Approach to ‘Platform’ Regulation”

Eric Goldman

I’ve posted a new 5,000 word article, The United States’ Approach to “Platform” Regulation. Unfortunately, the piece could have a relatively short shelf life–perhaps as early as the Supreme Court’s Gonzalez and Taamneh decisions in a couple of months. It highlights three key features of U.S. It also discusses U.S.

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Court Denies Preliminary Injunction Against Minnesota’s Anti-“Deepfakes” Law–Kohls v. Ellison

Eric Goldman

” The plaintiffs brought a pre-enforcement challenge to the law, but the court denies a preliminary injunction. The court explains: Deepfakes are image, audio, or video files that mimic real or nonexistent people saying and doing things that never happened. The court does realize the overlap here, right? ” Hmm.

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