Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

MAY 21, 2024

Filing for bankruptcy results in an automatic stay , which is a court order protecting a debtor. However, a creditor can ask the court to lift the stay in certain situations. However, a creditor can ask the court to lift the stay in certain situations. This can significantly reduce the stress on a debtor.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Federal law provides for a narrow exception, though, if a debtor can show that this would cause an undue hardship to the debtor and their dependents. A class member can object to any proposed settlement, which must be approved by the court. Can I Get Rid of Student Loan Debt Through Bankruptcy?

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 23, 2023

His lawsuit against Facebook was dashed by Section 230 in the district court. The Supreme Court denied cert. Thereafter, he tried to vacate the district court decision, which triggered a new cycle of rejection by the district court, the 9th Circuit, and the Supreme Court. Freedom Def. Initiative v. Sessions, 697 F.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The court summarizes the plaintiff’s allegations: Plaintiff alleges that in October, 2020, he received a negative review on Nextdoor from a former customer. ” The court cites Force v. The plaintiff claimed that federal law didn’t preempt his state law claim, but the court breezily rejects that. (I

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Property division in a divorce involving a professional athlete can get complex when a court decides which payments and assets count as marital property. Most major universities receive federal funds. This means that they must comply with a federal law called Title IX that requires equal opportunities for male and female athletes.

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Lineal Services

APRIL 11, 2025

Even if an employer owns the device, collecting browser history, app usage, or personal messages can trigger violations of the Stored Communications Act (SCA), the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), and other federal laws. Traceability, not just policy, is what regulators and courts increasingly expect.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JULY 13, 2021

Supreme Court TransUnion decision. On June 25, 2021, the Supreme Court issued a significant opinion on standing in the context of consumer class actions in TransUnion LLC v. The Supreme Court affirmed that certain members of a class action lacked standing—and therefore could not be members of the class. The Opinion.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JULY 7, 2021

Supreme Court TransUnion decision. Individuals whose personal information was compromised in a data breach have had mixed success in bringing lawsuits in federal court against the companies that held their data. Recent Circuit Court Decisions: Tsao, McMorris, and In re Equifax The U.S.

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Debevoise Data Blog

AUGUST 19, 2021

On 1 July 2021, [1] Federal Law No. 236-FZ on the Internet Activities of Foreign Entities in the Russian Federation (the “Law”) [2] came into force, requiring establishment of local presence, such as a branch, a representative office, or a subsidiary, for foreign Internet companies whose activities are focused on Russian users.

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Debevoise Data Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

On 1 March 2021, Federal Law No. 519-FZ on Amendments to the Federal Law on Personal Data dated 30 December 2020 (the “Law”) came into force. 3] To subscribe to the Data Blog, please click here. [1] 3] Article 13.11 (1) of the Administrative Offences Code of the Russian Federation.

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Debevoise Data Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In this Debevoise Data Blog post, we discuss how people are using ChatGPT at their jobs, what are the associated risks and what policies companies should consider implementing to reduce those risks. The authors would like to thank Debevoise Law Clerk Lex Gaillard for their work on this Debevoise Data Blog post.

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The North Carolina Journey of Law and Technology

JANUARY 26, 2023

However, federal law requires airlines to reimburse passengers for canceled or, in some situations, “significantly delayed” flights. In law school, Ruth is on the Holderness Moot Court Appellate Advocacy Team in addition to being a staff member North Carolina Journal of Law and Technology.

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Centerbase

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Ensuring that your law firm’s website is ADA compliant is another way to show that you care. In this blog, we’ll cover the basics of the ADA and ADA compliance. We’ll also dive into how to make your law firm website accessible and why, above all, accessibility matters and should be strived for. Let’s get moving! What is the ADA?

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Debevoise Data Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

For purposes of these blog posts, we focus mainly on the former use case—matching a face to a specific person for identification purposes—rather than other use cases such as emotional evaluation and lie detection. State Laws Permitting but Regulating Collection and Use of Biometric Identifiers, including Facial Data. See Vance v.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 13, 2025

According to the court, scrapers take active steps that serve no purpose but to trick X into given them not a second, not a third, but a millionth turn to see the sites (citations omitted). But its motion to amend its 17200 claim to add unfair acts was denied, as the court found that X Corp. Now, because the court accepted X Corp.s

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Federal laws and regulations provide specific protections to people with disabilities. The SSA provides three internal levels of appeals : a reconsideration, a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), and review by the SSA Appeals Council.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Federal law requires a minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, unless an employee is “exempt” under the law, but some states have a higher minimum wage. Although federal law does not require an employer to provide meal breaks to employees, some states require meal breaks. What’s the Minimum Wage Where I Live?

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Trellis.Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

On Wednesday, a three-judge panel in the Philadelphia-based 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments regarding whether a lawsuit against social media company TitTok should be revived despite a federal law that generally shields internet platforms from liability… Continue reading → The post A Family’s Plea: Appellate Court Urged (..)

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JUNE 1, 2023

The Center covers areas such as family law, employment, health care, education, and more. Family Law Issues for LGBTQ+ Individuals After a series of hard-fought court battles, the LGBTQ+ community won a landmark victory in 2015 with Obergefell v. Hodges , which established a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

While federal law governs people and businesses across the U.S., each state has developed its own set of laws in many areas. These range from employment and family law to personal injury and criminal law. State laws may resemble one another in some situations, but they may vary greatly in others.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

” The court summarized: According to plaintiffs, Letgo created an illusion that accounts like Mr. Brown’s could be trusted but undertook no actual verification procedures. The court again rejects for lack of causation. The court says all of the highlighted statements were substantially true. Consumer Protection Act.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JANUARY 19, 2024

On Wednesday, a three-judge panel in the Philadelphia-based 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments regarding whether a lawsuit against social media company TitTok should be revived despite a federal law that generally shields internet platforms from liability.

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Inside Privacy

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) : The FEC approved a rulemaking petition to amend its regulation on fraudulent misrepresentations of campaign advertisements to clarify that the regulations apply to AI-generated political advertisements. Comments are due by October 16. The post specifies that all stages of AI development (e.g.,

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Clio

JUNE 14, 2023

Subscribe to our blog and get our blog posts delivered to your inbox! TikTok has already filed a lawsuit against the state of Montana, claiming that the TikTok ban violates the First Amendment and other federal laws. Want more Clio News? ” However, TikTok isn’t the only entity suing Montana over the TikTok ban.

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Debevoise Data Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In this part, we assess where the law seems to be heading and offer some practical risk reduction strategies. Federal and State Legislation There is currently no federal law that specifically regulates biometric privacy. No comprehensive and preemptive federal law seems likely to pass anytime soon.

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The North Carolina Journey of Law and Technology

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Executives from Meta alone have testified thirty-three times since 2017 on several topics, but no federal laws have been passed to limit or regulate social media companies. Though the senate judiciary hearing brought this discussion to the forefront, history says that all of this may not amount to much.

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

DECEMBER 24, 2022

And this is one that the US Supreme Court has recognized is not really a bright line, in the case called Carpenter vs. United States from 2018. This is a case where the Supreme Court held that the government needed to get a warrant in order to obtain the cell phone locations of a person over a period of time.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

MARCH 22, 2023

Supreme Court has played a key role in shaping American life. The Court has defined the scope of individual liberties under the Constitution, determined the limits of government power, and interpreted federal laws in areas such as employment, immigration, and the environment. Supreme Court Center. Landmark U.S.

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MARCH 11, 2025

Thats the basis for a recent opinion from a Florida federal district court that could have major implications for online services CSAM detection and reporting practices. Now, however, a district court decision suggests that providers can no longer take it for granted that they wont face liability for reporting non-CSAM.

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Simple Legal

JULY 20, 2023

Miller Miller wanted to create a book “by students, for students,” so he focused his research around recent law school graduates. Regardless of whether you are new to practicing law or an experienced attorney, this book is an excellent reference point. BUSINESS BRIBES: CORPORATE CORRUPTION AND THE COURTS by Cecil C.

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

OCTOBER 3, 2023

State and federal laws prohibit public and private entities from discriminating against individuals based on their race, age, national origin, religion, gender, disability, and sexual orientation. As long as companies have privacy policies and do not deceive consumers, the law permits them to collect and use intimate data.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JANUARY 20, 2023

A section on the process of getting a divorce covers not only what happens when a couple goes to court but also how arbitration , mediation , and collaborative divorce can provide solutions outside the courtroom. The Education Law center also discusses discrimination in education against students with disabilities. armed forces.

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Debevoise Data Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

government-related data” is defined in the Order as sensitive personal data that poses a heightened national security risk, regardless of volume, and is linkable to either senior government officials or sensitive federal government locations. . ◦ To subscribe to the Data Blog, please click here. In addition, “U.S.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 16, 2023

My blog post on the district court rulings. Wrapping up this discussion, the court says: we need to decide whether § 230(c)(1) precludes the plaintiffs’ claims only if they have stated a cause of action against Armslist LLC. Plaintiffs argued that Armslist didn’t educate its users about gun laws. Defense wins.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

APRIL 8, 2025

For example, a service member who violates the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) may face a court-martial or a less formal disciplinary procedure. Penalties can be imposed if a violation is found by a preponderance of the evidence, which is less demanding than the beyond a reasonable doubt standard in a court-martial.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

MARCH 8, 2023

Often known as the Affordable Care Act or simply as “Obamacare,” this federal law marks perhaps the greatest achievement of the Obama administration. The law also has faced constitutional challenges, some of which have reached the U.S. Supreme Court. For example, in National Federation of Independent Business v.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

But when politicians actually catch the car they are chasing and enact anti-TikTok laws, unsurprisingly, nonpolitical judges aren’t as impressed as voters are. Those efforts all failed in court (see links at the bottom of this post). Both TikTok and a consortium of TikTok users challenged the law.

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