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Facebook's $20M 'Sponsored Stories' Settlement Survives Challenge
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
If you signed into Facebook a few years ago, you were likely to see one of the social network's "Sponsored Stories," which repurposed user's names and images...
'Koch Brothers, Show Us Your Donors!' 9th Circuit Says
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
Back in the days of the Watergate scandal, Congress vowed to beef up tax-donor and privacy protections in order to minimize "potential and actual disclosure."...
Adobe Loses Copyright Infringement Case to Software Surplus
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
If you buy a software program and sell that software program to a third person, is that a copyright violation? According to Adobe it is. But not according to...
University Was Right to Deny Teacher Who Approved of Pedophilia
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The University of Hawaii did not violate the constitution when it denied a student teaching position to a candidate who said that "the age of consent should be...
Arizona Death Sentence Was Unconstitutional, En Banc 9th Rules
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
When James McKinney was sentenced to death for two murders, evidence of his turbulent childhood and post-traumatic stress disorder wasn't considered a...
'No' Means 'No' When Questioned by Police, 9th Cir. Rules
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The Ninth Circuit reaffirmed a law that has been fundamental to criminal law for an entire generation of criminal attorneys: "No" means just that -- no. In its...
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