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Banned in (Much of) Britain, and Beyond?
Social media are abuzz about English Premier League footballer ("soccer player" to us Yanks) Ryan Giggs, who has obtained an order from a British court requiring Twitter to reveal the identity of...
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Online Defamation, Injunctive Relief, and the Future of Prior Restraint
It's sitting there in pretty much every online speech-related defamationcomplaint you'll find: right along side a request for a visit from our friend Stacks O'Cash, the plaintiff asks for an...
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BART Phone Blackout: Did the S.F. Transit Agency Violate Free Speech...
When the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) shut down cell phone service at various train platforms on Aug. 11, it did more than prevent the protests it expected to occur at its stations. The shutdown also...
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BART Phone Blackout: Did the S.F. Transit Agency Violate Free Speech...
This is the second half of an analysis of the free speech issues implicated by the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)'s shutdown of mobile phone service on Aug. 11 in order to prevent scheduled protests....
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He Tweets, He Misses! Court Blocks Gilbert Arenas's Preliminary Injunction
Basketball Wives: Los Angeles lives! And one of the reasons is an athlete's Twitter habit. Orlando Magic point guard Gilbert Arenas sued in California federal court (complaint) to stop the broadcast of...
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Bigfoot Spotted Fighting for Free Speech at the New Hampshire Supreme Court
Back in March, I wrote a snippet about a guy who brought suit against the State of New Hampshire for its burdensome permit requirements for filming in Monadnock State Park. See Plaintiff's motion for...
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Won't Somebody Please Think of the Children?: A Few Modest Thoughts on Mass....
On February 7, 2012, the Joint Committee on the Judiciary of the Massachusetts Legislature will hold a hearing on Massachusetts Senate Bill No. 785, entitled "An Act relative to the protection of child...
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Intentional Grounding II: Can Public Colleges Monitor Athletes' Tweets?
On Feb. 3, The New York Times' college sports blog "The Quad" reported about the flip side of my prior post on colleges limiting athletes' social media messages and postings: A bill currently pending...
View ArticleCMLP ANNOUNCEMENT: Mass. SJC Rejects Prior Restraints and Supports Right to...
The following is cross-posted with permission from our good friends at the Cyberlaw Clinic at Harvard Law School. The original post can be found here. In an important victory for freedom of speech,...
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DOJ's Public Statements Provide a Road Map for Citizens to Sue in Cop...
Qualified immunity for police might be a thing of the past In May 2010, Christopher Sharp used his cell phone to record video of his friend being arrested by the Baltimore Police at the Preakness...
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Ballot Disclosure Laws: A First Amendment Anomaly
Today, the Digital Media Law Project is launching a new guide to photography and filming at this year’s presidential election, Documenting the Vote 2012. This resource provides a wide range of...
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The Journal News Fallout: Limiting the First Amendment to Protect the Second
Eight days after a gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School, shooting and killing 20 young students, 6 staff members and fueling a national discussion on gun control, The Journal News in Lower...
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Aghast at Ag-Gag Legislation: Silencing Speech for What it Reveals
With the ubiquity of smart phones and digital communication, most of us whisk our phones out to record anything we find significant without giving it a second thought. But when one Utah woman did this...
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Cash Cutoff for Mugshot Sites A Dangerous Idea
If you're arrested, your arrest is public information: your name, your address, what you're accused of. Many news organizations publish this information on a daily basis for their communities, as part...
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Web Restrictions Not The Answer to Juror Online Research
Juror use of the Internet to do research or communicate about trials is a growing and persistent problem. So, what can a judge do? For several years now courts have been giving jurors more detailed...
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