47 Search Results for: "sopa"
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Cyberlaw, Department of Justice, Technology
SOPA Be Damned, DOJ Has Sent a Message to Internet Pirates. And the Internet Sent a Message Right Back
While the Internet was throwing itself a party for taking down the Stop Online Piracy Act, getting drunk off its own power and shooting pistols into the air like a Mexican fiesta, the Department of Justice was already throwing up a big middle finger to offshore rogue websites, or whatever they're calling pirates now. Everyone's favorite hacker collective, Anonymous, struck back in revenge almost immediately. The group launched massive denial of service attacks against every media and governmental website their deranged hive mind could think of.... -
Cyberlaw, Google / Search Engines, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Wikipedia
SOPA Protests Will Make Tomorrow Super Boring
Tomorrow is going to be the most boring day in the recent history of the Internet. For 24 hours — on January 18 — several high-profile websites will go dark, to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act. No one will be able to research potentially fake facts about their favorite celebrities, discover the newest nerdy […] -
See Also
Ron DeSantis Still Stuck Trying To Spin Disney Losses -- See Also
Takes A Certain Amount Of Skill To Lose Like This: Almost looks like DeSantis came out ahead if you close your eyes really hard.
New Office, New Policy: Freshfields decides to change things up.
Travis Scott Denies Blame For Astroworld Deaths: Performing a song doesn’t always establish a duty of care.
Sometimes, Winners Quit: Should you really be clerking for that judge?
Long Live The Scandal: Biglaw firm still facing consequences for ethical breach.
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Courts
Ron DeSantis Trades Getting Butt Kicked By Trump For Getting Butt Kicked By Trump Judges
Just a never-ending cycle of losing! -
Family Law
Pennsylvania Appellate Court Issues Important Win For Parents Using Assisted Reproduction
This case has experienced a rocky road -- but one with a happy ending for parents using assisted reproduction, even without a genetic connection. -
Government
Trump Lawyers Face Plant Into Eleventh Circuit. Again.
Thank you, sir, may I have another. -
Law Schools
Your Bar Exam Results Won’t Define Your Career
No single test has the power to make or break you. -
Technology
Josh Hawley Threatens Disney’s ‘Special Copyright Protections’ For Being ‘Woke’
You mean the same copyright protections everyone else has? -
Courts, Supreme Court
What Will Happen To Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Law Clerks?
They'll find homes with other justices -- most likely, justices close to RBG on the ideological spectrum. -
Technology
Ted Cruz Once Insisted That Net Neutrality Was The Gov't Takeover Of The Internet; Now Demands That Twitter Host All Nonsense
Consistency is the hobgoblin of people who aren't trolls. -
Technology
Gibson Guitar Declares Shift In IP Enforcement After Most Recent Public Backlash
Times may be changing. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 02.25.18
* Audacious: former Mercer Law student Stephen McDaniel, who took apart the body of Lauren Giddings after brutally murdering her, seeks habeas corpus. [WGXA]
* “Did #MeToo really bring a reckoning to the legal industry?” A discussion featuring Katherine Ku, Dahlia Lithwick, Leah Litman, Ian Samuel, and me. [Vice]
* Speaking of #MeToo and the legal profession, look for more disturbing stories like this one to emerge in the weeks ahead. [Medium]
* Best friends: which amici in the Supreme Court have the strongest track records in major cases? [Empirical SCOTUS]
* Speaking of SCOTUS, if you were a billionaire who dropped $32.5 million on beachfront property, you too would hire Paul Clement to seek certiorari in your takings case. [SFGate]
* As someone with a mild case of prosopagnosia (aka face-blindness), I totally agree with Eugene Volokh’s recommendations about nametags at conferences. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]
* Divorce lawyer and former Playboy model Corri Fetman, no stranger to our pages, is running for Cook County Circuit Court judge — and calling out her opponents for running body-shaming attack ads. [Chicago Reader]
* Here’s what the United States can — and can’t — learn from the small, happy, and fairly homogenous nation of Denmark (by Megan McArdle via Glenn Reynolds). [Instapundit]
* If you share my confusion about blockchain, here’s a recommendation: check out the new Integra Wallet, just released by legal-blockchain pioneer Integra Ledger. [Artificial Lawyer]
* Speaking of leveraging the power of blockchain, you simply must check out Casey Flaherty’s new Magic Money Machine™. [3 Geeks and a Law Blog]
* If you work a lot with expert witnesses, you might want to check out Courtroom Insight, for reasons explained by Jean O’Grady. [Dewey B Strategic]
* Congratulations to Professor Jennifer Levi, recipient of the ABA Stonewall Award for her pioneering work on transgender rights! [Western New England University]
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Technology
Senate Push To Save Net Neutrality Needs Just One Vote, But You Still Shouldn't Get Your Hopes Up
On the brink of a shutdown, maybe don't put much faith in Congress. -
Technology
The Strange Fight Over Who Should Take John Conyers Spot Atop The Judiciary Committee
Some very important reshuffling. -
Technology
More Prisons Banning In-Person Visits, Adding To Securus Tech's Pile Of Cash
Prisons keep getting worse. -
Technology
Supreme Court Delves Into Question Of Whether Or Not You Can Trademark 'Disparaging' Terms
Things not looking good for the USPTO. -
Technology
Is Comedy Central Claiming It Owns The Character Stephen Colbert?
Latest Colbert legal drama is stupid but unsurprising. -
Technology
How The Redskins' Delightfully Vulgar Court Filing Won Me Over
Washington's battle to keep its trademarked racist name took a wonderfully offensive turn. -
Clerkships, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Who Is NOT Retiring From SCOTUS?
Check out the latest Supreme Court clerk hiring action -- which offers a window into the justices' retirement plans. -
Clerkships, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Shout-Outs From Justice Kagan, And The Leading 'Feeder Firm'
Which law firms are on a roll when it comes to producing SCOTUS clerks?