Social Networking Websites
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Bad Ideas, Crime, Facebook, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Do Your Facebook Pictures Prove You're A Criminal?
File this one under “Disappointing, but not really surprising.” According to a new study, it turns out that quite a few law students not only break the law, but also post the evidence on Facebook. We’ve already covered why this is a bad idea. For some reason I keep hoping Facebook has been around long […] -
Celebrities, Free Speech, Media and Journalism, Social Networking Websites, Sports, Twittering, United Kingdom / Great Britain
'Ryan Giggs' Is British for the 'Streisand Effect'
On the other side of the pond, the principles of the First Amendment often take second place to the right to privacy. Britain, for example, has a smashing little thing called a “superinjunction,” which citizens can get from a court to keep the media from writing stories about them. They also have regular injunctions, which […] - Sponsored
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Facebook, Legal Ethics, Rudeness, Social Networking Websites, Technology
I'm Suing You, So No, We Can't Be Facebook Friends
Lawyers love to talk about how technology always moves faster than the law. Nowhere is that tension more apparent (and sadistically fun to observe) than within the mean streets of Facebook. We’ve covered legal standards surrounding Facebook before — and it never gets old. This week, a defense attorney in a personal injury case learns […]
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Food, Social Networking Websites, Twittering
Skadden Wants Your Twitter Handle -- And Will Give You Food From A Truck In Exchange
A tipster asked: “How is giving a potential future employer your Twitter ID a good idea?” Well, what if you’re getting free food? The massive law firm of Skadden Arps is doing a fun little recruitment event at NYU Law School, during finals. They’re feeding the masses! New Yorkers have an affinity for eating food […] -
Crime, Murder, Privacy, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Prosecutorial Misadventures with MySpace Evidence
The practice of “oversharing” on social networks has been a boon for law enforcement. Investigations regularly involve checking out people’s Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn profiles. Thus, it’s probably unwise to post about your involvement in a crime. Or about threatening a witness set to testify against your boyfriend. While investigating Antoine Griffin, a murder suspect […] -
Blogging, Media and Journalism, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Twittering
Cameras in the Courtroom: Now With More Internets
Many state and local courts do have cameras in the courtroom (unlike most of their federal counterparts), but other forms of technology are still frequently verboten. Some courts prohibit cellphones, laptops, and, in the traffic court I once attended, reading the newspaper. Yet slowly, with much weeping and gnashing of teeth, some enlightened folks in […] -
Bad Ideas, Facebook, Health Care / Medicine, Privacy, Screw-Ups, Social Networking Websites, Technology
ER Doc Forgets Patient Info is Private, Gets Fired for Facebook Overshare
I’m done whining about Facebook privacy issues. Everyone should know by now that Facebook and privacy are basically mutually exclusive. But every once in a while, someone does something stupid relating to Facebook privacy in a new, exciting way — like stealing a computer and posting photos of yourself on the owner’s page, or uploading […] -
In-House Counsel, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Twittering
Inside Straight: Empirical Proof That Twitter Doesn't Work!
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Inside Straight, Above the Law’s column for in-house counsel, written by Mark Herrmann. I understand using blogging as a form of business development for lawyers. I did it when I was in private practice. It produced the sorts of returns you might expect from the endeavor. And […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Blogging, Free Speech, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Inside Straight: Social Media Policies
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Inside Straight, Above the Law’s column for in-house counsel, written by Mark Herrmann. Social media: They’re all the rage. And they should be. At a firm, if you could convince half of your lawyers to write intelligent, substantive blog posts twice a week in their areas of […] -
American Bar Association / ABA, Conferences / Symposia, Small Law Firms, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Twittering
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: Twitter and Business Cards at the ABA TechShow
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Small Firms, Big Lawyers, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. When 1,500 lawyers gathered at this week’s ABA TechShow in Chicago, an interesting thing happened: The business card died. When these lawyers weren’t listening to the dozens of cutting-edge seminars or browsing the […] -
American Bar Association / ABA, Small Law Firms, Social Networking Websites
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: Shutting Lawyers Up, and the Power of Constraints
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Small Firms, Big Lawyers, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. I’m reporting to you live from Chicago at the 25th Annual ABA TechShow, where an amazing group of passionate lawyers from around the country have gathered to talk and teach about the future […] -
Biglaw, Facebook, Social Networking Websites, Technology
The Facebook Lawsuit That Wasn't In The Movie
Thanks to Ben Mezrich, David Fincher, and Aaron Sorkin, we all feel like we know the backstory of the creation of Facebook (shameless plug: please like the ATL Facebook page). It goes something like this: Mark Zuckerberg was a shady little brat, who screwed over his one friend while he was building what would become […] -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Benchslaps, Facebook, Movies, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Chief Judge Kozinski to the Winklevii: Please Go Away Now
If you enjoyed The Social Network, then perhaps you should be grateful to Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. The lawsuit they filed against Facebook and Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, gave rise to excellent entertainment. The movie wouldn’t have been possible without it. But now the litigation is getting… old. And some people just want the Winklevoss […]
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Facebook, Free Speech, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Insulting Your Boss Online Is Now Protected Speech
In 2009, a paramedic in Connecticut went home and complained about her boss on Facebook. Then she got fired. “Love how the company allows a 17 to be a supervisor,” 42-year-old Dawnmarie Souza wrote. A “17” is the code her company, the American Medical Response ambulance service, uses for a psychiatric patient. She also called […] -
Howrey LLP, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Twittering
Follow... Over the Edge?
This is what greeted me when I logged into my Twitter account this morning: Alas, the Howrey Twitter feed hasn’t been updated since February 9. In terms of more active feeds, please feel free to follow Above the Law (or yours truly, or Elie Mystal). You can also follow many leading legal commentators, including several […] -
Education / Schools, Kids, Morning Docket, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Social Networking Websites
Morning Docket: 03.15.11
* The GOP is right — September is a totally arbitrary deadline to re-write No Child Left Behind. Really, why would we need a new education law by the time school starts up again for the year? [Washington Post] * Protip: if your client is suing a preschool over its TTT curriculum, you probably shouldn’t […]
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Blogging, Facebook, Small Law Firms, Social Networking Websites, Twittering
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: 7 Reasons to Avoid Social Media
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Small Firms, Big Lawyers, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. Most small law firms are staying away from social media when it comes to marketing, according to a new report from Chicago-based Total Attorneys. The report, which you can see here (a short […] -
Bad Ideas, Crime, Facebook, Rank Stupidity, Social Networking Websites, Technology
World's Dumbest Criminal Would Like to Add You As a 'Friend'
The following tale of legal technology took place in our nation’s capital, although it seemed to draw more attention overseas. Last December, as winter’s grip began to take hold over Washington, D.C., Rodney Knight Jr. found himself in serious need of a heavy jacket. So he did what any of us would have done in these circumstances: he […] -
Free Speech, Guns / Firearms, Politics, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Jeff 'Use Live Ammo' Cox, Revisited
What in the world is going on with our state attorneys general? First there was the amazing Andrew Shirvell, former Michigan assistant attorney general. Shirvell used every form of media, social and otherwise, to stalk make people aware of the demonic student body president of the University of Michigan, Chris Armstrong. Shirvell claimed that Armstrong, […] -
Akin Gump, D. Kyle Sampson, Facebook, Gay, Gay Marriage, Judicial Nominations, Lavi Soloway, Musical Chairs, Non-Sequiturs, Social Networking Websites
Non-Sequiturs: 02.25.11
* One of my favorite parts of the judicial nomination process is the financial voyeurism it makes possible. Check out the income and net worth numbers for two S.D.N.Y. nominees named Paul: Paul Engelmayer, recognized by ATL as a top partner to work for, and Paul Oetken, who would become the first openly gay man […]