Good Riddance To The Commentariat
Small-firm columnist Gary J. Ross bids adieu to the Above the Law commentariat.
Why I Will Miss ATL’s Comments
Columnist Tamara Tabo respectfully dissents from the recent decision to remove reader comments from Above the Law.
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A Farewell To Comments
Love them or hate them, Above the Law comments are going away.
Don’t Threaten A Federal Judge — Yes That Applies To You Anonymous Commenters
The internet can be a dark and scary place full of bullies and hatred -- so you can only imagine the garbage spewed at Judge Katherine Forrest after she threw the book at Ross Ulbricht of Silk Road infamy.
Bloggers: Internet Trolls Are Broken People — Ignore Them
Do you willingly feed trolls who are trying to obscure their identities? Just stop.
Judge Admits To Racist, Sexist Comments; What Happens Next Is… Pretty Predictable, Actually.
UPDATE: The Racist, Sexist Commenting Judge's Identity Revealed!
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Judge Caught Making Racist, Sexist Comments On Internet Board
Anonymity can only protect you so much on the internet. This judge may have found out the hard way that what you say online can come back to haunt you.
Above the Law App Now Has Comments, So It’s Time To Bring Back Comment of the Week
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Morning Docket: 12.07.12
* “Did the imperative use of the F-bomb … threaten judicial authority?” Wow, seriously? This is perhaps the most entertaining question presented for review in a Supreme Court certiorari petition in the history of man. [National Law Journal] * Boy, Dewey have some expensive paintings for you to buy! This failed firm’s art collection will be hitting the auction block in February, and the entire LeBoeuf lot is supposedly worth $2.3M, but most pieces are pretty damn ugly. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)] * When anonymous commenting goes wronger-er: Jim Letten, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, has resigned amid the scandal caused by his underlings’ obnoxious comments. [Times-Picayune] * Your employers really don’t want pictures of your office holiday party antics going viral online (but we do). Here are some of the many ways they’ll try to keep you from becoming internet famous. [Corporate Counsel] * George Zimmerman, the man accused of killing Trayvon Martin, is suing NBCUniversal, alleging that the network and Today show reporters committed serious “journalistic crimes.” [Media Decoder / New York Times]
When Anonymous Commenting Goes Wronger
Can you believe what's going on in the U.S. Attorney's Office down in New Orleans?
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Comment of the Week: You Like Us! You Really Like Us!
Anonymous commenting often gets a bad rap, but sometimes the nameless denizens of the web can be pretty nice, too.
Not Even Batman Can Stop Nasty Anonymous Commenting (In Fact, He Is Causing the Problem…)
Even Batman cannot save his critics from anonymous commenting…
New York Lawmakers Want to Ban Anonymous Commenting. I Wish I Were Kidding.
If they held a contest for stupidest proposed legislation, this would have to win.