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Mental Health Pre-Trial Diversion

The Barrister

Third, the court must determine that the individual’s symptoms can be treated effectively with the proposed plan. Additionally, South Carolina’s program is more localized, with participation dependent on the availability of specialized courts in certain counties, whereas California’s program is statewide. A7 M49 2006.

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Section 230 Still Applies to Email Forwarding–Motekaitis v. USI

Eric Goldman

The court takes two elements off the table immediately: “Plaintiffs do not contest that MMA was a user of an interactive computer service, nor that MMA received the Kane Email from another information content provider.” Rosenthal (from 2006!). Labana Another Court Says Section 230 Applies to RetweetingHolmok v.

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2024 Internet Law Year-in-Review

Eric Goldman

9) Supreme Court Tamps Down on Jawboning and Government Social Media Lawsuits. The Supreme Court is taking a steady stream of Internet Law cases, a trend that will continue for some time. Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear the TikTok ban, and Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear Free Speech Coalition v.

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Blogiversary: What Will This Blog Look Like in 10 Years? (Part 10 of 10)

Eric Goldman

Congress’ statutory ban was misguided and counterproductive; the Supreme Court accepted Congress’ national security pretext way too credulously; Biden and Trump both disregarded the law; and Congress shrugged its shoulders at the administration’s dereliction. Within 10 years, that outcome seems inevitable.

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4 Hispanic Lawyers Who Are Leading Historic Change in Law

Legal Talk Network

This landmark case was the first and only Mexican-American civil rights case heard and decided by the United States Supreme Court. Her talent and grit were noticed, and she received a recommendation by the Texas congressional delegation for nomination by the White House to a United States District Court seat in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 2010.

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Justia Legal Guides: International Law Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

It also provides a separate discussion on the International Court of Justice , which emerged from the San Francisco Conference as well. The Court consists of 15 judges, who are elected to nine-year terms by the General Assembly and the Security Council. The ICJ serves two main functions.

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Section 230 Immunizes Bing’s Search Results–White v. Microsoft

Eric Goldman

The court agrees with Microsoft. ’…the trial court was correct to grant summary judgment finding Microsoft immune from Mr. I’ve stopped tracking all of the times Section 230 has immunized search results. 2006); Murawski v. Microsoft defended on Section 230 grounds. Here’s an incomplete list: Maughan v.