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Verizon and Its Cloud Vendor Must Face Lawsuit for Reporting “CSAM” That Wasn’t – Lawshe v. Verizon (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Thats the basis for a recent opinion from a Florida federal district court that could have major implications for online services CSAM detection and reporting practices. As the court observes, not even NCMEC can reliably tell if an image depicts an adult or a minor.

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Building a Digital Future: Is America Ready for a Federal Digital Bill of Rights?

Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

Additionally, states and the federal government are already taking incremental steps toward protection in the digital age without a federal digital bill of rights. 15] See Susan Arbetter, Pros and cons to federal digital antitrust legislation , Spectrum News 1 (July 27, 2022), [link]. [16] Paul Pittman et al.,

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Balancing Rights and Public Health: Addressing America’s Gun Violence Crisis

The Barrister

According to the 2024 advisory, firearm-related deaths became the leading cause of death for children and adolescents in 2022. 7 Within years of the advisory, cigarette sales declined significantly, largely due to the new regulations and laws implemented to combat the crisis. 21, 2022), [link].

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How Immigration Law Has Shaped America

Martindale-Avvo

According to the 2018-2022 5-year American Community Survey (ACS) estimates , the number of foreign-born individuals in the US was 45.3 In 2025, US immigration law continues to be a source of debate and controversy. Departments such as the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) enforce federal laws governing immigration.

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Justia Legal Resources: Banking and Finance Law Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

FTX filed for bankruptcy in November 2022, and “SBF” was arrested in the Bahamas the next month. The discussion of bank lending in the Banking and Finance Law Center describes some of the main federal laws that govern this area. Other federal laws regulate mortgage lending when a consumer purchases a home.

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X Corp. v. Bright Data is the Decision We’ve Been Waiting For (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

301(a) , which preempts state laws “equivalent” to copyright. In 2022, in ML Genius v. The pertinent question should not be whether contracts mimic copyright, but whether they undermine the policies underlying copyright law. If a contract does that, it should not be enforceable as a matter of federal law.

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New Requirements for Localisation of Major Internet Companies in Russia

Debevoise Data Blog

On 1 July 2021, [1] Federal Law No. 236-FZ on the Internet Activities of Foreign Entities in the Russian Federation (the “Law”) [2] came into force, requiring establishment of local presence, such as a branch, a representative office, or a subsidiary, for foreign Internet companies whose activities are focused on Russian users.