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Privacy Law: Status of Legal Practice Area in 2025

Martindale-Avvo

The history of privacy law The roots of privacy law in the U.S. Supreme Court rulings have found that the First, Third, Fourth, and Fifth amendments of the Constitution contain a right to privacy. These few federal laws apply to only some kinds of information. Seven more states passed such laws in 2024.

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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. Nevertheless, many choose to do so voluntarily, yielding nearly 36 million reports to the CyberTipline in 2023 alone. A related statute, 18 U.S.C.

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

Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

Building a Digital Future: Is America Ready for a Federal Digital Bill of Rights? By: Evan Lees In 2014, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in Riley v. Additionally, states and the federal government are already taking incremental steps toward protection in the digital age without a federal digital bill of rights.

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

The Barrister

Between 2020 and 2023, the United States experienced more than 600 mass shootings. 7 Within years of the advisory, cigarette sales declined significantly, largely due to the new regulations and laws implemented to combat the crisis. 12 This lack of a consistent approach has proven ineffective, as evidenced by the ongoing crisis.

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It Turns Out You Can’t “Sue the CDA”–Fyk v. US

Eric Goldman

His lawsuit against Facebook was dashed by Section 230 in the district court. The Supreme Court denied cert. Thereafter, he tried to vacate the district court decision, which triggered a new cycle of rejection by the district court, the 9th Circuit, and the Supreme Court. 2023 WL 3933719 (D.D.C. Freedom Def.

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Section 230 Applies to Nextdoor Consumer Reviews–Duffer v. Nextdoor

Eric Goldman

The court summarizes the plaintiff’s allegations: Plaintiff alleges that in October, 2020, he received a negative review on Nextdoor from a former customer. ” The court cites Force v. The plaintiff claimed that federal law didn’t preempt his state law claim, but the court breezily rejects that. (I

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CJEU rules on DPO conflicts of interest under the GDPR

Technology Law Dispatch

The Court of Justice of the European Union (“ CJEU ”) issued a judgment on the 9 th of February 2023 (docket no. FC brought proceedings before the German courts seeking a declaration that the dismissal had been ineffective and that he remains the DPO. Question 4 – What amounts to a conflict of interest?