Legal Tech Monitor

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The Illinois Supreme Court has officially found that operational challenges in Illinois circuit courts will necessitate remote pretrial hearings to comply with the pretrial release provisions of the SAFE-T Act, according to an Order issued in late August. Read the order here.

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Legal Tech Monitor

DECEMBER 21, 2023

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK December 21, 2024 Genesis Technology v. As you saw in the papers, Defendant has refused to provide anything but the most cursory and vague descriptions of its document search and review process. The Court : No, I didn’t need to hear that from Ms. The Court : Ok, Ms.

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Hearing Defendant Court Judge 52

Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

After hearing this allegation at least twice, the Court instructed plaintiffs’ counsel to go present proof of such a bribe and to specifically subpoena the banks that were allegedly involved in laundering the bribe. This is the basic reason that summary judgment, at long last, must be GRANTED to Meta defendants.

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Clio

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

This includes survivors, witnesses, criminal defendants, and convicts. If youd like to hear from cutting-edge speakers on the movement toward trauma-informed justice and other relevant topics in the legal industry, be sure to register for ClioCon 2025. In other words, what are the advantages of a trauma-informed justice system?

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Clio

JANUARY 15, 2025

In an unprecedented move, Broward County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Siegel recently used virtual reality (VR) technology during a stand-your-ground hearing. On December 14, 2024, he wore an Oculus Quest 2 VR headset to experience a defense experts recreation of the crime scene.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 25, 2024

Bascom because the defendants in those cases didn’t add their own commentary to the third-party content. The defendant might be liable for the words they added. May 17, 2024). Rosenthal and Banaian v. ” Reframed this way, the answer is easy. Coauette clearly didn’t do that. Case citation : Marvin v.

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Vogel IT Law

APRIL 2, 2023

The March 31, 2023 article entitled “US Space Force Requests $700M for Cybersecurity Blast Off” ( [link] ) included these comments: US Space Force top brass have requested a $700 million investment in cybersecurity as part of the military branch’s overall $30 billion 2024 budget.

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Defendant Hearing 52

Eric Goldman

MARCH 11, 2024

” “Aereo involved the removal of copyright-protected works from their usual channels of distribution by the defendant, even if that diversion was only completed when directed by an end user. Congress specifically outlawed something, and the defendant was doing more or less that precise thing, with a few superficial tweaks.”

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Legal Tech Monitor

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Help pick the 15 legal tech startups that will get to compete at the eighth-annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2024. 14-17, 2024, in Chicago. This release is scheduled for January 2024. Our goal is to serve 2-4 cases per month by the end of 2024, with the projected revenue of $2-4M/year. What problem do you solve?

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Legal Talk Network

OCTOBER 2, 2024

This episode is currently a finalist in the 2024 Signal Awards ! The National Registry of Exonerations compiled a list of defendants subjected to unjust treatment by the detectives, available here. To hear her whole story unfold, listen to her interview on For the Innocent. for his misconduct and still has 33 lawsuits pending.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 13, 2024

May 9, 2024). This case is about punishing the Defendants for their speech. Center for Countering Digital Hate, 2024 WL 1246318, at 1 (N.D. March 25, 2024). Few scraping defendants would have dared to litigate these facts. In November 2023, X corp. on all counts. Bright Data Ltd. , 3:23-cv-03698 (N.D. et al case.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 16, 2024

MG Freesites because the defendant in that case hosted the video and allegedly exercised other content moderation steps around it. FOSTA The plaintiff invoked the FOSTA exception to Section 230, which required the court to decide if plaintiffs to show the defendant had the higher scienter required by 1591 or the lower scienter of 1595.

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Lawsuit Defendant Court Hearing 52

Eric Goldman

JULY 26, 2024

The 9th Circuit held that some foreign defendants were subject to jurisdiction. On remand, the court dismisses the remaining defendants primarily due to Section 230, with leave to amend. They then uploaded the videos (“Videos”) to adult websites operated by two of the defendants, i.e., WebGroup Czech Republic, a.s.

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Defendant Lawsuit Court Hearing 98

Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 6, 2024

2024 WL 3914512 (C.D. July 31, 2024) The trademark owner Alsa sells chrome paint. This is the tree that fell in the forest that no one was around to hear. Rock Top Holdings, LLC , 2024 WL 3599064 (D. Utah July 31, 2024) The parties compete to sell countertops. Defendant Intent. Alsa Refinish LLC v.

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Lawsuit Court Failure-to-appear Defendant 98

Eric Goldman

MAY 2, 2024

2024 WL 1337370 (N.D. March 28, 2024) This case involves the same allegations as the GG v. Section 230 says there can be only one defendant for those items of third-party content, and it isn’t the tertiary player Salesforce. Google LLC , 2024 WL 1892291 (N.D. April 29, 2024). Doe (S.M.A.) Salesforce, Inc.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 10, 2024

Regulators will keep doing this so long as it keeps working politically, even if it means passing blatantly censorial laws that will waste taxpayers money to defend in courts. 9, 2024) Selected Related Blog Posts * Louisiana’s Age Authentication Mandate Avoids Constitutional Scrutiny Using a Legislative Drafting Trick–Free Speech Coalition v.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 9, 2024

Backpage.com, LLC, 2024 WL 2853969 (N.D. March 20, 2024) More SESTA/FOSTA-Related Posts * The 7th Circuit’s Section 230 Jurisprudence’s Impact on FOSTA Cases * Grindr Defeats FOSTA Claim–Doe v. Case Citation : Doe (K.B.) Reddit * More Evidence that FOSTA Benefited No One * Omegle Denied Section 230 Dismissal–AM v.

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The defendant displayed its own trademark in the ad copy, not the plaintiff’s, so the marks were dissimilar. ” Ugh, seriously, nooooo… Keyword metatags are the trees that fall in the forest that no one hears. Brown, Engstrand & Shely, LLC , 2024 WL 4537915 (9th Cir. 2024 WL 4539114 (W.D.N.C.

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 26, 2024

MySpace from 2008 , the plaintiff made the now-standard modern argument that the Grindr’s lack of age authentication “is a design defect and Defendant Grindr had a duty to take steps to keep children from accessing this app” (citing Doe v. Pelphrey, 2024 Ky. Internet Brands and Lemmon v. Case Citation : Doll v.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

That shouldn’t be taken for granted given how many Ninth Circuit rulings in 2024 alone poked new holes in Section 230. Snap * The Ninth Circuits FOSTA Jurisprudence Is Getting Clearer (and More Defense-Favorable) * Defendants Get Important FOSTA Win in 9th CircuitDoe v.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 3, 2024

Nevertheless, the plaintiff has pursued additional defendants, including the school district (that lawsuit failed) and Snap. On appeal, a 3 judge panel of the Fifth Circuit affirmed in a short per curiam opinion that essentially encouraged the plaintiff to seek an en banc hearing. 2024 WL 3259814 (U.S. July 2, 2024).

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Defendant Court Judge Hearing 122

Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

9, 2024) The lawsuit alleges Meta addicts teens and thus violates DC’s consumer protection act. July 29, 2024) Similar to the DC case, the lawsuit alleges Meta addicts teens and thus violates Vermont’s consumer protection act. Grindr, LLC , 2024 U.S. 2024 WL 4031496 (N.D. 2024 WL 4290924 (Cal.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

A prior ruling summarized the facts the court describes as “harrowing”: In April 2022, Defendant Bendjy Charles (Charles) and Romelus raped Plaintiff. In November 2024, a magistrate judge dismissed the plaintiff’s claims against OnlyFans on Section 230 grounds. 2024 WL 5339485 (N.D. Prior blog post.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 9, 2025

My ranking of the top 10 Internet Law developments of 2024. This is such a foundational tenet of MAGA discourse that it was one of the few substantive platforms the Republican party adopted running up to the 2024 Presidential election. Two major appellate courts pushed back on trademark owners in 2024. Suing a DAO.

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 30, 2024

The court concludes that Trump’s reposts constituted criminal contempt of the gag order: a repost, whether with or without commentary by the Defendant, is in fact a statement of the Defendant. Lacking legal authority to guide its decision, this Court must, as defense counsel stated at the hearing, rely on common sense.

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Legal Talk Network

JUNE 18, 2024

Even though the 2024 summer movie season kicked off with a disappointing debut , podcast listening is expected to be at an all time high. Unfortunately, the abuses of the defendants in these trials are both eye-opening and shocking. “ Hear the trailer: 5. Avid listeners will be excited to know that Attorney and Author J.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 26, 2025

The court says this isn’t a dispositive issue because “Judge Coogler would have come to the conclusion that Defendants were content providers and thus not entitled to immunity under Section 230 even if he had not considered Anderson.” Grindr CDCal 2024 ; Doe v. The court dismissed the Second Amended Complaint in 2024.

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Defendant Failure-to-appear Court Judge 57

Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

I’m still blogging Section 230 cases as I see them, even though these posts are likely to have only historical value. ] * * * The court summarizes the horrifying allegations: In April 2022, Defendant Bendjy Charles (“Charles”) and Romelus raped Plaintiff. 1, 2024) * * * Bonus 230 Ruling : Angelillo v.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 23, 2024

How can the “back-office business services” vendor be deemed the proximate cause of any harms with two other defendants in front of it? For the plaintiffs to win against Salesforce (the tertiary defendant), they will need to show that the primary and secondary defendants committed legal violations (i.e.,

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Defendant Court Lawsuit Judge 59

Eric Goldman

JUNE 5, 2025

The incident sparked outrage, culminating in a hearing last June where the students families called for federal action. Senator Booker briefly held up the bill in mid-2024, citing concerns about vague language and overbroad criminal penalties. So Im unsure how the Take It Down/Section 230 conflict will be resolved.

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