3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Welcome to the first of a few special Legal Week 2024 edition episodes of “The Geek in Review,” where we looked for innovative and creative ideas on the road and recorded live from the bustling environment of the 2024 Legal Week conference in New York. I thought he was still in the judge, but apparently he’s not. Cool, cool.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This case got assigned to Judge Alsup’s courtroom. I previously summarized Judge Alsup’s modus operandi about motions to dismiss: Judge Alsup gives the benefit of the doubt to plaintiffs on motions to dismiss, only to hammer them on summary judgment if their evidence doesn’t hold up to scrutiny.

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LLRX

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

16, 2024, in a bid to overturn a law that would force the video app to divorce from its China-based parent company or be banned in the U.S. During the appearance before a panel of judges at the U.S. TikTok headed to court on Sept.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 21, 2024

In other words, the court could have–AND SHOULD HAVE–called out these issues during the ex parte TRO hearing. The judge doesn’t issue a mea culpa for her avoidable mistake or excoriate Viral DRM for getting an undeserved TRO. YouTube Uploaders Listed on Schedule A , 2024 WL 189013 (N.D. The CourtListener page.

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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. But this innovation doesnt come without challenges.

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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. The Court : No, I didn’t need to hear that from Ms. Lovington and I don’t need to hear it from you. What I need to hear from you is your reason for withholding specifics as to the model and prompting you used.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 4, 2024

After a couple of defendants showed up, the judge denied a TRO extension because of the possible lack of merit in the plaintiff’s infringement allegations. 2, 2024) Prior Blog Posts on the SAD Scheme Why Online Marketplaces Don’t Do More to Combat the SAD Scheme–Squishmallows v. Then, the case fell apart. Emoji GmbH v.

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Clio

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

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. Judge Pratts tips are valuable not only for those working in the courts but also for lawyers and their staff. What is a trauma-informed justice system?

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LawSites

MARCH 18, 2024

On March 1, 2024, our collective efforts on this project — the Caselaw Access Project — culminated in the full, unrestricted release of nearly 7 million U.S. Court decisions are public information — they’re authored by judges and issued publicly to tell us what the law is, and why. Why Even Do This Project?

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Clio

MAY 22, 2024

A judicial code of conduct is a set of ethical guidelines ensuring judges uphold integrity, impartiality, and professionalism. These bodies are often composed of judges and legal professionals who understand the nuances of judicial responsibilities and ethics. What is a judicial code of conduct?

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In the second of a special series of interviews from Legal Week 2024 , co-hosts Greg Lambert and Marlene Gebauer welcomed Mollie Nichols , CEO, and Mark Noel , Chief Information and Technology Officer of Redgrave Data. And you hear a lot of hype. But yeah, I won’t say that. But we have a returning guests. And is there a cost savings?

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Welcome to the first of a few special Legal Week 2024 edition episodes of “The Geek in Review,” where we looked for innovative and creative ideas on the road and recorded live from the bustling environment of the 2024 Legal Week conference in New York. I thought he was still in the judge, but apparently he’s not. Cool, cool.

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Legal Tech Monitor

DECEMBER 18, 2023

25307 and its Policy on Access for People with Disabilities are effective January 1, 2024. 25307” by August 1, 2024, according to the press release. The CDC in each court receives, processes, and conveys accommodation requests from persons with disabilities to the appropriate judge or court personnel, among other duties.

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Clio

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Brian was a keynote speaker at the 2024 Clio Cloud Conference , and we were lucky enough to sit down with him to hear more of his thoughts. This matters for everyone—lawyers, paralegals, judges, clerks, and more. “We Want to hear from more amazing speakers like Brian? We have to remember our duty within those jobs.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 29, 2023

Nina also serves as the 2023-2024 Chicago Bar Association Treasurer and co-chair of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. Whether it is fair or not, most people would agree that lawyers and judges should be held to higher ethical standards. As a corporate lawyer, she represents a private trust.

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Legal Tech Monitor

DECEMBER 18, 2023

These appointments are effective on January 1, 2024. The terms of Commissioners Judge Franklin U. I would like to thank Martin Sinclair, Judge Franklin Valderrama, and John O’Reilly for their important role in promoting a more equitable and effective legal profession in Illinois,” said Illinois Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth M.

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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. Below are summaries of the semifinalists, who have been selected by a panel of judges from all applications submitted. This release is scheduled for January 2024. Anything else?

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

She asks them about the biggest impacts they foresee AI and other innovations having on the legal industry in 2024. We’re only a couple of weeks in so I know we retired 2023 We’re jumping into 2024. Greg Lambert 0:14 And I’m Greg Lambert. Marlene Gebauer 0:17 So Happy New Year, Greg. Happy New Year here. So did you have a nice holiday?

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Legal Tech Monitor

MARCH 18, 2024

On March 1, 2024, our collective efforts on this project — the Caselaw Access Project — culminated in the full, unrestricted release of nearly 7 million U.S. Court decisions are public information — they’re authored by judges and issued publicly to tell us what the law is, and why. Why Even Do This Project?

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Legal Tech Monitor

JANUARY 15, 2024

She asks them about the biggest impacts they foresee AI and other innovations having on the legal industry in 2024. We’re only a couple of weeks in so I know we retired 2023 We’re jumping into 2024. Greg Lambert 0:14 And I’m Greg Lambert. Marlene Gebauer 0:17 So Happy New Year, Greg. Happy New Year here. So did you have a nice holiday?

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Eric Goldman

MAY 13, 2024

But by providing a foil in litigation against both the Center for Countering Digital Hate (“CCDH”) and Bright Data (the world’s largest seller of scraped data), he’s given judges in the most important district court in the country for tech legal issues, the Northern District of California, plenty of motivation to rule against him.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 16, 2024

” A reminder that Section 230 cases often require the judges to apply the immunity to tragic facts. The Senate Commerce Committee expressly modified FOSTA to add the higher scienter after its emotionally-wrenching SESTA hearing (one of my least favorite professional moments of my career). raise the scienter bar.

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 28, 2023

If passed, the bill goes into effect July 1, 2024 with the first round of DPIAs due July 1, 2025. The District Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the Bonta case on July 27th. Recently, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard the bill for informational purposes. The bill is currently pending approval by both chambers.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 2, 2024

2024 WL 1337370 (N.D. March 28, 2024) This case involves the same allegations as the GG v. Tertiary liability is a doctrine too far for this judge, even after all of the plaintiff-favorable inferences made along the way. Google LLC , 2024 WL 1892291 (N.D. April 29, 2024). Doe (S.M.A.) Salesforce, Inc.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 26, 2024

WebGroup Czech Republic, 2024 WL 3533426 (C.D. July 24, 2024) More SESTA/FOSTA-Related Posts * Instagram Defeats Lawsuit Claiming It Was a “Breeding Ground” for Sex Traffickers–Doe v. Omegle * To No One’s Surprise, FOSTA Is Confounding Judges–J.B. Section 1708.85 The court says Section 230 preempts it in this case.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 9, 2024

This judge focused solely on Ninth Circuit precedent, which makes sense because this court is in the Ninth Circuit’s territory and that will help with any appeal). Backpage.com, LLC, 2024 WL 2853969 (N.D. Omegle * To No One’s Surprise, FOSTA Is Confounding Judges–J.B. Case Citation : Doe (K.B.)

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Back in the old days, judges were baffled by keyword advertising. ” Wow, talk about appellate judge making up facts. The Concurrence In her concurrence, Judge Desai would have gone further to say that competitive keyword advertising isn’t a trademark use in commerce. ” More manufactured empiricism.

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 26, 2024

I suspect this was the Kentucky circuit court judge’s first time hearing a Section 230 case, and he navigated Section 230’s complex doctrines and the plaintiff’s murky 230-workaround arguments thoughtfully and precisely. A commendation to Judge Jerry D. Pelphrey, 2024 Ky. 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. In those cases, the district court judge has drawn its distinctions between claims based on third-party content and claims that don’t depend on the content per se. Will a Ninth Circuit panel agree?

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Eric Goldman

JULY 3, 2024

The plaintiff claimed the case wasn’t about the teacher’s messages but was instead about other derelictions on Snap’s part, but that reframing wasn’t persuasive to most judges reviewing this case. 2024 WL 3259814 (U.S. July 2, 2024). This isn’t a close question in my mind. Case Citation : Doe v.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

9, 2024) The lawsuit alleges Meta addicts teens and thus violates DC’s consumer protection act. Perhaps Facebook should have done a better job articulating this, but the judge was far too eager to disrespect the editorial function. Grindr, LLC , 2024 U.S. District of Columbia v. Meta Platforms, Inc., LEXIS 27 (D.C.

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Legal Talk Network

JULY 10, 2024

Chevron Deference On June 28, 2024, the court issued a 6-3 ruling that reduced the authority of federal agencies. It also moves power from the agencies to judges and Congress. The petitioners argued that their 14th Amendment rights had been violated due to the absence of a preliminary hearing. Natural Resources Defense Council.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

In November 2024, a magistrate judge dismissed the plaintiff’s claims against OnlyFans on Section 230 grounds. The plaintiff objected to the magistrate’s R&R, but the supervising judge rejects the objections. 2024 WL 5339485 (N.D. Unsurprisingly, this judge thinks the Anderson v. 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. In Bride v.

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 30, 2024

The judge overseeing the case is well aware of Trump’s shambolic approach to high-stakes litigation, including his overt attempts to publicly pressure the judge, the judge’s staff, jurors, his litigation opponents, and witnesses. The issue of “reposting” appears to be a question of first impression.

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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. “ Hear the trailer: 5. Rogue judges are no longer rogue; their behavior is now “normalized” and commonplace and what ethics? Think upside-down flags.

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