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

Eric Goldman

This article gives some background on Fyk’s story). Fyk’s alleged injury has no connection whatsoever to any conduct by the United States, the only defendant in this lawsuit. However, Facebook allegedly reduced his traffic 99% and removed pages totaling 14M followers. That is the problem.

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The Supreme Court TransUnion Case: Part 2—What It Means for Efforts to Defeat Class Certification?

Debevoise Data Blog

This is Part 2 of a two-part article on the recent U.S. The Court began by stating that “[e]very class member must have article III standing in order to recover individual damages”—although, in a footnote, the court declined to decide “whether every class member must demonstrate standing before a court certifies a class.”Furthermore,

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So long, Chevron?: How a Group of New England Fishermen Challenged the Longstanding Chevron Approach.

The Barrister

Here, federal court defers to the administrative agency’s permissible construction of the statute. [5] Factual Background Loper and Relentless challenged the applicability of Chevron in a case surrounding enforcement of federal observers on commercial fishing vessels. Relentless and Loper Cases A.

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The Supreme Court TransUnion Case Part 1 — What It Means for Standing in Cyber Cases

Debevoise Data Blog

This is Part 1 of a two-part article on the recent U.S. Individuals whose personal information was compromised in a data breach have had mixed success in bringing lawsuits in federal court against the companies that held their data. TransUnion: A Win for Defendants in Breach Lawsuits? Supreme Court TransUnion decision.

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Face Forward Part 2: Proposed Legislation and Strategies for Compliant Use of Facial Recognition

Debevoise Data Blog

This is Part 2 in a two-part series of articles about facial recognition laws in the United States. In this part, we assess where the law seems to be heading and offer some practical risk reduction strategies. Federal and State Legislation There is currently no federal law that specifically regulates biometric privacy.

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Best law books: the ultimate reading list for legal professionals

Simple Legal

You’ll finish this book feeling astounded by how discrimination seeps into state and federal laws. While it sounds mundane, the case caused a sensation, with those supporting taxonomy clashing with individuals who staunchly defended the biblical assertion that whales were considered fish.

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Danielle Keats Citron is Right, Protecting Intimate Privacy is a Freedom of Expression Issue

Berkley Technology Law Journal

The first two sections of this article summarize arguments made by Citron in her new book The Fight for Privacy. State and federal laws prohibit public and private entities from discriminating against individuals based on their race, age, national origin, religion, gender, disability, and sexual orientation.