Remove Blog Remove Court Remove Federal law
article thumbnail

Justia Legal Resources: Guide to Lawsuits and the Court Process

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

A section of the Lawyers and the Legal Process Center in the Justia Legal Guides tries to make lawsuits and the court process more accessible to the average person. What Can You Ask a Court To Do? What you want the court to do is usually called a remedy. What you want the court to do is usually called a remedy.

Lawsuit 159
article thumbnail

Justia Legal Resources: Foreclosure Law Center

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

In a judicial foreclosure , the lender seeks a judgment from a court to foreclose on the home. On the other hand, a non-judicial foreclosure allows a lender to foreclose on the property outside court. A homeowner who has a defense would need to file a new lawsuit in court. This may take several months or more.

Law 263
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Section 230 Protects Newspaper’s Removal of User Comments–Affleck v. Harvard Crimson

Eric Goldman

The court issues him a chastising warning against using unauthorized pseudonyms. In this case, Affleck posted 38 comments on Harvard Crimson articles, using 2 different names (not specified by the court). The court implies that perhaps Affleck’s comments were anti-Zionist? Twitter , but he sued then under a nom de plume.

Court 72
article thumbnail

What is a “Social Media Platform”?–NetChoice v. Uthmeier

Eric Goldman

To dispose of various motions, the court must construe the statutory term “social media platform.” The court recognizes this drafting flaw: the text of the social media platform definition is broad. –the court sides with the statutory text and its massively overbroad definition.

article thumbnail

Staying Compliant in U.S. Investigations: How to Protect Privacy Without Losing Momentum 

Lineal Services

Even if an employer owns the device, collecting browser history, app usage, or personal messages can trigger violations of the Stored Communications Act (SCA), the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), and other federal laws. Traceability, not just policy, is what regulators and courts increasingly expect.

article thumbnail

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. Now, however, a district court decision suggests that providers can no longer take it for granted that they wont face liability for reporting non-CSAM.

Lawsuit 52
article thumbnail

Catching Up on the Heavyweight Scraping Battle Between X and Bright Data (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

According to the court, scrapers take active steps that serve no purpose but to trick X into given them not a second, not a third, but a millionth turn to see the sites (citations omitted). But its motion to amend its 17200 claim to add unfair acts was denied, as the court found that X Corp. Now, because the court accepted X Corp.s

Judge 52