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Justia Legal Resources: Foreclosure Law Center

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The Foreclosure Law Center provided by Justia aims to illuminate what can be a complex process. Unless applicable laws or the terms of the mortgage provide a right to reinstatement, a lender does not need to permit reinstatement, but they may find this solution simpler than foreclosure. What Happens to a Tenant in a Foreclosure?

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Justia Legal Resources: Health Care Law Center

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The Health Care Law Center in the Justia Legal Guides provides some basic answers to questions that may arise when navigating this area. While the individual mandate remains in effect, Congress set the penalty at zero several years ago, so federal law no longer imposes any real consequence for not getting insurance.

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Justia Legal Resources: Guide to Lawsuits and the Court Process

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When Can a Federal Court Hear a Case? There are two main situations in which a federal court might be able to hear a case. The first is when the lawsuit raises a question of federal law. The judge can rule in favor of one party or the other at this point because they dont need the help of the jury to apply the law. (A

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Privacy Law: Status of Legal Practice Area in 2025

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Privacy law is a growing and dynamic area of practice for many attorneys. The history of privacy law The roots of privacy law in the U.S. In 1974, a pair of laws protected student academic records and put guardrails on the federal governments collection and use of personal information.

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

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The court says breezily that “As Section 230s barrier to suit is evident from the face of Affleck’s complaint, regardless of the content of his posts, the Crimson is immune from Affleck’s state and federal constitutional claims, as well as claims under federal law.” The Harvard Crimson, Inc.

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

Eric Goldman

For example, Florida argued that it didn’t intend to imminently enforce all of the law. Baffled by the argument, the court notes (emphasis added): The defendants also note that Florida Statutes 501.2041(9) and 106.072(5) say the Florida provisions cannot be enforced to the extent inconsistent with federal law and 47 U.S.C.

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Emerging Areas of Legal Practice: How Technology Has an Impact

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As generative AI continues to roll out everywhere from Google search results to chatbots on law firm websites, more legal action over the training material is sure to arise. There are a few proposed federal laws to manage deepfakes, but so far there is no comprehensive piece of legislation.