Hot Docs: Lawsuit claims LSAT prep company founder lied about perfect score

May 17, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

According to a new lawsuit filed by a competitor, LSAT prep company founder David Hall lied about attaining a perfect score on the exam in order to bolster student recruitment.

Cyberlaw Update: Secret upskirt videos of employees aren’t protected data

May 16, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

A court recently dismissed a counterclaim by an employer against former employees for deleting data from his iPhone and iPad, which they allege was hidden upskirt video taken of them.

Today in 2005: The REAL ID Act is signed into law

May 11, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

On May 11, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the REAL ID Act into law. The purpose of the Act was to establish a national ID database, but with widespread state opposition, REAL ID has gone unimplemented.

Hot Docs: Lawyer sues law school for defamation over plagiarism claim

May 10, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

A 2009 graduate of Harvard Law School is suing her alma mater over the plagiarism reprimand on her permanent record, claiming that it is false and has interfered with her employment prospects.

Cyberlaw Update: A Facebook page does not create personal jurisdiction

May 9, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

A New York federal court recently ruled that having a Facebook page in itself does not create personal jurisdiction over an individual or corporation,

Law firm hires PI to spy on 12-year-old girl’s Facebook page

May 8, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

The opposing counsel in a dog bite lawsuit hired a private investigator to pose as a Friend of a 12-year-old girl to collect information from her Facebook page.

Today in 1970: The Supreme Court upholds religious tax exemptions

May 4, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

On May 4, 1970, the Supreme Court ruled in Walz v. Tax Commission that laws granting tax exemptions to religious bodies did not violate the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause.

Hot Docs: Corporations ask SCOTUS to prevent “Citizens United, Part 2″

May 3, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has submitted amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court asking it to grant certiorari in American Tradition Partnership v. Bullock, but to summarily reverse the Montana Supreme Court’s ruling.

For-profit schools sued for fudging employment data, lying to students

May 2, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

For-profit education consortium Minnesota School of Business is being sued by two former employees who claim that they were terminated for voicing concerns over the school’s questionable practices.

Cyberlaw Update: Court rules that a Facebook ‘Like’ isn’t expressive

May 2, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin

In Bland v. Roberts, a court ruled last week that since a Facebook ‘Like’ doesn’t constitute an expression or association, it’s not protected by the First Amendment.

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Europe extends data privacy protections to Internet cookies. http://t.co/K42B9vzL

Lawsuit: LSAT prep company founder lied about perfect score. http://t.co/rOLm0ggd

Headnote of the Day: You can't just shop through the trial record for brand new issues to raise on appeal? http://t.co/Kw63p4Jv

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