A groundbreaking legal case was the big news for Social Media Law this past week. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that it is generally okay for employees to criticize or question their bosse on social networking sites.

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Several stories have noted that the amount of money spent on this year’s election will easily break the previous record for money spent on a midterm election. Not only are the candidates themselves spending freely, but outside groups have also been pouring money into the election like never before.

The single most frequent question we get about patent research is how to determine if an individual patent has been involved in litigation.

Be careful what you post on social media venues! Your opinions will become public record, and could be used in the courts.

Since the U.S. owes British courts for the much of its common law, it is refreshing to see the British take a page from our book. For better – or for worse – it appears that a common American legal tool is gaining in importance in British courts – The Pre-Nuptial Agreement.

Big Brother is watching and the blogosphere is curious. As we were going through a list of hot topics in social media this week, we noticed several articles were posted about legal issues that involve government agencies, or officials involved with surveillance, privacy, monitoring, or general use of social media. This Round-up will include stories about police use of Twitter, government snoops on Facebook, spying on Americans, and emerging hot legal issues that are arising from data scraping by administrative agencies. Enjoy.

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Is it okay to post that you received a bonus at work on your personal network? This week’s Social Media Round-up includes advice on what to not write on personel sites, legal implications of google searching for prospective employees, and proof that big brother is watching.

This week’s Round-up includes ways to find evidence on social media platforms, emerging presence in workers compenastion cases, embarrassing Facebook photos and regrettable MySpace statements, doctors resisting new media ideas, and discovery best practices.