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.

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.

A federal circuit court in New York ruled that Facebook’s terms of use are enforceable against Facebook users even if a user didn’t actually read through the terms.

Mark Byron was recently found in contempt of an order forbidding him to harass his wife because of a post he made on Facebook. He was ordered to post an apology to her on Facebook every day for 30 days.

In a lawsuit initiated this summer, an employer is suing a former employee for taking his company Twitter account – and 17,000 followers – with him. The case will have major implications for future case law.

Facebook is being sued over its collection of “cookies,” which the lawsuit claims is in violation of the Wiretap Act. However, Facebook is the intended recipient, so there’s no violation.

Timelines, Inc., a web service that specializes in timelines, is suing Facebook over its planned roll out of its “Timeline” feature.

Looking to integrate with Facebook, Netflix is heavily lobbying Congress to change a law protecting consumer video rental records. Except no changes are needed.

The SCA was enacted in 1986 and never anticipated the prevalence of social media. The protections it provides against state intrusions seem wholly inadequate.

The Stored Communications Act (SCA) was enacted in 1986 and never anticipated the prevalence of social media in America. Still, the SCA offers some privacy protections.