A federal judge in Boston who has testified before a House committee on the merits of cameras in federal courtrooms has agreed to allow a live Internet broadcast of a…
Yet another reason to be wary about interacting with unknown individuals on the Internet: A growing number of police departments and prosecutors are finding social networking sites a treasure trove…
Concerned about employee blogging that may have an adverse effect on the companies they work for, many bosses are imposing new rules restricting such activities. And, although many employees seem…
Updated: In an apparent first in Australia and, possibly, the world, a judge has OK’d a plan to serve a default judgment on a non-appearing defendant via a social networking…
A defamation lawsuit brought by a gal pal of actress Lindsay Lohan against a well-known celebrity blogger didn’t turn out the way either the plaintiff or her counsel had hoped.
A student who was suspended for three days by her former high school for criticizing an advanced-placement English teacher on her Facebook page is now suing her principal with the…
A recommended plan by a bipartisan commission of technology experts to strengthen cybersecurity laws and create a new federal oversight post equivalent to the director of national security is likely…
A Colorado man who reportedly bashed his ex-girlfriend and her lawyer on Craigslist now has the unusual distinction of being charged with criminal libel.
With the landmark trial of Lori Drew complete—she was acquitted of the more serious felonies but convicted of misdemeanor violations—terms of use issues still have legal experts all abuzz.
A Connecticut substitute teacher’s years-long saga, in which she faced 40 years of prison time for a felony pornography conviction that was overturned, ended rather quietly last week.
The prosecution’s star witness in the cyber-bullying trial of a St. Louis suburban woman told how she created a fictional teenage boy on MySpace who sent insulting messages to a…
Upcoming summits to fight violence and promote marriage are being sponsored, respectively, by a New York-based law school and a commission of the Georgia Supreme Court.
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