http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-05-25T08:43:42-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/youtube_can_be_used_as_hammer_of_justice_even_if_client_has_lost_in_court/ It isn't just in court proceedings that depositions can be useful, a Colorado attorney says. By posting them on YouTube after his client had already lost in court, he won a secret settlement in one corporate matter, John Pineau tells the Denver Post. "This is an incredible… Business of Law, Legal Ethics, Media & Communications Law, Trials & Litigation, Evidence Wed, 22 May 2013 12:38:34 -0500 44306.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/feds_secretly_got_warrant_for_fox_reporters_email_claiming_that_his_news-ga/ News that federal authorities had apparently looked at the personal email of the chief Washington correspondent for Fox News under a search warrant secretly obtained in a criminal investigation of his 2009 news-gathering activities elicited outrage Monday from media organizations and others. The warrant, which was both issued and unsealed… ABA Journal Production, Weekly Newsletter Stories, Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Criminal Justice, Executive Branch, Media & Communications Law, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, D.C. Circuit Court, States, District of Columbia Tue, 21 May 2013 06:50:54 -0500 44284.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/if_you_live_in_a_glass_house_you_cant_bring_a_privacy_suit_over_a_photo_dis/ Residents of an upscale apartment building in New York City are in an uproar over a photo display at an art gallery. On exhibit are candid shots of residents taken with a telephoto lens by an artist who lives in a building across the street. Those in the Zinc Building… Media & Communications Law, Privacy Law, Real Estate & Property Law, Tort Law, States, New York Fri, 17 May 2013 16:45:45 -0500 44242.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/obama_has_worse_record_than_nixon_on_press_freedoms_says_pentagon_papers_la/ A lawyer who represented the New York Times in a successful fight to publish the Pentagon Papers says the Nixon administration was deeply distrustful of journalists, but the Obama administration has a worse record on press freedoms. James Goodale expressed his opinion after the… Attorney General, Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Media & Communications Law, Terrorism Wed, 15 May 2013 10:21:04 -0500 44191.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ap_complains_of_massive_and_unprecedented_intrusion_by_doj_into_reporters/ In a letter Monday to Attorney General Eric Holder, the Associated Press complains of a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" by the Department of Justice into its reporters' newsgathering activities, contending that the feds secretly obtained two months of phone records on 20 lines used by AP journalists, including home and… Attorney General, Constitutional Law, Media & Communications Law, Terrorism, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, D.C. Circuit Court, States, District of Columbia Mon, 13 May 2013 17:05:50 -0500 44160.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/should_manufacturers_do_more_to_end_the_trade_in_stolen_smartphones/ Stolen cellphones account for nearly half of the robberies in San Francisco and are such a common problem in Chicago that authorities urge riders not to use smartphones on the city's mass transit system. But the problem could be greatly reduced, some say, if handset makers and carriers did more… Consumer Law, Criminal Justice, Legislation & Lobbying, Media & Communications Law, Science & Technology Law Thu, 02 May 2013 13:30:01 -0500 44016.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/says_cnn_time_survey/ After the 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City and the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, more than half of the Americans responding to polls were willing to give up some civil liberties in exchange for greater security. But a poll taken a… Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Legislation & Lobbying, Media & Communications Law, Privacy Law Wed, 01 May 2013 17:00:24 -0500 44003.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/hackers_hell_many_want_to_narrow_the_computer_fraud_and_abuse_act/ ABA Journal Production, Weekly Newsletter Stories, Criminal Justice, White Collar Crime, Internet Law, Legislation & Lobbying, Media & Communications Law, Trials & Litigation, The National Pulse Wed, 01 May 2013 03:40:06 -0500 43792.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_puts_the_brakes_on_law_firms_suit_over_doppelganger_domain_name_says_/ A New York legal boutique known for its expertise in counterfeiting and cybersquatting cases is experiencing a frustrating delay in obtaining a relief against a Canadian computer programmer who they allege set up a website with a name almost identical to the law firm's. Although GIOCONDOLAW.com is easily confused with… Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology, Cybersecurity, Intellectual Property Law, Trademark Law, Media & Communications Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, 2nd Circuit Court, States, New York Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:03:20 -0500 43979.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/a_changing_truth_do_online_news_stories_about_arrests_constitute_libel_afte/ A class-action lawsuit scheduled for argument next month in Connecticut claims that the news media defamed arrestees in online news stories about criminal records that were later expunged. Lorraine Martin of Greenwich claims in the suit that news stories about arrests that were true at the time of publication became… Internet Law, Media & Communications Law, Privacy Law, States, Connecticut Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:11:57 -0500 43969.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/scotus_rejects_sweeping_privileges_claim_by_out-of-staters_denied_foia_reco/ Virginia does not violate the U.S. Constitution when it bars out-of-state residents from accessing state records through its Freedom of Information Act, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. In a unanimous opinion (PDF), the court said it was rejecting the “sweeping claim” that the statute violates the privileges… Constitutional Law, Media & Communications Law, U.S. Supreme Court Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:04:40 -0500 43947.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/insurer_offers_crisis_management_coverage_taps_former_clinton_lawyer_for_st/ A company called IronPro is touting its new crisis management insurance and the two lawyers who will provide services to policy holders needing help. The lawyers are President Clinton’s former special counsel Lanny Davis and Gordon Rees managing partner Mercedes Colwin, according to a press release. The… Careers, Celebrities, Media & Communications Law Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:49:54 -0500 43886.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/indicted_journalist_is_let_go_by_reuters_he_says_tweets_about_boston_marath/ A deputy social media editor at Reuters says he has lost his job after being federally indicted on charges he helped the hacking group Anonymous deface a former employer's news website. Matthew Keys said in a tweet and a Tumblr post that he plans to fight what he described as… Criminal Justice, Cybersecurity, Internet Law, Labor & Employment, Media & Communications Law, 9th Circuit Court, States, California, New York Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:09:38 -0500 43872.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/dean_sorry_for_censorship_of_college_papers_coverage_of_chief_justice/ A misunderstanding over the difference between how the high court's press office approaches news coverage as opposed to promotional materials is being blamed for a decision to censor a college newspaper's coverage of Chief Justice John Roberts and his visit to Lewis & Clark Law School earlier this month. Justice… Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Law Schools, Media & Communications Law Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:30:56 -0500 43843.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/scotusblog_med_express_iron_tech_lawyer_competition_better_call_saul/ Last month, SCOTUSblog won a Peabody Award for excellence in electronic media–the first blog to ever do so. On Thursday, it announced that it had at long last, the Senate Press Gallery has granted its reporter Lyle Denniston a press credential. "The Supreme Court’s… ABA Journal, @BlawgWhisperer, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Marketing & Consulting, Legal Technology, Careers, Women in the Law, Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Law Schools, Law Students, Media & Communications Law Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:29:59 -0500 43733.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/actress_loses_suit_against_website_that_revealed_her_real_age/ A federal jury in Seattle has rejected claims by an actress who sued the website IMDb for revealing her real age. Jurors rejected allegations by Huong Hoang, who goes by the stage name Junie Hoang, that the website violated its user agreement by using her… Celebrities, Contracts, Media & Communications Law, Privacy Law, Trials & Litigation Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:37:13 -0500 43701.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/turow_supreme_court_decision_and_digital_advances_affect_authors_financial/ Legal-thriller author Scott Turow is blasting last month’s U.S. Supreme Court decision against a publisher fighting the resale of books purchased cheaply overseas. The ruling will allow a surge of cheap imports, Turow writes in an op-ed for the New York Times, and… Celebrities, Intellectual Property Law, Copyright Law, Law in Popular Culture, Media & Communications Law Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:30:35 -0500 43653.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_oks_pro_se_prisoners_libel_suit_over_legal_publications_recap_of_his_/ Sentenced to a life prison term in 1983 after being convicted of second-degree murder in the slayings of two U.S. marshals, Yorie Von Kahl has apparently honed his litigation skills in the meantime. Unhappy with a summary of a judge's sentencing ruling published by a Bureau of National Affairs Inc.… Criminal Justice, Sentencing/Post Conviction, Media & Communications Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, Verdicts & Settlements, D.C. Circuit Court, States, District of Columbia Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:14:26 -0500 43547.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/sec_greenlights_social_media_sites_for_company_news_wont_pursue_netflix_chi/ Because the rules for corporate use of social media websites weren't clear, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission won't seek to impose regulatory sanctions on the CEO of Netflix Inc. over a Facebook post last July about the company's booming business. But the SEC released a copy of its investigation… Corporate Law, Internet Law, Media & Communications Law, Securities Law Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:23:00 -0500 43537.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/sued_by_ex-associate_partner_and_law_firm_file_defamation_claim_portray_pla/ Sued last month for alleged sexual harassment by a former associate, a prominent plaintiffs class action lawyer and his firm have fired back. In addition to answering the complaint brought by Alexandra Marchuk in federal court in Manhattan, Juan E. Monteverde and Faruqi & Faruqi have filed counterclaims alleging defamation,… Law Firms, Associates, Partners, Solos/Small Firms, Media & Communications Law, Tort Law, Trials & Litigation, 2nd Circuit Court, States, New York Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:55:35 -0500 43531.abajournal.com