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Are Facebook And MySpace Messages Subject To Discovery?
Posted on 16 Jun 2010 by Doug Cornelius

In the recent case of Crispin v. Audigier , a California judge ruled that Facebook and MySpace messages that aren't publicly available are protected information under the Stored Communications Act, and therefore can't be subpoenaed for use in... Read More

Pennsylvania Teens Can't Be Suspended For MySpace Parodies
Posted on 15 Jun 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

PHILADELPHIA - (AP) Two Pennsylvania teens cannot be disciplined at school for MySpace parodies of their principals created on home computers, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a high-profile case involving students and free speech. The postings... Read More

Fulbright Survey Highlights Latest Trends In Social Media, Litigation
Posted on 9 Nov 2011 by Eric Meyer

This week I plan to dedicate a few blog posts to highlighting some of the latest trends in social media and [fill in the blank]. Last month, the good folks at Fulbright & Jaworski , released their 2011 Litigation Trends Survey . The 2011 survey gathered... Read More

3rd Circuit Finds 1st Amendment Violations In School Discipline For Online Postings
Posted on 14 Jun 2011 by Mark Rogers

PHILADELPHIA - (Mealey's) In rulings issued June 13 in two cases that it reheard en banc, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals found that schools do not have the authority to regulate students' speech that occurs off school grounds if the speech... Read More