A $9.5 million settlement of a consumer class action against Facebook was sufficiently adequate to be approved, even if it represented only a fraction of what some class members claimed they could recover in individual lawsuits, the 9th Circuit has ...

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The number of “likes” on a libel defendant’s Facebook page was admissible on the issues of publication and intent, a U.S. District Court in Virginia has ruled in denying a new trial.

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The use of social media by lawyers – including blogs and social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Twitter – is continuing to increase, according to the annual technology survey conducted by the American Bar Association.

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Employers would be unable to “compel or coerce” employees into providing access to their social media accounts under proposed federal legislation.

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A state university didn’t violate the First Amendment when it disciplined a student in a professional program for posting disrespectful and threatening comments on her Facebook page, the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled.

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A California court decided yesterday that a juror accused of violating social media restrictions could be ordered to disclose his Facebook posts when a criminal trial was in progress.

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Employers would be prohibited from asking employees and job applicants for their Facebook passwords under a bill moving swiftly through the California legislature.

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After recent reports that employers were requesting Facebook passwords from job applicants, state and federal legislators quickly responded with possible legislation and a request for a federal investigation into the legalities of the practice.

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In-house attorneys are using social media more today than they were in 2010, according to a new survey.

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Since the release of the Google+ business platform in November, lawyers have had a chance to try out the latest social media brand and decide for themselves if it lives up to the hype.

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