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Facebook ‘likes’ admissible in libel trial, rules Court 

Published: September 21, 2012

Tags: Facebook, libel

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.

ABA: Lawyer use of blogs, social sites continues to rise 

Published: August 27, 2012

Tags: ABA, American Bar Association, blogging, blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn, social media, social networking, technology, Twitter

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.

New bill would protect employee social media use 

Published: August 2, 2012

Tags: Facebook, privacy, social media, social networking, Twitter

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

Discipline for Facebook posts didn’t violate free speech 

Published: June 26, 2012

Tags: civil rights, Facebook, First Amendment, free speech, social media, social networking

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.

Benchmarks: Juror must disclose Facebook posts 

Published: June 1, 2012

Tags: Facebook, juror misconduct, social media, Stored Communications Act

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.

Social media privacy bill advances in California 

Published: May 16, 2012

Tags: Facebook, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, privacy, social media, social networking, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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

Employer request for Facebook passwords yields legislation, investigation 

Published: March 29, 2012

Tags: Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Department of Justice, Discrimination, DOJ, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Facebook, job applicants, privacy, social media, social networking, Stored Communications Act

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.

Survey: In-house lawyers using social media more often 

Published: February 16, 2012

Tags: Facebook, in-house counsel, social media, social networking, technology, Twitter

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

Lawyers try out Google+ for businesses 

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: February 1, 2012

Tags: Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, marketing

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.

Lawyers USA’s Top Ten Opinions of 2011 

Published: January 6, 2012

Tags: arbitration, breath test, drunk driving, Facebook, gestational agreement, health care reform, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Obamacare, parental rights, privacy, product liability, sexual orientation discrimination, source code, transgender

As usual, there were a number of noteworthy decisions from federal and state courts in 2011:

1. Topping the list is the 11th Circuit’s decision to strike down the individual mandate in the new federal healthcare reform law.

The federal appeals court’s ruling is probably the
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