Legal Research

Is Social Media Crack
Is social media crack cocaine? How do we make libraries (or continue being) addictive and keep folks on the library habit? Consider these stats summarized here: “1. If Facebook were a country, it would be the third most populated in the world, ahead of the United States...

Ind. Courts - "Judges Crack Down On Social Media Use Inside Courtrooms: Juror Caught Tweeting During Court Cases"
From 6News:The Indiana Supreme Court has ordered trial courts to give strict instructions that jurors are not to use cellphones,...

When Does Contact Via Social Media Constitute a Crime
This week's Daily Record column is entitled "When Does Contact Via Social Media Constitute a Crime?" A pdf of the article can be found here and my past Daily Record articles can be accessed here...

New York Courts Grapple With Social Media Mining
This week's Daily Record column is entitled "New York Courts Grapple With Social Media Mining." A PDF of this article can be found here and my past Daily Record articles can be accessed here...

Courts Are Seeing More Use of Social Media By Judges and Courts
A study I reviewed today from the Conference of Court Public Information Officers (CCPIO) indicates that judges and courts are seeing more use of social media by jurors and others appearing in their courtrooms...

"Courts Are Seeing More Use of Social Media By Judges and Courts"
This post was written by library staff: "A study I reviewed today from the Conference of Court Public Information Officers (CCPIO) indicates that judges and courts are seeing more use of social media by jurors and others appearing in their....

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Dumb California Laws
Stupid Laws in the Sunshine State

Department of Homeland Security, FBI, and Social Security Administration
allegedly denied social security insurance to disabled and elderly immigrants.

Social Security Loses Class Action, Will Pay $500 Million in Benefits
Social Security Loses Class Action, Will Pay $500 Million in Benefits

Social Security Class Action Launched
to Reinstate Wrongfully Terminated Payments

Marketing Spam
Member Source Media pays $200,000 civil penalty for deceptive online advertising.

California Labor Laws
alleged violations of California labor laws such as overtime pay, discrimination and harassment.

Nielsen Media Challenged
TV ratings company to pay undisclosed settlement in antitrust lawsuit.