In a recent decision, Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc., No. 18-1233, — S.Ct. —-, 2020 WL 1942012 (U.S. Apr. 23, 2020), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that willfulness is not a categorical precondition to an...more
4/28/2020
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Yesterday’s unanimous ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Packingham v. North Carolina is one of the first decisions in which the Court has addressed broadly the relationship between the First Amendment and social media,...more
6/21/2017
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