Electronic Discovery, Civil Rights

Can the Government Search Your iPad or iPhone at the Border?

by Christopher Hopkins on 5/17/2013

Can the United States search your laptop, camera, iPhone/iPad, or other devices at the border? Read this article on the Fourth Amendment rights and exceptions....more

EEOC Sanctioned for Failing to Produce Class Claimants' Social Media ESI and Other e-Discovery Misconduct

by Katherine R. Hinde, Danielle Kitson, Angelo Spinola | Littler on 3/19/2013

In EEOC v. The Original HoneyBaked Ham Company of Georgia Inc., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26887 (D. Colo. Feb. 27, 2013), the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado sanctioned the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...more

EEOC Plaintiff Must Disclose Passwords to Former Employer

by Balough Law Offices, LLC on 11/20/2012

A Colorado federal judge ordered that a person suing her former employer must provide all of her cell phone messages, social media passwords, and passwords to access any of her email accounts or blogs for the judge’s in...more

Second Circuit Holds That Failure To Issue A “Litigation Hold” Will Not Result In Per Se Sanctions And Clarifies Title VII...

by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/27/2012

Chin v. Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, No. 10-cv-1904 (2d Cir. July 10, 2012): The Second Circuit Court of Appeals rejected case law holding that the failure to institute a “litigation hold” will per se result in...more

How to Mismanage E-Discovery in a Workplace Investigation: A gender discrimination case demonstrates the need for constant...

by Carlton Fields on 6/6/2012

Originally published on i-Sight.com's blog: “How to Mismanage E-Discovery in a Workplace Investigation.” There’s no such thing as passing the buck when it comes to e-discovery. Although attorneys may assume that they can...more

5 Things to Consider When You Are Served with a Lawsuit [Video]

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 12/17/2011

Scott Leipzig, a Los Angeles-based litigator, describes five things to consider when you are served with a lawsuit. 1. Protect Privilege: Internal communications often become the smoking gun in a Plaintiff’s case. All too...more

Webb Sanders & Williams Fall 2011 Newsletter

by Roechelle Morgan Fortner on 11/1/2011

Brief and to the point updates on MS, 5th Circuit and national legal news of importance....more

Stone v. Paddock Publications

Amicus Brief of EFF and Media Freedom and Information Access Practicum in Support of Defendant-Appellant

by Electronic Frontier Foundation on 3/15/2010

EFF and the Media Freedom and Information Access Practicum (MFIA) at Yale Law School filed a friend-of-the-court brief today urging the Illinois Court of Appeals to block the unmasking of an anonymous online critic of a local...more

Cyberspace in the Workplace

by Keyana Laws on 12/7/2009

This article examines two cases which require companies to have clear Internet and E-mail use and monitoring policies to avoid violating the Stored Communications Act and/or an employee’s right to privacy. ...more

Stone v. Paddock Publications

Appellate Brief of Defendant-Appellant

by Electronic Frontier Foundation on 12/7/2009

EFF and the Media Freedom and Information Access Practicum (MFIA) at Yale Law School filed a friend-of-the-court brief today urging the Illinois Court of Appeals to block the unmasking of an anonymous online critic of a local...more

Stone v. Paddock Publications

Memorandum and Order Compelling Comcast to Disclose Identity Information

by Electronic Frontier Foundation on 11/9/2009

EFF and the Media Freedom and Information Access Practicum (MFIA) at Yale Law School filed a friend-of-the-court brief today urging the Illinois Court of Appeals to block the unmasking of an anonymous online critic of a local...more

Stone v. Paddock Publications

Reply in Support of Motion in Opposition to Turnover of Identity

by Electronic Frontier Foundation on 11/6/2009

EFF and the Media Freedom and Information Access Practicum (MFIA) at Yale Law School filed a friend-of-the-court brief today urging the Illinois Court of Appeals to block the unmasking of an anonymous online critic of a local...more

Stone v. Paddock Publications

Reply in Support of Motion to Disclose Comcast's Response to Subpoena

by Electronic Frontier Foundation on 11/3/2009

EFF and the Media Freedom and Information Access Practicum (MFIA) at Yale Law School filed a friend-of-the-court brief today urging the Illinois Court of Appeals to block the unmasking of an anonymous online critic of a local...more

Stone v. Paddock Publications

Response to John Doe's Motion in Opposition to Turnover of Identity

by Electronic Frontier Foundation on 10/27/2009

EFF and the Media Freedom and Information Access Practicum (MFIA) at Yale Law School filed a friend-of-the-court brief today urging the Illinois Court of Appeals to block the unmasking of an anonymous online critic of a local...more

Stone v. Paddock Publications

Response to Motion to Disclose Comcast's Response to Subpoena

by Electronic Frontier Foundation on 10/23/2009

EFF and the Media Freedom and Information Access Practicum (MFIA) at Yale Law School filed a friend-of-the-court brief today urging the Illinois Court of Appeals to block the unmasking of an anonymous online critic of a local...more

Stone v. Paddock Publications

Motion in Opposition to Turnover of Identity

by Electronic Frontier Foundation on 10/9/2009

EFF and the Media Freedom and Information Access Practicum (MFIA) at Yale Law School filed a friend-of-the-court brief today urging the Illinois Court of Appeals to block the unmasking of an anonymous online critic of a local...more

Stone v. Paddock Publications

Motion to Disclose Comcast's Response to Subpoena

by Electronic Frontier Foundation on 10/7/2009

EFF and the Media Freedom and Information Access Practicum (MFIA) at Yale Law School filed a friend-of-the-court brief today urging the Illinois Court of Appeals to block the unmasking of an anonymous online critic of a local...more

Stone v. Paddock Publications

Order Denying Motion to Quash

by Electronic Frontier Foundation on 9/25/2009

EFF and the Media Freedom and Information Access Practicum (MFIA) at Yale Law School filed a friend-of-the-court brief today urging the Illinois Court of Appeals to block the unmasking of an anonymous online critic of a local...more

Stone v. Paddock Publications

Reply in Support of Motion to Quash Subpoena

by Electronic Frontier Foundation on 9/16/2009

EFF and the Media Freedom and Information Access Practicum (MFIA) at Yale Law School filed a friend-of-the-court brief today urging the Illinois Court of Appeals to block the unmasking of an anonymous online critic of a local...more

Stone v. Paddock Publications

Memorandum Response In Opposition to John Doe's Motion to Quash

by Electronic Frontier Foundation on 9/4/2009

EFF and the Media Freedom and Information Access Practicum (MFIA) at Yale Law School filed a friend-of-the-court brief today urging the Illinois Court of Appeals to block the unmasking of an anonymous online critic of a local...more

Stone v. Paddock Publications

Motion to Quash Subpoena

by Electronic Frontier Foundation on 8/5/2009

EFF and the Media Freedom and Information Access Practicum (MFIA) at Yale Law School filed a friend-of-the-court brief today urging the Illinois Court of Appeals to block the unmasking of an anonymous online critic of a local...more

Employment Law Commentary Volume 21, No. 7 July 2009

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/24/2009

In this issue: 1 Courts Issue Important New Decisions: Good or Bad News 2 Schwarzenegger Signs New E-Discovery Law 4 California Supreme Court Expands Remedies for Unintentional Denial of Disability Access Please...more

Stone v. Paddock Publications

Motion to Compel Compliance with Subpoena

by Electronic Frontier Foundation on 7/14/2009

EFF and the Media Freedom and Information Access Practicum (MFIA) at Yale Law School filed a friend-of-the-court brief today urging the Illinois Court of Appeals to block the unmasking of an anonymous online critic of a local...more

Stone v. Paddock Publications

Order Authorizing Discovery

by Electronic Frontier Foundation on 6/22/2009

EFF and the Media Freedom and Information Access Practicum (MFIA) at Yale Law School filed a friend-of-the-court brief today urging the Illinois Court of Appeals to block the unmasking of an anonymous online critic of a local...more

Stone v. Paddock Publications

Order Authorizing Discovery

by Electronic Frontier Foundation on 6/21/2009

EFF and the Media Freedom and Information Access Practicum (MFIA) at Yale Law School filed a friend-of-the-court brief today urging the Illinois Court of Appeals to block the unmasking of an anonymous online critic of a local...more