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Sixth Circuit Rules School’s Search Of Student Cellphone Violated Fourth Amendment

by Jackie Wernz | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 4/24/2013

In a recent decision, the first federal appellate court to address the rights of school officials to search student cell phones held that a student’s violation of a school rule regarding technology did not justify a general...more

Time to Take Advantage of HIPAA Omnibus Rule's "Good News": Fundraising, Research, and Student Immunization Records

by Kristen Blanchette, Adam H. Greene | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/3/2013

The Omnibus Rule went into effect on March 26, 2013. While covered entities and business associates have until Sept. 23, 2013, to comply with new restrictions and obligations, they can take advantage of the rule’s benefits...more

Harvard's Secret E-Mail Search: The Intersection of Internal Investigations and Digital Privacy

by Benjamin Fischer | Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C.... on 3/14/2013

Earlier this week, Harvard University acknowledged the fact that, in the wake of last summer’s cheating scandal that rocked the campus, it had secretly searched the e-mail accounts of 16 Resident Deans. The e-mail search was...more

#Edchat Followup: Legal Issues For BYOD And 1:1 Programs In Schools

by Jackie Wernz | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 2/12/2013

Each Tuesday the #Edchat hashtag brings together educators from across the globe to discuss education-related topics on Twitter. Last week one of the questions on #Edchat was “How do we train educators to teach in programs...more

FCC Overhauls Experimental Licensing Rules

by John Dodge | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/6/2013

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced a significant overhaul of its experimental licensing rules designed to make it easier for higher education institutions, manufacturers and health care facilities...more

TechCon2012 Recap: Disciplining Students for Online Activity That Occurs Off-Campus and On Their Own Time

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 11/27/2012

One final issue that we delved into at TechCon 2012 last month was discipline of students for off-campus, online misconduct. Stories of schools wrangling with the issue of whether they can discipline students for such...more

TechCon 2012 Recap: Social Media Policies and Other Law and Technology Issues

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 11/1/2012

I was excited to speak to an engaged group of school leaders this past Friday at TechCon 2012. For those unfamiliar, TechCon is an annual conference that focuses on issues of technology in education and that is hosted and...more

$5 Cab Ride - SCC Copyright Decisions Don't Take us Very Far

by Thomas O'Reilly | Field Law on 8/17/2012

Given the near-hysterical tenor of much of the media commentary on the July 2012 release of five copyright decisions by the Supreme Court of Canada, you would think the SCC had ruled that dogs could vote and that beer was now...more

Cyberbullying Education Needs to Begin Before Middle School Study Suggests

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 4/16/2012

A new study by Stephanie Englander of Bridgewater University suggests that 83 percent of middle schoolers, 39 percent of fifth-graders, and 20 percent of third-graders have their own cell phone. The study was conducted for...more

Court Enjoins Missouri’s New “Facebook” Law Citing “Staggering” Breadth of Prohibition on Free Speech

by Armstrong Teasdale LLP on 8/26/2011

Earlier today, the Hon. Jon E. Beetem, Circuit Court Judge, Cole County Missouri, issued a preliminary injunction temporarily halting the enforcement of Missouri’s new “Facebook” law. Describing the law as an overbroad...more

Commission Releases Order Implementing Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act

by Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 8/19/2011

The Commission has released the long-awaited Order1 adding statutory language from the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act (“PCCA”)2 to the existing Commission rules implementing the Children’s Internet Protection Act...more

The continuing STOR-y

by Ronald Coleman on 7/21/2011

My take on this item: Greg Maxwell uploaded a torrent with 18,592 scientific publications to The Pirate Bay, in what appears to be a protest directed both at the recent indictment of programmer Aaron Swartz for data theft as...more

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update - January 26, 2011

by Rob Robinson on 1/26/2011

Compiled by Orange Legal Technologies from online public domain resources, provided for your review/use is this week’s update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories,...more

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update - January 12, 2011

by Rob Robinson on 1/12/2011

Compiled by Orange Legal Technologies from online public domain resources, provided for your review/use is this week’s update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories,...more

Internet Safety Program Evaluation Rubric

by Samantha Clune on 1/11/2011

Internet safety refers to the various issues facing students due to the widespread use of the Internet in today’s society, and the need for common practices to keep children and all users safe. Therefore, it is...more

Attorney's Guide to Legal Research Strategies On- and Offline (Powerpoint)

by Kaiser Legal Group on 12/15/2010

Delivered on December 15, 2010, at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington, as part of the Continuing Legal Education seminar (CLE) "Attorney's Guide to Legal Research Strategies On- and Offline." ...more

North Carolina Creates New Tax Incentive Opportunity for Digital Media Companies

by Reed Smith on 8/5/2010

On July 22, 2010, North Carolina Governor Beverly Purdue signed into law legislation that creates a new and innovative tax credit for companies developing interactive digital media, including video game companies and...more

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