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Blank Rome LLP

Ballot “Selfies” in New Jersey: Can You Instagram Your Vote?

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Each November, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter are full of celebrities and friends posting pictures of their ballots at their local polling places. In this age of social media, many users share “selfies” of themselves...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

But First, Let Me Take A Selfie: The Changing Legal Landscape On Ballot Box Photography

If you take the time to vote in this year’s presidential election – but your ballot is not documented on social media – did you really vote at all? Many prolific social media users are determined to take ballot box...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Ballot Selfie: Forbidden Photo or Constitutional Right?

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As Election Day approaches, we are reminded of an adage as timeless as the republic itself: "Pics or it didn't happen." In our social media-obsessed world, many people document their everyday lives on Facebook or Instagram. ...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Social Links: Instagram’s “offensive comment” filter; Twitter’s TV app; YouTube’s “Community” feature

Instagram now allows users to hide offensive comments posted to their feeds. Take that trolls! Soon you’ll be able to watch Twitter content like NFL Thursday Night Football on a Twitter app on Apple TV, Xbox One and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Federal District Court Strikes Down Law That Bans Ballot Selfies

The U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire recently struck down on First Amendment grounds a 2014 amendment to New Hampshire Revised Statute 659:35 that made it illegal for New Hampshire voters to post pictures...more

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