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Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

VASPA Creates More Access for Victims of Stalking and Cyber Harassment

Before last year’s legislative session came to a close, New Jersey’s State legislature was busy passing significant laws that will change how the family court system in New Jersey operates. One of those changes was the...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

What to Do if You Are Defamed on Social Media

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Everyone is a little braver when hiding behind their keyboard. Words fly a little easier online where the speaker and target of the speech do not occupy the same physical space. The exponential echoes of manufactured gossip...more

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Tip of the Week: The Perfect Storm: Addressing Sexual Harassment in Esports

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The world of esports has come under the spotlight in recent years for its unprecedented growth into a billion-dollar industry. Unfortunately, with increased popularity comes an increased risk of serious harm, especially for...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

In Counterman v. Colorado, the Supreme Court Confirms the Vitality of New York Times v. Sullivan

The future appears bright (or at least brighter) for the Supreme Court's seminal decision New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964), after six Justices endorsed its core principles in a recent decision involving the...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Online Harasser

Online threats and harassment pose a significant problem in today’s digital landscape. With the Internet’s global reach, the ease of publishing and posting content, and the potential for anonymity or lack of consequences,...more

Cozen O'Connor

AG James Settles over Sale of Unlawful Monitoring Software

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New York AG Letitia James settled with Powerline Group Inc., fifteen related entities, and their owner (collectively, “Powerline”), over allegations that Powerline violated New York Executive Law § 63(12) and General Business...more

Rodemer Kane Attorneys at Law

What Is Considered Domestic Violence In Colorado Springs?

Allegations and charges of domestic violence are taken seriously by the state of Ohio. Court systems in Ohio are responsible for protecting and assisting domestic violence victims. Additionally, it is their responsibility to...more

Venable LLP

Third Circuit Upholds Federal Cyberstalking Law

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently upheld the federal cyberstalking statute against a constitutional challenge. See United States v. Ho Ka Yung, 37 F.4th 70 (3d Cir. 2022). The Third Circuit...more

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Notice of Appeal - A quarterly newsletter reviewing Third Circuit opinions impacting white collar defense lawyers

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Precedential Opinions of Note- Conviction for Drug Distribution Overturned for Lack of Proof Playground Was ‘Open to the Public’...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Third Circuit Upholds Federal Cyber-Stalking Statute Against Constitutional Challenge

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The Third Circuit recently issued an opinion upholding the federal cyber-stalking statute against a constitutional challenge in United States v. Ho Ka Yung. Yung was convicted of cyber-stalking after he instituted a campaign...more

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Third Circuit Upholds Federal Cyberstalking Statute Against Constitutional Challenge

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Summary - The Third Circuit issued an opinion this week upholding the federal cyberstalking statute against a constitutional challenge in United States v. Ho Ka Yung. Ruling on a facial challenge that claimed that the...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

News Scan Finds Multiple Threats to Your Privacy

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Your personal information is threatened by more pernicious tools and attacks each year. While this blog often describes poorly written privacy laws stifling business and dangerous bureaucratic overreach by privacy...more

Jones Day

JONES DAY TALKS®: The eBay Cyberstalking Case: Mitigating the Compliance Risks of Employee Misconduct

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In mid-2019, a group of corporate employees based in Silicon Valley launched a months-long campaign of online harassment, threats and physical surveillance targeting a middle-aged couple living near Boston, Massachusetts, who...more

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Ontario, Canada: Superior Court Creates New Tort of Internet Harassment

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Regardless of social media policies establishing expectations for employee conduct online, online harassment is still a prevalent issue in the workplace as well as in society more generally. ...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 6.16.2020 | Top Story: Supreme Court Issues Landmark Decision Protecting LGBTQ and Transgender Workers

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On Monday, the Supreme Court delivered a surprising and monumental win for LGBTQ and transgender Americans, ruling 6-3 that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to protect “gay and transgender workers from workplace...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2019 #4

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Although Amazon and Google respond to reports of vulnerabilities in popular home smart assistants Alexa and Google Home, hackers continually work hard to exploit any vulnerabilities in order to listen to users’ every word to...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FTC Settles First Case Involving Stalkerware

Would you hand over your smartphone, including your call history, text messages, photos, GPS locations, and browser history to your employer? To your significant other? How about to a random stranger? I’m guessing your answer...more

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Implied Threat on Facebook Insufficient to Support Stalking Conviction

Last month, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) held that a Facebook profile may constitute a “threat” within the meaning of the Massachusetts stalking statute. However, a profile that is merely “vaguely ominous or...more

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General Assembly Adds “Cyber Harassment” To Pennsylvania Criminal Code

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On July 10, 2015, the Pennsylvania General Assembly adopted Act 26 of 2015, which amends Title 18, Section 2709 (“Harassment”) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes by adding the crime of cyber harassment. Cyber...more

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A Disturbing Picture

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It’s 2:30 in the afternoon. Trying to fight off midday malaise, you head for the break room. As you walk down the hall, you grow uncomfortable when you notice the stares of your co-workers. Your friend Colleen grabs you...more

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