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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Anti-ISIS coalition emphasizes international cooperation

On June 16, the Counter ISIS Finance Group (CIFG) of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS released a joint statement by the CIFG co-leads (the US, Italy, and Saudi Arabia), which coordinates efforts to isolate the Islamic...more

White & Case LLP

Supreme Court Declines to Reconsider Foundational Principles of Internet Platform Liability

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On May 18, 2023, in Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion declining to impose secondary liability on tech companies for allegedly failing to prevent ISIS from using their platforms for...more

Akerman LLP - Marks, Works & Secrets

SCOTUS: Social Media Companies Not Liable For Aiding And Abetting ISIS

In Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh, the Supreme Court unanimously held that social media companies are not liable for aiding and abetting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in its terrorist acts that victims claimed resulted...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Supreme Court Rules for Twitter and Declines to Address Section 230 in Much-Anticipated ISIS Case

On May 18, 2023, in Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh et al., the United States Supreme Court ruled against an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (“ISIS”) attack victim’s family who sought to hold Twitter, and other social media...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: A No-Decision Decision: The Supreme Court Dodges Section 230

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On May 18, the Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated decision in Gonzalez v. Google LLC, the first case in which the Supreme Court has considered the contours of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. §...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Supreme Court Hands Twin Victories to Online Services

Twitter v. Taamneh and Google v. Gonzalez rulings address Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act - The Supreme Court ruled in two long-awaited cases on May 18, handing twin victories to online services. These...more

Jones Day

U.S. Supreme Court Narrows Scope of Liability Under Anti-Terrorism Act

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The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided Twitter v. Taamneh, clarifying the meaning of key provisions in the Anti-Terrorism Act ("ATA") and the pleading standard for aiding-and-abetting claims under that law....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Safety Online Pushing Likely Changes to Section 230

Since its inception in 1996, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has protected internet platforms from liability for third-party content posted on the platform.  However, changes to Section 230’s protections are...more

The Volkov Law Group

Ericsson Settles Breach of 2019 FCPA Deferred Prosecution Agreement: Agrees to Plead Guilty, Pay $206 Million, and Extend...

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Ericsson, a multinational telecommunications company, based in Sweden, settled its breach of its 2019 Deferred Prosecution Agreement, agreed to enter a guilty plea and pay a $206 million penalty.  In 2019, Ericsson entered...more

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For the First Time, Supreme Court Considers Section 230 Immunity for Third-Party Content on Internet Platforms Such as Google and...

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In what could be a seminal case of the Internet age, the U.S. Supreme Court this week heard arguments in Gonzalez v. Google, its first case concerning the hotly debated Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Section 230 Narrowing in the Future?

This past week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Gonzalez v. Google. The petitioners are a family that unsuccessfully sued Google for aiding and abetting terrorism when their 23-year old daughter was tragically...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OFAC sanctions individuals and entities tied to ISIS

On January 5, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions pursuant to Executive Order 13224 against a key financial facilitation network of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria...more

Cozen O'Connor

27 AGs Urge Supreme Court to Limit Tech Companies’ Immunity

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A bipartisan group of 27 AGs submitted amicus briefing to the U.S. Supreme Court in Gonzalez v. Google LLC, urging a narrow interpretation of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects internet companies...more

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Corporate Liability for Terrorist Financing

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Terrorist financing comes at a price – and in the case of a global building supplies manufacturer that has pleaded guilty in a US court to making payments to terrorist organisations, that price is USD 778 million in fines and...more

The Volkov Law Group

Lafarge and Syrian Subsidiary Pay $778 Million in Fines and Forfeiture for Supporting ISIS Terrorist Organization

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The Justice Department continues to push an aggressive agenda against businesses.  It is committed to demonstrating its resolve to prosecute companies and individuals from the business community.  Whether it is antitrust,...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Supreme Court to Address Big Tech Immunity Under Section 230

Last week, the Supreme Court granted certiorari for two cases challenging Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The result of the Supreme Court’s review has the potential to change how big tech and social media...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Supreme Court to Address Section 230 for First Time

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On October 3, 2022, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Gonzalez v. Google LLC, No. 21-1333, to address the scope of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act....more

The Volkov Law Group

SEC Joins DOJ in Probe of Ericsson ISIS Bribery Payments

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Ericsson is having a tough time.  First, in 2019, Ericsson settled FCPA charges with the Justice Department and the SEC for a total of $1 billion (with a B).  Second, Ericsson had an independent compliance monitor appointed...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

YouTube Protected by CDA Immunity over Claims That It Provided Material Support to Terrorists

Following the reasoning of several past decisions, a California district court dismissed claims against Google under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 18 U.S.C. § 2333, for allegedly providing “material support” to ISIS by...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Religious Institutions Update: February 2017

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Timely Topics - A draft executive order of President Donald Trump relating to religious freedom proposes several material changes to federal law. First, it would require the executive branches to recognize a broad scope...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Update: Trump's Busy First Week of Office

As reported last week in Bradley’s Governmental Affairs alert in A Sign of Things to Come? Trump’s Regulatory Freeze and Other Early Actions, the Trump administration took immediate action with regard to the Affordable Care...more

Butler Snow LLP

Pulse Nightclub Shooting Lawsuit May Show Path Around the Communications Decency Act

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I previously posted Facebook Fake News Problem May Impact Businesses Operating Open Web Sites on why the controversy over fake news stories on Facebook may cause concern for businesses operating open websites, although such...more

Cozen O'Connor

#servicebysocialmedia — Federal Courts Allow Use of Social Media to Serve Foreign Defendants

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In the recent decision of St. Francis Assisi v. Kuwait Finance House, et al., Case No. 3:16-cv-3240-LB (N.D. Ca. September 30, 2016), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California allowed a plaintiff to...more

Dechert LLP

U.S.-Russia Business Climate Likely to Change Under Trump Presidency

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Donald Trump’s election has the potential to significantly reshape U.S.-Russia relations, but whether any change occurs will depend largely on his willingness to offer Russia a clean slate and whether the U.S. Congress...more

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Home Grown Terrorism: The FBI and DEA Need to Drop “Sting Operations” and Focus on Americans Who Are Radicalized Here

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A short while ago 49 people were killed in a club in Orlando Florida. Last week bombs exploded in NYC’s Chelsea and Linden, New Jersey. These incidents reveal a very troubling issue for security in the United States. Each of...more

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