In its recent opinion in Lindke v. Freed, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed when public officials may be held liable for violating the First Amendment for silencing critics on social media. The Court held that a public...more
3/21/2024
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Appellate Courts ,
Disclaimers ,
First Amendment ,
Government Officials ,
Lindke v Freed ,
O’Connor-Ratcliff v Garnier ,
Online Commentary ,
Personal Use ,
Remand ,
Right to Delete ,
Risk Management ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Media ,
State Action Doctrine
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important SEC enforcement developments from the past month, with links to primary resources....more
10/26/2023
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Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Failure to Report ,
False Statements ,
Fraud ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Marketing ,
MNPI ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
On July 31, 2023, Judge Jed S. Rakoff in the Southern District of New York ruled that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may proceed with its case against Terraform Labs (“Terraform”) and its CEO, Do Hyeong...more
American musician and rapper Lizzo recently scored a victory in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “Board”), reversing the Trademark Office’s refusal to register the “100% THAT BITCH” mark for “clothing, namely,...more