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School District’s Discipline for Off-Campus Social Media Post Violated Student’s First Amendment Free Speech Rights

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In re Appeal of G.S., 269 A.3d 718, 722 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2022), appeal denied, 61 MAL 2022, 2022 WL 2447538 (Pa. July 6, 2022) (The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court determined that the expulsion of a student for a social media...more

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Private Snapchat Messages Sent After School Hours Do Not Constitute Cyberbullying or Terroristic Threats

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J.S. v. Manheim Twp. Sch. Dist., 2020 WL 2508031 (Pa. Commw. Ct., May 13, 2020): The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court affirmed a lower court’s conclusion that private Snapchat messages between two students, making fun of a...more

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Do Virtual Sticks and Stones Also Break Bones? Addressing Cyberbullying Under Title IX

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Cyberbullying is nothing new. A majority of teens have experienced the phenomenon and college campuses certainly are not immune. Just because something is common does not make it simple to deal with, however. And this is...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

The Ability of a School To Punish Lewd Or Profane Speech Disappears Once A Student Exits School Grounds

B.L. by Levy v. Mahanoy Area School District (“Levy”), Case No. 3:17-CV-1734, 2017 WL 4418290 (M.D. Pa. Oct. 5, 2017). District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania grants cheerleader’s Motion for Preliminary...more

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North Carolina Cyberbullying statute struck down as unconstitutional

On February 9, 2012, Robert Bishop was arrested and charged with one count of cyberbullying under the North Carolina Cyberbullying statute, which states that it is “unlawful for any person to use a computer or computer...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Tagging Trouble: Forays into the Regulation of Biometric Data

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We leave breadcrumbs of biometric information scattered around our daily lives, which may be collected and used by private entities, often without our knowledge or consent. The sound of your voice when you call your bank’s...more

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Bullying Can Cost Your School – And Your Students, And Their Parents

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School bullying is one of the most pressing social, health, and educational concerns facing public and private schools alike. Long-term bullying, left unaddressed by schools or parents, can cause lasting physical and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Status Updates - November 2014 #2

..Bad chords. A European musician’s attempt to stop a negative concert review from continuing to appear in Internet search results is raising questions about whether the EU’s “right to be forgotten” ruling could prevent the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Status Updates - September 2014 #3

..In-tweet purchases. Twitter is testing the ability for its users to make purchases directly from tweets. The popular social network is working with a number of sellers, nonprofits and artists—as well as a small handful of...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

The Nasty Side of Social Media…And What Employers Can Learn From It

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It spread, as these things tend to do today, like a virus around 10 p.m. last night. “None [sic] cares about you. Go kill yourself. Maybe you’ll succeed this time.”...more

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