Can Twitter Be Liable for ISIS Tweets?Islamic State has been able to mobilize followers via social media sites like Twitter. Could those social media sites be held liable for such online activity?A civil lawsuit filed against Twitter Inc. in California federal court this week could offer some answers.The lawsuit was brought by a plaintiffs’ class-action law firm on behalf of the wife of a Florida defense contractor who was one of two... [...]
A Busy Year for Securities Class ActionsThe number of securities class-action lawsuits filed in federal courts last year ticked up to the highest level in several years.That’s according to an early analysis by D&O Diary’s Kevin LaCroix, who reports that the 186 federal court securities lawsuits filed in 2015 was the most recorded in a single year since 2011. Last year’s figure was more than 9% above 2014's total of 170.The pace of... [...]
Obama’s Gun Plan: A Legal AssessmentPresident Barack Obama’s executive moves on gun policy won’t likely run afoul of the Supreme Court’s Second Amendment precedents, which in 2008 for the first time recognized an individual right to own firearms and have rejected local ordinances that effectively outlawed handgun possession.Much of the president’s program appears to fall under his discretion, such as plans to seek new funding for... [...]
Eric Weddle Fined for Watching Daughter Perform at Halftime
San Diego Chargers star safety Eric Weddle was fined $10,000 by the team for watching his daughter partake in a halftime performance during Week 15's game against the Miami Dolphins.Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reported the news Monday, noting the 30-year-old was "furious" about it. Weddle's agent, David Canter, had been mum about the fine but elected to make it public... [...]
Texas Public Colleges Can’t Ban Guns From Dorms, Says State AGEarlier this year Texas passed a new law permitting licensed gun owners to carry concealed weapons on public campuses with some exceptions. The state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, is warning universities not to try to stretch those exceptions too far.In an FAQ-like advisory memo, Mr. Paxton clarified what, in his office’s opinion, the new campus-carry law allows and... [...]
