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U.S. Supreme Court ended battle concerning President Trump’s blocking of individuals on Twitter

Photo of Joy Wang (US)By Joy Wang (US) on Posted in General
Introduction The U.S. Supreme Court recently ended the legal battle between former President Donald Trump and individuals whom Mr. Trump had blocked on Twitter, by granting the government’s petition for a writ of certiorari filed when Mr. Trump was still the President, vacating the Second Circuit’s judgment against Mr. Trump, and remanding the case with … Continue reading

Social media activities and the appearance of bias

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On June 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to decide the question of whether a district court judge is required to retroactively recuse himself when he allegedly follows the federal prosecutors on Twitter and, within hours after denying relief to the defendants, tweeted a link to an allegedly erroneous news article with a title … Continue reading

How anonymous can you be on social media?

Photo of Joy Wang (US)By Joy Wang (US) on Posted in Litigation
In November of 2017, a federal appeals court rejected employment-related site Glassdoor’s claim that its users had a First Amendment right to anonymity that would protect their information from disclosure pursuant to a grand jury subpoena. The panel also sustained a contempt order that was entered by the district court to enforce the decision.  (In … Continue reading
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