Connectu v. Facebook (and vice versa)

Tipped that a Maryland man had tried to buy a rifle because he wanted to kill a judge, police didn't have to look far to find supporting evidence. On a Facebook page, their suspect, Zachary Ryan Mitchell, and another man, Justin Ray Ferrell, complained about the Anne Arundel County judges…

As carolers sing of the joys of the Christmas season, it isn't only spiked eggnog and mistletoe that present issues for attorneys responsible for keeping employers and government entities out of legal trouble. Tis the season for potential litigation over holiday displays, and what seem to be opening salvos are…

The justices on Tuesday considered the issue of federal preemption under the Airline Deregulation Act in a suit brought by a man who was terminated from Northwest Airlines' frequent flyer program because he allegedly abused his membership by complaining too much.

The American Lawyer's 11th annual survey of The Am Law 200's ruling elite reveals that, amid a languid recovery and threats to their business model, law firm leaders now measure progress in small steps.

The Federal Trade Commission is about to turn 100, and agency leaders have some gift suggestions for Congress—new privacy legislation plus a statutory change that would position the FTC as the net neutrality cop.

Gideon’s Promise—an Atlanta-based non-profit that trains and advocates for public defenders throughout the South—has launched its Law School Partnership Project, a new initiative aiming to make it easier for law graduates to become public defenders in the South.

[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Tuesday that a forum-selection clause may be enforced by a motion to transfer under 28 USC § 1404 but may not be enforced by a motion to dismiss under 28 USC § 1406(a) or Rule 12(b)(3) [text] of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The unanimous opinion in Atlantic Marine Construction Co. v. US District Court for the Western District of Texas [SCOTUSblog backgrounder] was delivered by Justice Samuel Alito....

[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] on Monday upheld [opinion, PDF] a federal law [text] that prohibits corporate and campaign advertising on public radio and television. In a 9-2 ruling the court held that such advertisements threatened the educational missions of public media, and that the government has a substantial interest in preserving the "essence of public broadcast programming." The court overruled an earlier decision, reasoning:Public television—a fixture of American life for decades—has showcased...