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May 18, 2023

Updated: Supreme Court rules for Google, Twitter on terror-related content

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with Google, Twitter and Facebook in lawsuits seeking to hold them liable for terrorist attacks. But the justices sidestepped the big issue hovering over the cases, the federal law that shields social media companies from being sued over content posted by others. The justices unanimously rejected a […]

Dec 12, 2022

Women sue Musk’s Twitter alleging discriminatory layoffs

Two women who lost their jobs at Twitter when billionaire Elon Musk took over are suing the company in federal court, claiming that last month's abrupt mass layoffs disproportionately affected female employees.

Nov 14, 2022

Why it may not matter whether Elon Musk broke US labor laws with his mass firings at Twitter

About a week after Elon Musk assumed control of Twitter on Oct. 28, the social media platform stirred up a storm of controversy by abruptly firing about half of its 7,500 employees.

Aug 16, 2019

GOP Twitter block will cost Wisconsin taxpayers $200,000

Wisconsin taxpayers will pay a liberal group's attorneys $200,000 because Republican lawmakers blocked them on Twitter.

Jun 8, 2017

Twitter users blocked by Trump pull First Amendment card

President Donald Trump may be the nation's tweeter-in-chief, but some Twitter users say he's violating the First Amendment by blocking people from his feed after they posted scornful comments.

Jan 27, 2016

Listen up: Be your best on Twitter

The essential thing to remember about social media is that it lets you seek or enjoy the companionship of others using means that also let you consume information and that are shared by the news media.

Jan 5, 2016

Nailing social media: Advice on how to do it well

The partners in charge of Urban & Taylor S.C. decided about seven years ago to call it quits on updates of the Milwaukee firm's Facebook and Twitter pages.

Dec 8, 2015

ON ETHICS: Sometimes the first will be last and the last first

Although I have written before about social media and ethics, a recent court order has me thinking yet another admonition is in order.

Mar 27, 2015

Man pleads guilty to threatening governor’s son on Twitter

A Milwaukee man has pleaded guilty to threatening Gov. Scott Walker's adult son on Twitter.

Jan 29, 2015

Iowa farmer leads Senate panel on high legal posts

Sen. Chuck Grassley, the Senate's most enthusiastic tweeter, is steering the venerable Judiciary Committee into a brave new world.

Jul 14, 2014

Not so fast, SCOTUS

A new Twitter account, @SCOTUS_servo, alerts followers when the U.S. Supreme Court edits its decisions.

May 9, 2014

The social-media cocktail party, Part 2

While there’s no question that marketing through social media offers another avenue to sell yourself and build relationships, it continues to perplex many lawyers and law firms.

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