Tag archive: first amendment rights

After some legal back and forth between Facebook and Lamebook, the satirical site is getting sued by its own subject matter. Lamebook showcases some of the hilariously inept postings on Facebook, keeping user names anonymous. The site  claims the use of the name “Lamebook” is within its First Amendement Rights and has been in the process of seeking judicial support that it is not infringing on Facebook’s trademark. Apparently Lamebook’s step… Read More

Scrawling epithets into a bathroom stall in high school still might get kids a good old-fashioned suspension, but doing it on Facebook is protected speech, according to a new ruling. A judge in Florida recently cleared the way for a former high school student to sue her school principal after she was suspended for a making a Facebook group mocking a teacher. Katherine Evans, now 19, started the “Ms. Sarah Phelps is the worst teacher I've… Read More

“The lawsuit against Ciarelli, Gross said, wasn't filed by Apple to find out the sources of the leak — they could have just subpoenaed the information. Rather, it was intended to intimidate bloggers, or “citizen journalists” as they sometimes call themselves, from publishing confidential information. “ Terry Gross plans to file a motion in February to dismiss the case with the court on the grounds of… Read More