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2 Nov 2013, 6:01 am
In cease-and-desist letters, the NSA and DHS have moved to squash satirical use of their insignia in connection with t-shirts and mugs saying things like “The NSA: The Only Part of Government That Actually Listens” [Paul Alan Levy] Tweet Tags: apparel, free speechSecurity agencies vs. being made fun of is a post from Overlawyered - Chronicling the high cost of our legal system [read post]
9 Aug 2015, 10:13 am
Paul Alan Levy to the rescue [CL&P] Tags: celebrities, First Amendment, nastygramsDon’t you dare publish this takedown letter! [read post]
20 Jul 2012, 6:20 am
by Paul Alan Levy Today's New York Times carries a long article about noise levels in bars and restaurants, and their health impact on their employees, that suggests some places deliberately keep noise levels high because customers drink more and chew faster when the place is loud, and hence spend more, and because high noise levels chase away older customers and hence create that youthful image. [read post]
3 Jun 2013, 6:31 am
Paul Alan Levy, this seems like it’s in (or possibly under) your neighborhood. [read post]
20 May 2010, 7:54 am
by Paul Alan Levy Flyonthewall.com has secured a stay from the Second Circuit, pending appeal of the injunction that forbids it from promptly reporting on investment firms' stock recommendations, based on Judge Cote's "hot news" ruling this past March. [read post]
27 Feb 2011, 3:48 pm
by Paul Alan Levy David Segal's "Haggler" column today raises serious questions about whether the Better Business Bureau gives its own members an easy pass, in return for little more than a check. [read post]
27 Aug 2009, 3:32 pm
Paul Alan Levy on the Consumer Law and Policy blog writes: “I got a call this afternoon from Michel Ishakian, the Deputy Chief for IT Policy and Budget at the Administrative Office of the United States courts. [read post]
5 May 2016, 6:05 am
With the able assistance of Paul Alan Levy from Public Citizen, MediaPost and I have moved to unseal the opinion and the documents on which it's based, on the ground that the public's First Amendment interest in access to judicial proceedings outweighs whatever embarrassment the facts might cause Amazon. [read post]
19 Feb 2010, 7:09 am
[Paul Alan Levy, Consumer Law & Policy] Tags: contempt Related posts July 21 roundup (2) Christmas In Jail (2) “Judge sentences man to 6 months in jail for yawning” (3) [read post]
26 Oct 2016, 3:05 am
Fuller investigation of that “reputation management” ruse of filing dummy court cases with the aim of getting critical web posts taken down [Eugene Volokh and Paul Alan Levy, Levy first and second followups, earlier here and here] “When Civic Participation Means Shaming A Non-Voter’s Kid” [my Cato post about an ill-considered public service announcement] Why America’s regulation problem is so intractable: Fortune magazine cover… [read post]
8 May 2009, 7:01 pm
by Paul Alan Levy We've previously blogged here about the important role that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act plays in protecting consumer commentary on the Internet. [read post]
26 Jun 2008, 7:51 pm
by Paul Alan Levy In a recent series of demands, a purveyor of "nutraceuticals" called mynutritionstore.com threatened to sue Julia Forte over consumer criticisms appearing on her web site 800notes.com, a forum for identification and discussion of telemarketers based on their phone numbers. [read post]
30 Nov 2010, 8:06 am
by Paul Alan Levy Last month, I discussed the appellate brief filed by Rosetta Stone in its appeal from a trial court’s dismissal of its trademark lawsuit over Google’s practice of allowing advertisers to pay for ads directed to Google users who express an interest in trademarked terms. [read post]
16 Feb 2011, 12:43 pm
by Paul Alan Levy A company called “Javelin Marketing,” which in turn operates a business called “Prospect Match” that generates and sells insurance leads, recently tried to suppress criticism of its business practices on several pages of Insurance Forums web site by threatening to sue the host of the forum. [read post]
6 Jan 2011, 1:03 pm
by Paul Alan Levy In a ruling yesterday, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has embraced the majority standard applied by state and federal courts across the country to decide whether a plaintiff in a defamation or other lawsuit should be able to identify the anonymous authors of speech over which the plaintiff wants to sue. [read post]
20 Jul 2010, 11:30 am
by Paul Alan Levy The lawsuit filed by Florida TV production company Vision Media TV group against Julia Forte has been dismissed. [read post]
30 Mar 2011, 12:21 pm
by Paul Alan Levy I have discussed in the past our efforts in the Fourth Circuit to force both Rosetta Stone and Google to open up the factual discussions in their briefs about whether Google’s keyword advertising practices run afoul of the trademark laws, as well as the supporting evidence they supplied in the Joint Appendix. [read post]
4 Apr 2011, 1:57 pm
by Paul Alan Levy Nearly five years after he withdrew subpoenas to Google seeking to identify four anonymous bloggers who commented on his expulsion from a rabbinical council and his dismissal from his synagogue over allegations that he had abused his religious authority to have sexual relations with congregants, Orthodox rabbi Mordechai Tendler has issued a new subpoena to Google demanding identification of the same bloggers (plus one more). [read post]
10 Nov 2011, 8:01 pm
by Paul Alan Levy Late last summer I described on this blog a disturbing decision by a federal magistrate judge that disregarded the consensus rule by which courts across the country have balanced the rights of plaintiffs claiming to have been wronged against the First Amendment right to speak anonymously in deciding whether to enforce subpoenas seeking identifying information. [read post]
9 Mar 2012, 11:59 am
by Paul Alan Levy In a narrow but still important victory for free speech, Chief Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California has rejected once again the motion of presidential candidate Ron Paul for leave to pursue discovery compelling Google and Twitter to identify the anonymous user or users who created and publicized a YouTube video that trashed then-candidate Jon Huntsman while urging viewers to vote for Paul. [read post]
