By: Hayes Hunt and Brian Kint A recent court decision has added support to the idea that there is no privacy on the internet. In United States v. Meregildo, defendant Melvin Colon moved to suppress evidence seized from his Facebook…
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Facebook “Friends”, 4th Amendment Privacy & Probable Cause
Tagged with: 4th Amendment, Facebook, Hayes Hunt, Probable Cause, Reasonable Expectation of Privacy, Search Warrant, Social Media Law
Posted in Social Media & Law
Posted in Social Media & Law
Video Interview: Discussing Twitter and Facebook Subpoenas, Guy Adams with LXBN TV
Following up on the From The Sidebar article co-authored by Jillian Thornton, Hayes Hunt had the opportunity to discuss Twitter and Facebook subpoenas with Colin O’Keefe of LXBN. In the interview, he speaks about when these sites may be forced to turn…
Tagged with: Facebook, From the Sidebar, Hayes Hunt, privacy, Social Media, Twitter
Posted in Social Media & Law
Posted in Social Media & Law
Criminal Convictions and Arrests – To Hire Or Not To Hire?
By Hayes Hunt and Jonathan Cavalier On the subject of criminal background checks, employers are often caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place. On the one hand, use of criminal background checks can, and has, led to discrimination…
Tagged with: Arrest, Background Checks, Corporate Counsel, Criminal Convitions, EEOC, Employer Duty, Hiring
Posted in Corporate Compliance
Posted in Corporate Compliance
Facebook And Twitter Subpoenas, Privacy And The Law
By Hayes Hunt and Jillian Thornton 955 million people are Facebook users and there are 500 million Twitter users worldwide. With these staggering numbers, social media is a goldmine or minefield for lawyers seeking information. What happens when a lawyer…
Tagged with: Discovery, privacy, Social Media Law, subpoena, Technology and Law
Posted in Social Media & Law
Posted in Social Media & Law
