By Hayes Hunt and Brian Kint Lawyers and law firms are increasingly using blogs, also referred to as “blawgs” along with social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, to build their visibility and brand. While blogs do not have…
Monthly Archives: June 2013
Blogger Beware – Lawyer Blogs: Free Speech and Advertising
Tagged with: blawgs, free speech, law bloggers, lawyer advertising, legal blogs, Practice of Law, Rules of Professional Conduct, Social Media Law
Posted in Ethics & Professional Conduct
Posted in Ethics & Professional Conduct
IRS’ Tea Party – When a Federal Agency Improperly Targets an Organization
By Hayes Hunt
and Jeffrey M. Monhait The focus on the political consequences of the Internal Revenue Service scandal has overshadowed a troubling reality that a federal agency targeted specific groups of people for discriminatory treatment. In singling out conservative groups,…
Tagged with: government investigation, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Tea Party
Posted in Litigation
Posted in Litigation
Judge Rejects Aaron Swartz’s Estate’s Request to Release Names of Individuals Involved in his Prosecution
By Hayes Hunt and Calli Varner Recently, a federal judge rejected Aaron Swartz’s estate’s request to release the names of the individuals involved in Swartz’s criminal prosecution. Aaron Swartz became the subject of media attention earlier this year when he…
Tagged with: aaron swartz suicide, Discovery, federal rule of criminal procedure 16 (d), privacy, Prosecution
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
