By Hayes Hunt and Brian Kint Obtaining information through a subpoena may be easier said than done. Third-party subpoenas to social networking sites are likely to result in an objection on the grounds that the production of private information would…
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Facebook Subpoena – Trial Evidence
Tagged with: Facebook, Social Media, Social Media Law, stored communication act, subpoena
Posted in Trial
Posted in Trial
Fired for “Liking” – Social Media Use at Your Job
By Hayes Hunt and Jillian Thornton Giving your opinion on politics or complaining about the boss to your friends via Facebook is so commonplace and rampant that few people probably stop to think about the consequences of their posting. Less…
Tagged with: attorney-client privilege, Facebook, free speech, government workers, Hayes Hunt, privacy, private company, Social Media Law
Posted in Social Media & Law
Posted in Social Media & Law
Is “Liking” a Political Candidate on Facebook Free Speech?
By Hayes Hunt and Jillian Thornton The amount of political rhetoric on Facebook is staggering. People are using Facebook to give you a “play-by-play” of what they think about the November presidential election. Facebook has recently filed a brief in…
Facebook “Friends”, 4th Amendment Privacy & Probable Cause
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…
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
Using Social Media to Track Juror’s Online Postings
By Thomas G. Wilkinson, Jr. and Lindsey E. Wilkinson Just as lawyers now routinely conduct due diligence on opposing parties’ social media pages (see our July 20 Sidebar post), some lawyers also are monitoring postings by jurors on social media…
Tagged with: Due Dillgence, Facebook, From the Sideabr, Hayes Hunt, Juror Misconduct, Jurors, Jury, Mistrial, Social Media, Social Media Law, Thomas Wilkinson, Trial, Trial Practice, Twitter law
Posted in Trial
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