March 2025

  1. First AmendmentTrademarks

    Bogus trademark infringement threats violated the First Amendment

    March 12, 2025 - In 2011, two women established a public Facebook group where parents and community members could discuss matters related to the Los Lunas, New Mexico school . . .

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  2. Section 230

    Content moderation lapses did not make hookup app liable for misrepresentation

    March 6, 2025 - App's general statement that it would provide a "safe and secure environment" did not amount to a promise for which plaintiff could assert Barnes-style misrepresentation . . .

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  3. Social Media

    Did Facebook ads targeted at people under 50 unlawfully discriminate on the basis of age?

    March 4, 2025 - Several property management companies in the Washington, D.C. area advertised rental properties on Facebook, but only to users aged 50 and younger. Plaintiff, a 55-year-old . . .

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  4. Employment

    Federal court says it was OK to fire CEO who criticized boy wearing prom dress

    March 3, 2025 - The fired CEO of a telehealth company sued his former employer’s customer, alleging that the customer wrongfully pressured his employer to fire him after a . . .

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