TikTok and Meta terms granted other users remix rights

April 29, 2025 - Plaintiff sued TikTok and Meta after other users on those platforms incorporated clips from her video into their own posts, allegedly without her permission. She . . .

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 . . .

Section 230 protected Meta from Huckabee cannabis lawsuit

December 3, 2024 - Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, sued Meta Platforms, Inc., the parent company of Facebook, for using his name and likeness without his permission . . .

Ex-wife held in contempt for posting on TikTok about her ex-husband

October 22, 2024 - Ex-husband sought to have his ex-wife held in contempt for violating an order that the divorce court had entered. In 2022, the court had ordered . . .

X gets Ninth Circuit win in case over California’s content moderation law

September 5, 2024 - X sued the California attorney general, challenging Assembly Bill 587 (AB 587) - a law that required large social media companies to submit semiannual reports . . .

Supreme Court weighs in on Texas and Florida social media laws

July 10, 2024 - In a significant case involving the intersection of technology and constitutional law, NetChoice LLC sued Florida and Texas, challenging their social media content-moderation laws. Both . . .

No Section 230 immunity for Facebook on contract-related claims

June 6, 2024 - Plaintiffs sued Meta, claiming that they were harmed by fraudulent third-party ads posted on Facebook. Plaintiffs argued that these ads violated Meta’s own terms of . . .

TikTok and the First Amendment: Previewing some of the free speech issues

April 29, 2024 - TikTok is on the verge of a potential federal ban in the United States. This development echoes a previous situation in Montana, where a 2023 . . .

On FOX 2 Detroit talking about the TikTok ban

March 14, 2024 - Earlier today I enjoyed appearing live on Fox 2 Detroit talking about the TikTok ban. We discussed what the act that the House of Representatives . . .

What does the “bill that could ban TikTok” actually say?

March 14, 2024 - In addition to causing free speech concerns, the bill is troubling in the way it gives unchecked power to the Executive Branch. Earlier this week . . .