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California Supreme Court hears arguments in case that implicates the rights of online news publishers
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of California heard oral arguments in Hassell v. Bird, a case that could have…
April 18, 2018
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Jenn Topper
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Neumann v. Liles
Proprietors of Dancing Deer Mountain, a wedding venue in Oregon, sued a Google reviewer, Christopher Liles, for libel following his…
December 11, 2014
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Jenn Topper
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Libel and privacy
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Yelp v. Hadeed Carpet Cleaning
Hadeed Carpet Cleaning sued seven Yelp reviewers for libel, saying it suspects they were not customers but competitors intentionally lying…
August 8, 2014
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Strict standards for protecting anonymous online commenters urged by Reporters Committee
Protecting the identity of someone posting an anonymous review on Yelp or any other website is crucial to protecting speakers’…
May 9, 2013
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