By Jace Brown (Rutgers Law Student) To what extent can states regulate the use of social media by registered sex offenders, without infringing their First Amendment free speech rights? That is the issue to be decided in Packingham v. North Carolina, 777 S.E.2d 738 (N.C. 2016), which has recently been granted certiorari by the Supreme Court. … Continue reading SCOTUS to Rule on Social Media Rights of Sex Offenders…
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The $2.2 Million Lawn Sign and the First Amendment
By Christopher J. D’Alessandro (Rutgers Law Student) It’s difficult to imagine how a political lawn sign could come with a price tag of $2,263.489. What could make a flimsy cardboard sign for a Paterson, New Jersey mayoral candidate warrant such an astronomical price? Well let’s do a simple calculation and see how the variables add … Continue reading The $2.2 Million Lawn Sign and the First Amendment…
Paff v. Galloway: Defining “Public Record” in the Digital Age
Brooke Lewis ’17 The New Jersey Supreme Court has recently decided to hear a case that will set open records policy in the emerging world of big data. While our government’s transition to the digital world has brought about new levels of speed and efficiency, it may have also created an unintended “black box.” Information … Continue reading Paff v. Galloway: Defining “Public Record” in the Digital Age…
Revealing Algorithmic Rankers
By Julia Stoyanovich (Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Drexel University) and Ellen P. Goodman (Professor, Rutgers Law School). This post is derived from their recent Freedom to Tinker post. ProPublica’s story on “machine bias” in an algorithm used for sentencing defendants amplified calls to make algorithms more transparent and accountable. It has never been more … Continue reading Revealing Algorithmic Rankers…
Pleading Standards: The Hidden Threat to Actavis
In FTC v. Actavis, the Supreme Court issued one of the most important antitrust decisions in the modern era. It held that a brand drug company’s payment to a generic firm to settle patent litigation and delay entering the market could violate the antitrust laws. Since the decision, courts have analyzed several issues, including causation, … Continue reading Pleading Standards: The Hidden Threat to Actavis…