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Probate judge suspended for 2nd time for Facebook posts
WALHALLA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has suspended the probate judge in Oconee County for 18 months for breaking judicial rules for a second time. Kenneth “Kenny” Johns improperly acted as a character witness for an out-of-state legal proceeding and asked for donations to the Red Cross on his publicly accessible Facebook […]
“Incendiary” Facebook posts prompt six-month suspension
An Isle of Palms attorney has consented to a six-month suspension from the practice of law as a consequence of a series of offensive comments posted on Facebook. Starting in June 2020, the Office of Disciplinary Counsel received complaints from 46 separate individuals regarding statements that attorney David Traywick had made on his Facebook […]
S.C. joins Facebook investigation
The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office is working with attorneys general from 47 states to investigate possible antitrust violations of Facebook’s business practices. A bipartisan group of attorneys general are looking into Facebook’s dominance of social media and the potential for anticompetitive conduct that could be a violation of state or federal laws. The attorneys […]
Man arrested for threatening SC lawmaker online
CHARLESTON (AP) Law enforcement officials have arrested a man who they say threatened a South Carolina lawmaker on his Facebook page. The Associated Press reports South Carolina Law Enforcement Division says 28-year-old Ian Nicholas Nix is charged with threatening the life, person or family of a public official. According to SLED, Nix sent a death […]
Teen gets 4 years after Facebook Live video watched by cops
CHARLESTON (AP) A 19-year-old felon who made a Facebook video of himself packing marijuana and handling an assault rifle that was watched live by a South Carolina police officer has been sentenced to four years in prison. A federal indictment says a Colleton County deputy who investigates gangs was monitoring Dominique Manigo’s Facebook page when […]
Man who wrote on Facebook after escape gets 10-year sentence
CHESTER, S.C. (AP) — A Lancaster man who escaped from police and posted on Facebook while on the run has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after he was accused of committing sex crimes against a minor. The Herald of Rock Hill reports that 25-year-old Deqwon Blackmon pleaded guilty to assault and battery Tuesday […]
Facebook officials
Evidence. Black’s Law Dictionary defines it as “Something that tends to prove or disprove the existence of an alleged fact.” It’s the smoking gun. The bloody glove. The Facebook comments at the end of a newspaper article. Wait, what? OK, so the last one might be a stretch. But don’t tell that to Rock Hill […]
Drug agency sued over its fake Facebook account
The Drug Enforcement Administration set up a fake Facebook account using photographs and other personal information it took from the cellphone of a New York woman arrested in a cocaine case in hopes of tricking her friends and associates into revealing incriminating drug secrets.
Facebook impostors a real (but manageable) risk
It’s the stuff of science-fiction films: You wake up to find that there’s an impostor on the loose. The impostor looks just like you and is pretending to be you, even managing to fool some of your closest friends. For Blair Williams, an attorney running for Wake County Clerk of Court in Raleigh, N.C., it […]
U.S. District Court: Facebook deletions won’t derail lawsuit
It’s safe to say that Stephen Hawkins and the College of Charleston are no longer “friends” and no longer “like” each other. But Hawkins’ lawsuit against his former school will move forward after a federal judge rejected the school’s motion to dismiss his suit because of deletions Hawkins made from his Facebook account. Hawkins lives […]
Facebook and your First Amendment rights
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Did you know that a few years ago, the number of times that Americans viewed social media sites per day surpassed pornography site views? When that happens, you know you’ve reached a tipping point! Reaching that dubious milestone was just one more sign that social media is more than just a fad […]
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A CLE program titled “War of the Roses in the Digital Age,” put on last month in Greensboro, included the presentation of a fake Facebook page that surprised attendees with its breadth of information and authentic feel. Family lawyer Ketan Soni had asked an attorney who would be at the seminar for permission to impersonate her virtually, using only information found online. Soni, who practices[...]
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- Virginia Tech student got due process in hearing
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
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