Newspaper not liable for comment by website user

This is an interesting decision about defamation in the age of new technology. The Newspaper was held not to be liable for comments made on the comments section of it's website, even if they maintain some editorial control.
Also, an article calling someone a "birther" and therefore a "racist" is not actionable, as it is merely the opinion of the writer.

Technology & Marketing Law Blog: Newspaper Isn't Liable for User Website Comment Per 47 USC 230--Del

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I previously mentioned this ruling in a recent Quick Link, but I can write up a full post now that I've seen the actual opinion.

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Beer and the Law.

It's Friday, and thoughts turn to beer.

http://www.lawlawlandblog.com/2012/01/a-major-brew-haha-on-tap.html#more-1894

A Major Brew-haha on Tap | LawLawLandBlog.com

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In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., last Monday my husband and I found ourselves with three glorious hours to kill midday, while our daughter visited a

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Finding a Great Tenant

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For at least some locations, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Gen Y tenants are currently flooding the rental market and increasing competition among tenants. More prospective tenants is obvi...

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Lawsuit: Metal found in Shells and Cheese.

McCreary couple sues Kraft; lawsuit says meal contained cheese and metal | Business | Kentucky.com

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Leamon Perkins of Pine Knot in McCreary County has filed a $6.5 million lawsuit against Kraft Foods alleging he sustained a perforated bowel and peritonitis from a piece of metal ingested when he ate microwaveable Velveeta Shells & Cheese.

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4th Amendment Search Rights Apply To GPS Monitoring

Supreme Court: police GPS device on car is a search

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court for the first time ruled on Monday that police use of a GPS device to monitor a suspect's vehicle was a search and protected by constitutional privacy rights, a test case involving new surveillance technology. 

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Mathematic pattern found in "random" killings.

Interesting article about how mathematicians found a pattern in the seemingly random murders of a serial killer.

- The Criminal Lawyer - Commentary on Law and Policy

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Andrei Chikatilo was serial killer who murdered at least 56 young women and children starting in 1978 until his capture in 1990. The details are as bad as one might expect, and apparently the murders and mutilations were how he achieved sexual release. His killings seemed unpredictable to investigat...

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Today is Occupy the Courts Day

Today is "Occupy the Courts" day, a protest of the Citizens' United case, the controversial decision that undermined campaign finance laws and greatly expanded the influence of money in US elections.

"Occupy" targets courts over campaign funding - CBS News

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Protesters plan national action against Supreme Court decision removing limits on corporate election spending

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