Is Wikipedia A Reliable Legal Authority? (2018 Update)

by Keith Lee | Case Law

Back in 2014, a Twitter exchange with Judge Dillard prompted an article on AboveTheLaw discussing the reliability of Wikipedia as a resource.1I would be remiss not to mention that in a bit of I-see-what-you-did-there, shortly after our Twitter exchange and my post,...

2018 ABA Journal Web 100 Nominations

by Keith Lee | Legal News

It’s time again for the ABA Journal’s Annual Blawg 100 Web 100.  The web has moved beyond blogs and the ABA has as well. Starting last year, the ABA Journal’s annual listing began to include podcasts, social media, and law firm websites (🤢). Given...

Assault With A Deadly Twitter Part VIII – I Never Asked For This

by Keith Lee | Legal News, Twitter

This is Part VIII of the ongoing coverage of Assault With A Deadly Twitter. Previous entries: Can You Sue Someone For A Tweet That Induces Epilepsy? (Part I) Can Kurt Eichenwald Get Pre-suit Discovery From Twitter? (Part II) Can You Assault With A Tweet? (Part III)...

2017 Bitcoin Case Law Update

by Keith Lee | Case Law

Around this time last year there was a fair bit of noise as to whether Bitcoin is legal money or not, spurred on by Florida v. Espinoza, in Miami, Florida. This pithy line struck a chord with many: The court is not an expert in economics; however, it is very clear,...

2017 ABA Journal Web 100 Nominations

by Keith Lee | Legal News

Things have been slow on the blog front of late due to a confluence of events, but I should be in the clear to get back to regularly scheduled blogging shortly. (Though I continue to remain active on the...

Emotional Distress Tweet (Assault with a Deadly Twitter Part VII)

by Keith Lee | Legal News

This is Part VII of the ongoing coverage of Assault With A Deadly Twitter. Previous entries: Can You Sue Someone For A Tweet That Induces Epilepsy? (Part I) Can Kurt Eichenwald Get Pre-suit Discovery From Twitter? (Part II) Can You Assault With A Tweet? (Part III)...