Jul. 29, 2014
New bill targets Internet extortion
Over the past two decades, online speech issues have forced lawmakers and courts to evaluate First Amendment protections in an arena never envisioned by the drafters of the Bill of Rights.
Brian S. Kabateck
Founding and Managing Partner
Kabateck LLP
Consumer rights
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Email: bsk@kbklawyers.com
Brian represents plaintiffs in personal injury, mass torts litigation, class actions, insurance bad faith, insurance litigation and commercial contingency litigation. He is a former president of Consumer Attorneys of California.
Over the past two decades, online speech issues have forced lawmakers and courts to evaluate First Amendment protections in an arena never envisioned by the drafters of the Bill of Rights. Recent legislation and judicial rulings are increasingly facing the challenge of balancing free speech protections for online and anonymous speakers against important speech-related torts.
In response to a push to regulate pornography on the Internet, the Communications Decency Act (CDA) was pa...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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