On September 25, 2013, after a trial held in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Earl Pierce, Melvin Colon, and Joshua Meregildo were convicted of, among other things, conspiracy, racketeering, murder, narcotics trafficking, and firearms offenses, and then appealed. U.S. v. Pierce, 2015 WL 2166141 (U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2d Circuit 2015). Read the rest of this entry »
United States: The Tattoos, Rap Lyrics, the First Amendment and Racketeering – Susan Brenner
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Tags: Canada Supreme Court, CYB3CRIM3, Tattoos
Categories : Freedom of expression, United States
United States: Nudity, Privacy and the Prostitute – Susan Brenner
24 05 2015After a jury convicted Charles Adams “of capturing a representation that depicts nudity without the knowledge or consent of the person who is depicted nude in violation of Wisconsin Statutes § 942.09(am)1,” he appealed. State v. Adams, 2015 WL 1034741 (Wisconsin Court of Appeals 2005). Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : Privacy, United States
United States: The Rap Song, the Coaches and Free Speech – Susan Brenner
2 01 2015In December 2010, Taylor Bell was an eighteen-year-old senior at Itawamba Agricultural High School who had “no record” of any disciplinary problems aside from a single in-school suspension for tardiness. Bell is an aspiring rap musician, has written lyrics and music since he was a young boy, and began recording and seriously pursuing music in his early teens. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Artistic Expression, CYB3CRIM3, Discipline, School Students
Categories : Freedom of expression, United States
False Light, the Ripoff Report and Defragmentation – Susan Brenner
30 07 2014This post examines a recent opinion from the Michigan Court of Appeals: Rooks v. Krzewski, 2014 WL 1351353 (2014). Joseph Krzewski appealed when, after a bench trial, a udge held he “portrayed” the two plaintiffs, Jonathan Rooks and Bradley Guizinga, “in a false light.” Rooks v. Krzewski, supra. The judge ordered Krzewski to “remove the false statements about [them] from the Internet and enjoined him from republishing any of the false statements.” Rooks v. Krzewski, supra. (For more on false light, check out this post.) Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: CYB3CRIM3, False Light, Susan Brenner
Categories : United States