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Last week I introduced you to Pokémon Go and implored local law enforcement to get up to speed in order to avoid unnecessary encounters with citizens who might appear to be behaving suspiciously, but who are in fact simply playing ...

I’ve had the Apple Watch since it first came out more than a year ago. It’s become a regular part of my day-to-day life and I have a difficult time envisioning my days without my Watch strapped to my wrist. ...

Pokemon Go. You’ve heard about it but likely have no idea what it is or why so many people are wandering around in circles in front of statues babbling about gyms, Pokestops, and “powering up.” Here’s the low down. It’s ...

Earlier this year, the Court of Appeals of Georgia was faced with determining the proper procedure to follow after it is disclosed that a sitting juror is connected with the defendant on Facebook. In this case, Smith v. State, 335 ...

Judges and social media: according to most judicial ethics commissions, it’s a dicey proposition that doesn’t always work out well for judges. As I’ve discussed in past columns, more often than not, judges are chastised by judicial ethics commissions for ...

Regular readers of my column know that every summer I work on the annual update to the book, Criminal Law in New York, which I co-author with Judge Karen Morris. During the course of my research for the update, I ...

My regular readers know that I typically focus on the intersection of law and technology in this column. But occasionally I come across an issue or case unrelated to technology that merits further comment. Edwards v. Nicolai, 160830/13, a New ...

California legislators and court officials are taking a stand. It’s a murky, misguided one, lacking in common sense, but it’s a stand nonetheless. It’s a stand against progress, the Internet, and the looming threat of this newfangled thing called social ...

Once again, social media and the law collide, this time in the Western District of New York.  In March, United States Magistrate Judge Marian Payson handed down a decision in Thurmond v. Bowman, 2016 WL 1295957 addressing allegations that the ...

Every year, as I work on the annual update to the book, Criminal Law in New York, which I co-author with Judge Karen Morris, I take notice when I come across cases where social media and criminal law intersect. People ...

In 2012, the American Bar Association amended the comments to Model Rule 1.1 to include the requirement that lawyers “should keep abreast of changes in the law and its practice, including the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology, engage ...

It’s been a long road for New Jersey attorney Ekaterina Schoenefeld, who has, for years now, sought to practice law in New York without maintaining a physical office in the state. Her attempt to overturn New York’s “bonafide office” rule ...