Over 500 million Facebook accounts could be at risk after a hacker released the data online for free. Facebook claims the information is old, from 2019. But concerns remain around how secure personal information collected by social media platforms is. The Biden administration’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan is facing pushback on Capitol Hill. But President…
Laguna Beach Seawall to be Demolished After High Court Declines Review
March 30, 2021
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The California Supreme Court has upheld an order requiring a Laguna Beach couple to remove an unpermitted seawall in front their beachfront home and pay a $1 million fine for its illegal construction. The March 25 decision ends a lawsuit more than three months after an appellate court upheld the California Coastal Commission’s fine and cease and desist order. “In limited circumstances, shoreline armoring or seawalls…
Voting Groups File Second Lawsuit Accusing Georgia Election Integrity Law of Racial Discrimination
Georgia’s controversial elections law has been hit with yet another lawsuit, with voting rights groups on Sunday filing a suit claiming racial discrimination. The lawsuit (pdf) was filed on behalf of a coalition of groups including the League of Women Voters of Georgia and the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, against Georgia Secretary of…
Georgia Election Integrity Law Challenged in New Lawsuit by Voting Groups
Georgia’s new election integrity law is being challenged in another lawsuit, with voting rights groups on March 28 filing a suit claiming racial discrimination. The lawsuit (pdf) was filed on behalf of a coalition of groups, including the League of Women Voters of Georgia and the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, against Georgia Secretary…
Deep Dive (March 25): Supreme Court Rejects Facebook’s Appeal Over $15 Billion Lawsuit
The heads of social media giants Facebook, Twitter, and Google faced off against lawmakers on Capitol Hill. They’re testifying in a hearing on disinformation on their platforms. And Facebook is facing a $15 billion class-action lawsuit alleging the firm illegally tracked the online activities of its users when they aren’t on the platform. That’s in violation…
Three Gymnasts Sue Coaches and Owner of Orange County Gym
March 23, 2021
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SANTA ANA—Three gymnasts are suing an Aliso Viejo-based gym, alleging they were battered and emotionally abused by their coaches. Azarian Gymnastics did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the suit filed March 19 in Orange County Superior Court. The suit filed on behalf of Ashton Woodbury, 19, of Berkeley, Katelyn You, 15,…
Twitter Tries to Dismiss Lawsuit Filed by Child Sex Trafficking Survivor Using Section 230 Immunity
Twitter is asking a federal court in Florida to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a child sex trafficking victim, who alleged that the social media giant refused to immediately remove explicit content depicting the child on its platform. The lawsuit, filed in January, is accusing the Silicon Valley company of knowingly benefiting financially from the…
GOP Pushes Bills to Allow Social Media Censorship Lawsuits
Republican state lawmakers are pushing for social media giants to face costly lawsuits for policing content on their websites, taking aim at a federal law that prevents internet companies from being sued for removing posts. GOP politicians in roughly two dozen states have introduced bills that would allow for civil lawsuits against platforms for what…
Attorney in Election Lawsuit to Appeal Order Referring Him to Disciplinary Panel
An attorney that represented a group of voters that sought to block Congress from counting Electoral College votes has informed a judge that he intends to appeal a disciplinary ruling against him. Lawyers representing Erick Kaardal told U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg that the attorney will appeal his ruling last month that referred him to the…
Officials in Orange Consider Special Election After Judge Annuls Councilman’s Victory
Though a judge has ordered Mike Alvarez to vacate his seat on the Orange City Council, it’s unclear how the situation will play out. Undeterred by the city’s two-term limit, Alvarez ran again and was elected to a third term last November, after the city changed from at-large to district elections in 2019. But a…
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