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Stagecoaches or newspapers? Jim Lake assesses issues in U.S. Supreme Court social media cases

In a Florida Law Review article, TLo’s Jim Lake examines the U.S. Supreme Court’s pending cases concerning Florida and Texas social media law, including labels the justices might apply. Using an analogy one justice recently borrowed from Benjamin Franklin, Lake writes that social media companies are less like stagecoaches and more like newspapers.

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County Clerk’s Offices in Florida Transition to Posting Documents Online

Clerk’s offices in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Hernando and Pasco are at different stages of pushing records to the Web after the Florida Supreme Court ruled in 2014 that documents can be released electronically. Various Florida Clerk of Court records have been or will be available in most Florida counties over the next several months. Carol LoCicero notes that…

The Latest Threat To Your Business Success

Did you know your business is under 24/7 media scrutiny?  Today’s technology provides unprecedented abilities to capture the smallest pieces of content and virally share it with a worldwide audience.  Your employees, family, and friends all have the ability to share content on social networks in text, audio, and video formats that can significantly impact…

Florida Supreme Court says agencies that unlawfully withhold public records must pay attorney’s fees, even if they acted in good faith

The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that a prevailing plaintiff in a Public Records Act case is entitled to recover statutory attorney’s fees from the public agency that unlawfully denied access to the records. And now for some good news about open government in Florida.  The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that a prevailing plaintiff…