After a rare Saturday hearing, this weekend, United States Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler entered an order enjoining President Trump’s so-called WeChat ban because it violates the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. A copy of the order is embedded below. WeChat is a platform much like WhatsApp, LINE, Facebook Messenger, that allows for communication…
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EARLIER THIS year, a new federal law went into effect designed to prevent businesses from keeping their customers from writing negative reviews or turning over, to the business, the copyright ownership of their reviews. The Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA), 15 U.S.C. § 45b, provides that if a contract prohibits or restricts the ability of someone to…
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RipOff Report recently underwent a subtle change that has caused reports Google previously removed from its search engine — even based on court orders — to reappear, without many people realizing it. RipOff Report is a website notorious for refusing to remove defamatory “reviews” in the name of free speech. It hosts more than just honest consumer reviews. Many…
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