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Growing Trend of Data Sharing Litigation: Federal Judge OKs 'Subscriber's' VPPA Suit Against PBS

Currently, VPPA lawsuits—many of which are class action suits—are spiking nationwide alongside the use of consumer data tracking by companies who provide information to social media platforms like Facebook for marketing analytics. Specifically, Facebook uses a “tracking pixel” that collects viewing history and personally identifiable information, Baker Donelson attorneys Aldo M. Leiva and Alexander F. […]

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Stanford Law Dean: Associate Dean Steinbach Placed on Leave After Disrupting Judge Duncan's Speech

“Lawyers are held to a higher standard of professional conduct and that it’s even more important in the midst of heated controversy,” and “learning to channel the passion of one’s principles into reasoned, persuasive argument is an essential part of learning to be an effective advocate,” Jenny Martinez wrote in her letter to the law […]

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