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The Maryland legislature this month passed a law banning employers from asking employees or applicants to disclose their Facebook passwords, in response to consumer outrage over a practice that appeared to be spreading nationwide. Maryland Department of Public Safety had been asking for social media passwords from applicants If signed by governor, law to become active in October Asking for passwords could violate existing laws and expose employers to discrimination liability   Stinging Backlash The Maryland law comes in response …

A celebrity sends a tweet to his hundreds of thousands of followers that seems to encourage vigilante justice. An anonymous group creates a Facebook page that, under the guise of “freedom of speech,” encourages users to post unflattering comments about students and teachers at a local high school. A teenager gets in a fight with friends who, in turn, write more than 100 mean-spirited tweets about her. What do they all have in common? Each is a recent example of …

You’re all set for the big job interview– suit pressed, fingernails trimmed and all the Facebook photos with the keg and the beer bong set to private. You think you nail the interview– but next thing you know, your prospective boss demands your Facebook password, with which she could examine in detail all your glorious St. Patty’s Day indiscretions. What do you do? Evidence of employers asking for social media passwords Law unsettled and varies by state Employers could be violating …

Jurors in California may want to leave their smartphones at home thanks to a new law passed earlier this year that bans jurors from accessing Twitter, Facebook or going online to receive or provide information about the trial. The new rule was enacted as a way to curb jurors from compromising a case. Legal experts say this rule was inevitable and will likely be adopted by other jurisdictions. “Non-sequestered jurors are exposed to more information in today’s world,” says Mitch …

A judge in a Cincinnati divorce trial has ordered the husband to apologize to his wife for something he posted on his Facebook page, or face jail time. Judge rules that Mark Byron violated restraining order by calling wife evil and vindictive on Facebook Mandate to apologize riles free-speech advocates Lawyer says restraining orders are biased and overused against husbands   An Evil, Vindictive Woman Get the free Divorce & Family Law Newsletter. Click here to subscribe Mark and Elizabeth …