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Facebook and Social Media – Not Private It’s human nature to share what’s going on in our lives. The good,  the bad and the ugly. People going through a divorce,  criminal matter or other trauma,  want to vent,  rant and rave. In today’s world that usually means online. So you tell everyone on Facebook or Twitter or Google+ about that rotten no good skunk spouse or significant other. Or you rant about how the police are railroading you!!!  That is the last thing a person should do on Facebook and social media. Protect your online privacy, avoid ranting on social media. Online Privacy, What isRead More →

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Evidence Discovery in Tennessee Civil Law Cases In a Tennessee civil lawsuit one of the key pre-trial legal procedures involves written requests for production of documents.  Like interrogatories and a deposition a request to produce documentary evidence is a discovery tool which is provided by the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure.  This legal process is used to discover or uncover the documentary evidence that is in the possession or control of your adversary. As with any other legal procedure discovering evidence involves questions of law and issues of legal strategy.  A civil law attorney will prepare a request for production of documents in such aRead More →

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Should Police Be Able to Track you Electronically? Will the Requirement to Obtain a warrant Survive in the Supreme Court The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the US v.s. Jones case last week and according a Washington Post Op-ed the “Court has a chance to keep big brother at bay.”    The  Supreme Court had recently granted the US Department of Justice’s petition to review the decision of the US Court of Appeals which struck down the conviction of a man based in large part upon the use of GPS tracking without a warrant. The ustices are tasked to review and toRead More →

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Privacy Bill To Be Pushed by Obama Administration Corporations May Have to Obtain Permission to Use Information about Consumers Although corporations do not enjoy the right “personal privacy“, individuals do.  In fact the Obama Administration is ramping up to ensure more personal privacy to internet users.  Lawrence E. Strickling, an assistant secretary of commerce, is expected to call for the legislation at a hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee, as reported by the Wall Street Journal Apparently the administration will back a law that follows the outlines of a report issued by the Commerce Department in December.  The administration wants any new rules to beRead More →