Old World Meets New World in Soccer Trademark Dispute

There is a high-profile international trademark battle ongoing between Major League Soccer (MLS) and the legendary Italian soccer club Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A. (Inter Milan) over the mark “Inter.” Sports franchises in major American sports follow a simple naming…

The First Amendment, Twitter, and Dr. Bandy Lee

Did Dr. Bandy Lee Engage in Protected Speech When She Rendered  an Opinion about Alan Dershowitz’s Mental Health Condition on Twitter? Background There is a raging debate about whether Yale University in terminating Dr. Bandy Lee’s contract violated her constitutional…

The Evolving Conversation Around Section 230 Immunity

Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act (“CDA”) grants sweeping immunity to interactive computer service providers (“ISP”) against claims arising from content posted on their sites by third parties. Significantly, this protects websites from tort liability arising from content their…