Crowley v. Cybersource Corp.

Ritesh KaraleCase Summary

Complaint against a payment processor under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act for storing personal details of Amazon's customers for profiling

Crowley v. Cybersource Corp. 166 F.Supp.2d 1263 In the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Case Number C-00-3180 Before District Judge Orrick Decided on September 13, 2001 Relevancy of the Case: Complaint against a payment processor … Read More

United States v. Shriver

Ritesh KaraleCase Summary

Is the Electronic Communications Privacy Act applicable to a transmission intercepted by a modified descrambler?

United States v. Shriver 989 F.2d 898 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Case Number 92-1510 Before Chief Judge Bauer, Circuit Judge Manion, and District Judge Moody Decided on November 23, 1992 Relevancy of the … Read More

Ideal Aerosmith, Inc. v. Acutronic USA, Inc.

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Does the Federal Wiretapping Act cover redirecting emails containing trade secrets?

Ideal Aerosmith, Inc. v. Acutronic USA, Inc. In the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Civil Action 07-1029 Before Chief District Judge Ambrose Decided on December 13, 2007 Relevancy of the Case: Does the Federal Wiretapping … Read More

Pritchard v. Pritchard

Shravya SrivastavaCase Summary

Does the federal wiretapping statute provide an exception for interspousal wiretapping?

Pritchard v. Pritchard 732 F.2d 372 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Case Number 83-1739 Before Senior Circuit Judge Haynsworth, Circuit Judge Phillips, and Circuit Judge Chapman Decided on April 16, 1984 Relevancy of the … Read More

Thompson v. Dulaney

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Does the federal wiretapping statute provide an exception for interspousal wiretapping?

Thompson v. Dulaney 970 F.2d 744 : 61 USLW 2111 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Case Number 91-4089 Before Circuit Judge Ebel, Circuit Judge Barrett, and Senior District Judge Kane Decided on July 23, … Read More

Pranav Krishna P.S. v. State of Kerala

Yoshita PhaphatCase Summary

Anticipatory bail application in a case involving repetitive calls to create nuisance and outrage the complainant's modesty

Pranav Krishna P.S. v. State of Kerala In the High Court of Kerala B.A. 9967/2021 Before Justice Gopinath P. Decided on March 28, 2022 Relevancy of the case: Anticipatory bail application in a case involving repetitive calls to create nuisance … Read More

First Amendment Rights and Social Media Platforms

Samiksha UniyalLaw

First Amendment Rights and Social Media Platforms

As humans cannot live without air and water, a democracy cannot survive without offering citizens an open podium to express their views. The US Constitution, through its First Amendment, provides for freedom of speech. It restricts the legislative power of … Read More