Butler University has dropped its libel lawsuit against a student that criticized university administration in an anonymous blog, but not before it was able to obtain the identity of the student. It will continue to pursue its own disciplinary proceedings against the student, junior Jess Zimmerman. Dan Altman, Zimmerman’s lawyer, said that the university filed…
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When is “outing” bloggers actionable?
Lawsuits involving anonymous bloggers and attempts to out them were prominent in the news last week. How do the courts handle attempts to unmask bloggers and how can bloggers fight back if they have been outed? Last week, model Liskula Cohen succeeded in getting a New York court to order Google to reveal the name…