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Do poison pills work? A look at Twitter’s anti-takeover tool
Apr 22, 2022

Do poison pills work? A look at Twitter’s anti-takeover tool

Takeovers are usually friendly affairs. Corporate executives engage in top-secret talks, with one company or group of investors making a bid for another business. After some negotiating, the companies engaged […]

Justice Department recommends holding tech giants liable for some online content
Jan 13, 2022

Twitter, Meta among tech giants subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas targeting Twitter, Meta, Reddit and YouTube.

Social media CEOs get earful on bias, warning of new limits
Nov 29, 2021

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey steps down as CEO

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has stepped down as CEO of the social media platform.

Justice Department recommends holding tech giants liable for some online content
Sep 21, 2021

Twitter to pay $809.5M to settle shareholder lawsuit

Twitter said it will pay $809.5 million to settle a consolidated class action lawsuit alleging that the company misled investors about its growth.

Court: Sex offenders must register upon Md. residency
Aug 18, 2021

Md. high court disbars lawyer who hid drug use, posted offensive comments

Maryland’s top court disbarred a Pikesville lawyer who did not disclose addiction to pain medication, violated a protective order, and posted racist and misogynistic comments.

Trump impeached after Capitol riot; historic second charge
Jul 7, 2021

Trump suing Facebook, Twitter and Google over alleged censorship

Former President Donald Trump has filed suit against three of the country's biggest tech companies, claiming he and other conservatives have been wrongfully censored.

Reports of sexual assaults increase at U.S. Naval Academy
Jun 19, 2020

Naval Academy opens investigation into social media posts

The U.S. Naval Academy has opened an investigation into social media posts allegedly made by a midshipman in the wake of protests over the police custody death of George Floyd in Minnesota, a news outlet reported.

Trump likens House impeachment inquiry to ‘a lynching’
Oct 22, 2019

Trump likens House impeachment inquiry to ‘a lynching’

President Donald Trump triggered outrage Tuesday by comparing the Democrat-led impeachment inquiry to a lynching, assigning the horrors of a deadly and racist chapter in U.S. history to a process laid out in the Constitution.

Lawyers use Twitter to stay in the loop and to network
Sep 13, 2019

Lawyers use Twitter to stay in the loop and to network

When local attorney Steven Klepper attended a conference for appellate lawyers in Chicago recently, he was surprised when Don Willett, now a judge on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]

Ben Jealous captures Md. Democratic gubernatorial nomination
Aug 24, 2018

Campaign: Maryland candidate didn’t like anti-police tweet

The Twitter account of Ben Jealous' campaign liked a six-month-old tweet that described corrupt police and the #BlueLivesMatter in vulgar language, but a campaign spokesman said Thursday that the Democratic candidate for Maryland governor didn't like the tweet and it doesn't represent his views.

Shop while you tweet
Aug 9, 2018

Bitter on Twitter: Newspaper sues ex-staffer over account

The Roanoke Times is asking a judge to force former Times sports reporter Andy Bitter to give up his use of a Twitter account.

Shop while you tweet
May 23, 2018

Judge: President can’t block critics on Twitter

President Donald Trump violates the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment when he blocks critics on Twitter for political speech, a judge ruled Wednesday.