Eric Goldman writes: Ugh, this Fourth Circuit opinion is terrible. I instantly knew it was written by a Trump appointee from the Federalist Society because it had the characteristic self-assured yet sloppy writing style. And what’s the deal with Justice Thomas fandom among those judges? This opinion gives 4 gratuitous cites to Thomas dissents. This…
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Judge Stearns To First Circuit: Screw Pseudonymity
Scott Greenfield writes: Despite the efforts of “amicus” Eugene Volokh to use the Doe v. MIT Title IX case to push his war against pseudonymous litigation, the First Circuit held that there were four “paradigms” that compelled the district courts to allow a plaintiff to sue as a John Doe. Volokh pursued the generic right of the public to…
Seeking Psychedelics? Check the Data Privacy Clause
Mason Marks reports: Next week, Coloradans will vote on a ballot initiative that, if approved, would create a regulated market for psilocybin in the state. Under this initiative, called Proposition 122, or the Natural Medicine Health Act, psilocybin would be produced in Colorado and administered under supervision at licensed “healing centers.” (Other substances could be added in…
TikTok tells European users its staff in China get access to their data
Dan Milmo reports: TikTok is spelling out to its European users that their data can be accessed by employees outside the continent, including in China, amid political and regulatory concerns about Chinese access to user information on the platform. The Chinese-owned social video app is updating its privacy policy to confirm that staff in countries,…