Joseph Lazzarotti and John Snyder comment on Cambridge Who’s Who Publishing v. Sethi, a case recently covered on DataBreaches.net because of its reference to an alleged data breach that had never been reported in the media. Of significance to me, the court ruled that Cambridge Who’s Who could not get an injunction that would stop…
Category: Court
2nd Circuit reinstates lawsuit – plaintiffs had Article III standing to sue over section 702 of FISA
Associated Press reports that the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Section 702 of FISA. The plaintiffs are Amnesty International and journalists, human rights organizations, and attorneys. Howard Bashman points us to today’s ruling in Amnesty International USA v. Clapper: Appellants – attorneys, journalists, and labor, legal, media,…
Power to strip search passengers claimed by Feds
Bob Barr writes: In a breathtaking statement delivered in an official court proceeding, the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claims authority to strip search every airline passenger; and to begin such a practice without even soliciting comment from the public. This outrageous statement recently was delivered to the American people by a DHS lawyer…
Pilots’ lawsuit against TSA and DHS amended
Jeremy Polofsky reports that pilots Michael Roberts and Ann Poe have amended their lawsuit against DHS and TSA over the whole body imaging (WBI) and enhanced pat-down techniques: Two U.S. commercial airline pilots complained in a lawsuit on Friday that new screening procedures for flight crews — scaled back after complaints by pilots — were…