Valerie Schremp reports: Four city police officers are suing to try to block the department from obtaining their personal cellphone records in an investigation of the unauthorized circulation of a photo of a man killed March 8 in a shootout. One unidentified officer has admitted to his bosses that he used his cellphone to take…
Category: Court
Illinois Identity Theft Statute Partially Invalidated–People v. Madrigal
Eric Goldman writes: People v. Madrigal, 2011 WL 1074427 (Ill. March 24, 2011) Many state anti-identity theft laws are written very broadly. This loose drafting creates the possibility that they unintentionally restrict innocent–and indeed socially desirable–activity. Today’s case is a good example of sloppy statutory drafting. Fortunately, a vigilant Illinois Supreme Court fixed the legislative…
EPIC Urges Court to Order Release of 2,000 Airport Body Scanner Images
From EPIC: EPIC asked a federal court in Washington, DC to reconsider its earlier decision allowing the Department of Homeland Security to keep secret 2,000 airport body scanner images in EPIC’s Freedom of Information Act lawsuit. The Court relied on a legal theory in its decision, “Exemption High b(2),” that was recently struck down by the Supreme…
ACLU and EFF Appeal Ruling In Case Challenging Government Attempt To Obtain Private Data in WikiLeaks Investigation
From the ACLU: Two weeks ago, we told you about a court decision that allows the government to collect the private records of three Twitter users as part of its investigation related to WikiLeaks. The decision also allows the government to keep secret what other services, if any, have been required to turn over information…