Yesterday, I blogged about a case being argued today in the Supreme Court that considered whether a warrant is required to interview a child in a school setting if the child is suspected of being an abuse victim. As strange as it may seem to readers who are familiar with state laws that allow child…
Category: Court
SCOTUS: Corporations do not have personal privacy rights
In an 8-0 ruling with Justice Kagan recused, the Supreme Court has reversed a Third Circuit decision in FCC v. AT&T (No. 09-1279). The upshot of the ruling is that corporations cannot withhold information or block its release in response to a freedom of information request by claiming that the information is protected under the…
Court expert removed from case over Facebook pics
Talk about a Facebook page coming back to bite you! AP reports that a Beverly Hills psychiatrist has found himself under challenge as an expert witness in custody cases because of a Facebook page that was “not intended for public viewing” and for some other images he uploaded to the Internet that he claims were…
EPIC Files Amicus Brief on Risk of “Reidentification,” Urges US Supreme Court to Uphold Vermont Privacy Law
From EPIC.org: EPIC has filed an amicus brief in Sorrell v. IMS Health, a case now before the US Supreme Court concerning a state privacy law that seeks to regulate datamining of prescription records for commercial purposes. Datamining companies have challenged the Vermont law, arguing that it violates the First Amendment and also that there…