A follow-up on a situation that initially had me quite concerned and confused about the powers of a court to order a juror to sign consent to Facebook to turn over his postings to the court. Andy Furillo reports: California’s 3rd District Court of Appeal has refused to block an order to make a juror…
Category: Court
Salutary Legislative Efforts to Permit Pseudonymous Litigation
Danielle Citron gives a shoutout to a proposed bill that would allow some – but not all – victims of harassment or abuse to sue pseudoanonymously: Hawaii’s proposed Senate Bill 288, if enacted, could be invoked to combat this problem when the online harassment occurs in domestic abuse cases. The bill would permit pseudonymous papers…
Fla. justice frustrated over court records rules
Associated Press reports: State Supreme Court Justice Barbara Pariente is frustrated by the slow progress of developing privacy protection rules as Florida moves toward electronic court records. Pariente said it shouldn’t be that complicated during oral argument on the latest proposals Friday. The high court set the process in motion eight years ago. Read more…
A less than enthusiastic response to the Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma decision (updated)
In the interest of presenting different perspectives on privacy issues, I note that Kashmir Hill does not seem to share the reaction of privacy advocates who have cheered a decision by the California Supreme Court. The headline of her column, “A Ridiculous California Court Ruling: Zip Codes are Private” was my first hint that she…