Pocharapon Neammanee reports: A Colorado mother is spending weekends in jail after she refused to comply with a court’s order for two of her sons to attend therapy sessions with their father, a former police officer who has been charged with sexually and physically abusing some of their six children. Democratic state lawmakers and advocates…
Category: Court
West Virginia law enforcement sues data broker for publishing personal information online
Suzanne Smalley reports: Whitepages is the latest data broker to be sued for allegedly flouting laws barring the publication of home addresses and other personal information belonging to judges, police officers, prosecutors and others in law enforcement. A retired West Virginia police officer filed a class action lawsuit against the company late last month for publishing his…
Perspective: How To Use Geofence Warrants In A Constitutional Manner
Robert Frommer, a senior attorney at The Institute for Justice, writes: Geofence warrants are powerful tools that let law enforcement identify devices located at a specific location and time based on data users send to Google LLC and other tech companies. But left unchecked, they threaten to empower police to invade the security of millions of Americans. Thankfully,…
Texas Sues US to Invalidate Reproductive Health Privacy Rule (1)
Mary Anne Pazanowski reports: Federal privacy rules limiting when health-care providers can share abortion-related information with state officials and law enforcement should be vacated and set aside, Texas told a federal court. The provisions are contrary to the underlying statute, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which expressly recognizes state investigative authority, Texas said…