Ron Dzwonkowski reports: In one of the last acts of its short-lived Democratic majority, the Michigan Supreme Court did some potential damage to the public’s right to know, in a ruling about the privacy of what public employees do on public time with publicly provided communications systems. The court ought to reconsider this decision before…
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UK: MP backs controversial approach of asking everyone to provide DNA sample in high-profile murder case
A MP has backed calls for the DNA screening of all men in Bristol as part of the hunt for the murderer of Jo Yeates. Miss Yeates’ body was found at the roadside on Christmas Day eight days after she was reported missing. Bristol East Labour MP Kerry McCarthy said if police thought the exercise…
Confusion, FUD, or fundraising on the 2703(d) trail?
How many Twitter followers does it take to make sense of a court order? As noted yesterday, Twitter received a court order under Title 18 § 2703, the Stored Communications Act, to provide information on the accounts of some people associated with WikiLeaks. Rather than just comply with the 2703(d) order, which Twitter certainly had the option…
CT Supreme Court dismisses school drug sweeps case
The Associated Press reports: Connecticut’s Supreme Court has dismissed a couple’s lawsuit over a random sweep with a drug-sniffing dog in their daughter’s high school, letting stand a lower court ruling that says the practice is legal. But the justices never had a chance to address the core questions about students’ constitutional protections and whether…