Mary Beth Faller reports: A federal judge has dismissed claims filed by two former Fountain Hills High School students against the school district, sending the case back to Maricopa County Superior Court. On Dec. 17, U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow ruled he had no jurisdiction in the lawsuit filed by Marguerite T.M. Green and…
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Ca: Privacy year in review (2010): Caselaw
Pointer: David Fraser provides a round-up of significant Canadian privacy cases in 2010 on his blog.
PA: Women Say Salon Filmed Them Naked
Lisa Coston reports: Two women claim they were surreptitiously photographed naked at a tanning salon, and their nude photos posted on “numerous pornographic websites.” The women sued Sunkissed Tanning and Spa and its owner in Westmoreland County Court. In separate but identical complaints, both women say they were longtime customers of the tanning spa in…
Police-Created Exigent Circumstances in Kentucky v. King
Orin Kerr writes: Next week, the Supreme Court will be hearing oral argument in Kentucky v. King, a potentially significant case on the exigent circumstances exception to the Fourth Amendment. The exigent circumstances exception is a longstanding exception to the warrant requirement, but the Supreme Court has carefully avoided saying what the actual test is…