Lyrissa Lidsky provides additional analysis of a court opinion discussed previously on this blog: A new case from the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals pits the public interest in open and “transparent” legal proceedings against plaintiffs’ rights to proceed anonymously when they fear retaliation. This case, Doe v. Kamehameha Schools, 596 F.3d 1036 (9th Cir. 2010), is unusual…
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Geist: Canadian courts set high bar for privacy damage awards
Michael Geist discusses two recent cases in Canada, where it seems that citizens have problems similar to what Americans experience in trying to secure damage awards for privacy violations: When privacy violations occur, the first reaction for many victims is to search for a way to stop the offending conduct. The second response may be…
Colorado Lawyer Files Injunction Against Janet Napolitano and TSA
Chris of InformationLiberation reports that Colorado lawyer, Gary Fielder, has filed for a permanent restraining order in federal district court against Janet Napolitano, John Pistole, the Department of Homeland Security and the TSA: Attorney Fielder made headlines earlier this year when he refused to go through a naked body scanner installed at a Colorado courthouse….
Did courthouse personnel leak sensitive personal info in Gibson custody case?
I seem to have missed this one, but Alan Duke reported a leak involving sensitive files in the Mel Gibson custody case. Not that I particularly care about Gibson or the case, but if the documents were leaked from courthouse personnel, that’s really of concern: The judge overseeing the Mel Gibson child custody case ordered…