The trial starts this morning for Prince George City Councillor Brian Skakun, who is accused of breaching the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Skakun is accused of leaking a confidential report about the relationship between a former Officer in Charge of the local RCMP detachment and civilian staff members. The report ended…
Category: Court
Judge orders Joe Miller’s Fairbanks borough personnel records to be released
Some public employees’ workplace issues are still shielded from the public by employee privacy rights, but when you’re running for office, don’t be surprised when the press starts suing to get your records. Jeff Richardson of the Daily News-Miner reports: A Superior Court judge ruled on Saturday that most of the Fairbanks North Star Borough…
Re-visiting issues of victims’ rights to privacy
I usually send up a red flag when I see the word “Balance” in any discussion of privacy rights, as privacy usually loses when it’s balanced against something else. Two items in the media this week relate to balancing the privacy rights of victims against the public’s need to know or right to know. In…
Treasurer’s daughter, Marshall University settle FERPA breach lawsuit
Following up on a privacy lawsuit filed several months ago, Phil Kabler reports: Marshall University has reached a tentative settlement with a daughter of state Treasurer John Perdue, over a lawsuit contending that the school violated privacy laws by releasing confidential information regarding her coursework. Attorneys for Emily Perdue have agreed to voluntarily dismiss the…