As a follow-up to a case mentioned on this site yesterday, and as BBC reports: A 14-year-old boy has won permission to challenge a police decision to publish his photograph in an investigation into street violence in Londonderry. A High Court judge ruled on Wednesday that there was an arguable case that using his image…
Category: Court
Environmental coalition sues PA Emergency Management Agency Office of Homeland Security over surveillance
From Courthouse News: Environmentalists claim the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency’s Office of Homeland Security contracted with an Institute of Terrorism Research and Response to spy on them and disseminate reports that classify them as “potential threats against critical infrastructure.” The group says the spying was revealed after the director of the state agency mistakenly sent…
Ca: Pornography charges laid in a gang-rape of teen at B.C. rave
Charges have been laid against a 16-year-old accused of taking pictures of a gang-rape at a British Columbia rave and posting them on the Internet. The teen from Maple Ridge, B.C., has been charged with distributing and producing child pornography after photos of the assault appeared on Facebook. He is expected to appear in court…
Court Backs Challenge to Galleon Wiretaps
Speaking of of personal privacy rights, Chad Bray reports on a case in the Second Circuit: A federal judge “clearly exceeded” his discretion in ordering Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam to turn over thousands of wiretapped conversations to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this year, a federal appeals court has ruled. Mr. Rajaratnam…