Police breached the privacy of a 14-year-old boy by publishing his photograph as part of their investigation into street violence in Derry, the High Court heard today. Lawyers for the teenager claimed his image appeared in newspapers and leaflets in a flawed and irrational “naming and shaming” tactic. The family of the boy, who cannot…
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Cyberbullying: N.Y. State Court Rejects Online Harassment Claim
Stephen M. Kramarsky writes: Sticks and stones may break bones, but words never hurt. Or do they? Laws and ordinances passed in a number of cities and states across the country — and in a bill now under consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives — treat harsh words on the internet quite differently from…
Shock: TN judge dismisses lawsuit against police despite lack of probable cause
Brian Eason reports: A District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the city that accused the Clarksville Police Department of conducting an illegal search and seizure during a planned drug bust in 2009. Police officers broke into a couple’s house in November 2009 while acting on a warrant to arrest a suspected drug dealer….
UK: Public figure joins footballers in getting ‘super-injunction’ over sex life
Martin Beckford reports: A high-profile public figure has been granted a “super-injunction” to prevent publication of claims by a woman who was trying to blackmail him over his sex life. The man obtained a High Court ruling stating that his name and details of his alleged relationship with the woman should not be published, nor…