From EPIC.org: The New Jersey Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on September 14, 2010 in the case of G.D. v. Kenny. In G.D. v. Kenny a lower court dismissed a privacy claim involving publication of information about a prior criminal act, even though the state had issued an expungement order. EPIC has filed a “friend of the…
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ACLU: Students Have a Right to Keep Cell Information Private
From ACLU’s blog: …. it’s an unfortunate fact that many school districts wrongly believe that if a student is in trouble for a minor offense, they have the right to conduct a fishing expedition in order to find evidence of other wrongdoing. Regardless of whether or not a student is permitted to have a phone…
IRS e-mail snoop’s wiretap conviction upheld
Bruce Vielmetti reports on the decision referred to in an earlier blog entry here today: David Szymuszkiewicz of Cudahy worked for the IRS in Racine. When his driver’s license was suspended over a drunken driving violaton in 2003, the veteran revenue officer worried he might lose his job. So he set his supervisor’s e-mail to forward all her e-mails…
The Perils of Interpreting Statutes With Multiple Remedial Schemes: A Comment on the Dicta in United States v. Szymuszkiewicz
You might want to wait until you’ve had your second cup of coffee before tackling this one, but Orin Kerr has an interesting blog post over on The Volokh Conspiracy that deals with how courts interpret (or misinterpret, in his opinion) statutes that have both criminal and civil components. Here’s a snippet: To understand the…