David Fraser blogs about a recent decision in Canada of interest: A long-time friend of this blog just recently sent me a link to a new decision from the British Columbia Supreme Court (R. v. Pickton, 2010 BCSC 1198 ), in which the Court was asked to issue a publication ban to protect the identity…
Category: Court
Ie: Red Cross blogger reveals identity
Charlie Taylor reports: An Irish Red Cross (IRC) employee, who was the focus of a recent High Court action after anonymously publishing online confidential information about the charity, has outed himself on his blog. Noel Wardick, head of the international department with the IRC, set up a blog last December in which he outlined widespread…
Sexy Russian spy to be sued for posting racy pics on Facebook
The sexy Russian spy, Anna Chapman, who was kicked out of the United States for leaking secrets, will be sued for posting racy pictures of herself on her Facebook page. Chapman will face a lawsuit for posting racy photos from a magazine shoot on her Facebook page last week, which were then published by other…
Bradley search faces legal test
Dan Shortridge reports: When state police searched Earl B. Bradley’s office complex in December, they found what appeared to be unimpeachable evidence — video files reportedly showing the pediatrician sexually abusing or raping his child patients. But his defense team claims police didn’t have permission to search the building where the evidence was found, and…