Law professor Susan Brenner writes: As I’ve explained in earlier posts, the 4th Amendment protects us from “unreasonable” searches and seizures. And as I’ve noted, under the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Katz v. U.S., 389 U.S. 347 (1967), a “search” violates a reasonable expectation of privacy in a place or thing. Under Katz, you have a 4th Amendment…
Category: Court
Traffic Stop Video Puts Md.’s Wiretap Law On Trial
It’s the traffic stop that’s put Maryland’s wiretap law on trial. The motorcycle rider who videotaped his encounter with police moved to have the charges against him dismissed. Alex DeMetrick reports the outcome could put police in the public’s viewfinders. Police have cameras trained on all of us, recording everything from arrests to calls for…
Google settles Buzz privacy lawsuit (update 1)
Google Inc has settled a lawsuit alleging privacy violations in connection with its Buzz social networking service, according to a court document filed on Friday. […] To settle the proposed class action brought by a Gmail user, Google will set aside $8.5 million for attorneys fees and donations to organizations focused on Internet privacy, the…
Attorney Objects to Bizarre Seminar for Guys
Without a doubt, this has to be one of the weirdest workplace-related privacy lawsuits I have come across, even though the complaint doesn’t specifically mention privacy. Jamie Ross of Courthouse News reports: An attorney says he was forced to quit his job after a law firm docked his pay because he refused to go to…