Matthew Heller writes about how some lawsuits may chill people’s ability to use their own experiences as the basis for creative works: The case of a woman who claims she is the real-life model for the character of a prostitute in a movie is one of three lawsuits filed last month which would punish writers…
Category: Court
No DUI Blood Tests Without a Warrant in Arizona
Dave Sheffield writes: About a week ago, the Supreme Court of Arizona issued its decision in the case of Carrillo v. Houser, No. CV-09-0285-PR (Ariz. 2010), which presented a dispute about Arizona’s implied consent law. The State contended that the consent that the law implied extended to a warrantless chemical alcohol test unless the person…
Facebook Sued Again Over Allegedly Leaking Information To Advertisers
Wendy Davis reports: Facebook was hit with another lawsuit this week alleging that it improperly shared users’ personal information with advertisers. This case, the third such lawsuit in as many weeks, was filed in federal district court in Rhode Island by North Providence Facebook user Wendy Marfeo, who is seeking class-action status. As in the…
Ie: May newspapers publish the whereabouts of released rapists? Murray v. Newsgroup Newspapers interlocutory decision handed down
TJ McIntyre blogs: The High Court (Irvine J.) today gave an interlocutory judgment in the important case of convicted rapist Michael Murray who is seeking to restrain newspapers from publishing his photograph or details of his whereabouts. The case follows extensive publicity given to him post-release (e.g.) which he claims is threatening his safety and…