Nancy Ngo reports: A judge has ruled the Minnesota Department of Human Rights violated the privacy of an Anoka-Hennepin school district teacher accused of making comments about a student’s perceived homosexuality by releasing the instructor’s name. Ramsey County District Judge Dale Lindman ruled late last week in favor of the teacher, Diane Cleveland, on two…
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Burnsville man charged with taking hundreds of secret photos of girls
Joy Powell reports: A Burnsville man is suspected of taking hundreds of photos of unwitting girls’ inner thighs and panties at public libraries, parks, the Minnesota Zoo and in his neighborhood, court documents say. Dean K. Lindo, 38, is charged with five counts of “interference with privacy,” a felony, for allegedly holding a camera and…
AOL Suffers Blow In Lingering ‘Data Valdez’ Case
Wendy Davis: A federal judge presiding over the “Data Valdez” lawsuit has ruled that AOL members may pursue their attempt to force the company to destroy records about users’ searches. U.S. District Court Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong in Oakland, Calif. ruled recently that the consumers’ allegations — including the assertions that AOL “engages in a…
N.B. newspaper ordered to name commenter
A New Brunswick judge has ordered a Moncton newspaper to reveal the identity of an anonymous commenter after the person’s online post was considered defamatory by its target. The court order is a part of a growing trend of judges siding with complainants and forcing media companies to turn over the names of people commenting…