The Associated Press had a story earlier this week that I just came across on a court decision out of New Hampshire. In a nutshell, the case involved a watchdog site, Implode-Explode Heavy Industries, Inc. (Implode), that uploaded a confidential document about a mortgage company, Mortgage Specialists, Inc., and an anonymous comment made on the…
Category: Court
Canada’s Supreme Court rejects media immunity
Shannon Kari reports: Freedom of expression guarantees in the Charter of Rights do not extend to an absolute right for the media to protect confidential sources, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday. The court, in an 8-1 decision, ruled against the National Post and ordered it to turn over an allegedly forged document and…
L. Merion won’t block feds in Web-cam case
John P. Martin reports: One investigation into the Lower Merion School District’s laptop fiasco is done. But as the district tries to move on, another probe churns. Lawyers for the district, some Lower Merion parents, and the Harriton High School sophomore whose lawsuit spotlighted the school system’s use of Web-camera monitoring said Wednesday that they…
Judge nixes media request for iPhone warrant
Declan McCullagh reports: A San Mateo County judge on Thursday refused to consider a request by media organizations to learn the justification police used to search a Gizmodo editor’s home for information about the sale of a possible iPhone prototype. Judge Stephen Hall rejected the group’s request for a hearing on Thursday, instead assigning it…