In a major blow to investigating agencies, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held unconstitutional and violation of the ‘right to privacy’ the use of narco analysis, brain-mapping and polygraph tests on accused, suspects and witnesses without their consent. A three-Judge Bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justices R.V. Raveendran and J.M. Panchal, in a…
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“Real World” contestant sues for $5 million
Eriq Gardner reports: A woman who appeared on a recent episode of MTV’s “The Real World” is suing producers for $5 million, claiming she was given 8 to 10 alcoholic beverages and ridiculed when she refused to have sex with one of the show’s cast members. The lawsuit, filed by Golzar Amirmotazedi against Viacom, MTV…
Media want Gizmodo court records in iPhone probe
Declan McCullagh and Greg Sandoval report: The justifications police gave for searching the home of a Gizmodo editor in the criminal investigation of an iPhone prototype should be public, CNET is preparing to tell a judge this week. A group that also includes the California-based First Amendment Coalition and prominent news organizations is drafting a…
Judge Strikes Down Florida’s Police Privacy Law
Julie Montanaro reports that a case involving publication of home addresses of police officers (previously covered on PogoWasRight.org here) has been decided: A federal judge has struck down a Florida law as unconstitutional and word is spreading quickly among law enforcement officers today. That law prohibited anyone from publishing an officer’s home address and phone…