Gabriel Baird of the Plain Dealer has more on the “lawmiss” commenter associated with a courthouse computer used by Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold: The cleveland.com username “lawmiss” gained national attention in March after The Plain Dealer reported it had links to Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold and had commented on cases before Saffold, including that of…
Category: Court
Susan Boyle sues brothers for breach of privacy.
Allison Cameron reports: Tensions are rising among the once-close Boyle family after singing sensation Susan launched legal action against two of her brothers. The star is suing Gerry and John Boyle for breach of privacy following an interview they gave expressing concerns for her wellbeing. Susan, 49, is said to be hurt that her relatives…
Watchdog Web site is news organization – court (updated)
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…
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…