From Legal Blog Watch: The story of the ill-fated lawsuit against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen by his ex-girlfriend, who claimed he defamed her in one of his “Da Ali G Show” interviews, was already pretty interesting by itself. No stranger to the legal troubles that go hand-in-hand with his particular style of film-making, Cohen won…
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OK Judge Prevents Release of State Worker Birth Dates
A judge has granted a temporary restraining order that prohibits the state’s personnel office from releasing the birth dates of state employees. Oklahoma County District Judge Bryan Dixon approved the order on Friday. The Oklahoma Public Employees Association sought the restraining order to prevent the Office of Personnel Management from releasing the birth dates of…
Case against four AMU officials for breach of privacy
A court here Friday ordered a case to be registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against four Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) officials and two journalists for breaching the privacy of a gay varsity teacher S.R. Siras, officials said. Siras, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances Wednesday, had moved the chief…
2 couples planning to share frozen embryos sue each other to secure custody
Two couples in Missouri and California that had hoped to share frozen embryos to create an unusual extended family, instead traded lawsuits Thursday in a legal battle that tests the bounds of child custody law. Both couples are suing the other for control of two frozen embryos currently stored in a California fertility clinic. Their…