Don Butler reports: In a case with implications for online privacy and free expression, a panel of Ottawa judges is considering whether websites named in libel actions should be required to identify people who post anonymous defamatory comments. Their decision could chill whistleblowers and others who use pseudonyms to post controversial comments, say civil libertarians….
Category: Court
Federal Civil Rights Suit Brought Against UCLA, UC Regents For Copying Prof’s Hard Drive
Dennis Romero reports: A tenured professor in the Department of Radiological Sciences at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine filed a federal lawsuit last week against the school and the UC Board of Regents arguing that his civil rights were violated when university officials entered his office and copied a personal hard drive in…
‘Hacker’ mother to battle Straw
The mother of accused computer hacker Gary McKinnon is to stand against Justice Secretary Jack Straw at the General Election. Janis Sharp blames Mr Straw, who was Foreign Secretary when Britain’s current extradition treaty was agreed with the United States, for her son’s legal predicament. Mr McKinnon, 44, from London, is challenging a US bid…
Saffold v. Plain Dealer: does the case have legs?
Over on Concurring Opinions, Dan Solove provides some thoughts on the different claims made in the case where a judge is suing the Cleveland Plain Dealer. One of the points Dan raises is that the plaintiffs did not claim breach of confidentiality, which may be a missed opportunity for us all. In an article in…