Mike Scarcella writes: The Justice Department unlawfully recorded privileged phone calls between former Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.) and his lawyers during an insurance fraud investigation, a federal magistrate judge in Arizona ruled Thursday in recommending the recordings be suppressed. Magistrate Judge Bernardo Velasco found that prosecutors made false statements to the supervising judge regarding the…
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European Court of Justice rules on German DPA system
On March 9, 2010, the European Court of Justice ruled that the Federal Republic of Germany’s practice of “state supervision” over data protection authorities violates EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC. The case, brought by the EU Commission, is a milestone which will force Germany to change the structure of its DPA system and could have…
High court rules a homeless shelter is a home — in privacy terms
Martin Finucane reports: A homeless shelter is a person’s home, at least when it comes to privacy protections under the state and federal constitutions, the state’s highest court ruled today. The Supreme Judicial Court [of Massachusetts] ruled in the case of a juvenile who was living with his mother in a Roxbury homeless shelter in…
Palin to testify in e-mail case
CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby reports: Sarah Palin and her husband Todd will testify in the federal case against a Tennessee man who allegedly accessed Palin’s private e-mail account during the 2008 presidential race, Palin’s attorney told CNN Thursday. “Governor and Mr. Palin have been asked by the U.S. Department of Justice to testify in…