The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued its opinion affirming the lower court’s denial of qualified immunity to a police officer who used a taser against a motorist during a routine traffic stop. From the opinion in Bryan v. McPherson: Early one morning in the summer of 2005, Officer Brian McPherson deployed…
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Oregon drivers file lawsuit against purchasers of state database
Via Courthouse News: Some Oregon drivers have filed a class action lawsuit against Direct Response Media Group and others who they claim purchased their drivers’ records in violation of Driver Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. §2721. The defendants in the case are Direct Response Media Group dba Direct Aman Enterprises, Archways Systems, Bilyeu-Miller Insurance, Commercial…
Ca: Information and Privacy Cases of the Year
Dan Michaluk writes: I’ve always loved year-end lists. Here’s a Canada-centric top ten “information management and privacy cases” list for 2009. Endorsement and criticism invited! #1 Grant v. Torstar. The Supreme Court of Canada recognizes a new defamation defence – the “responsible communication on matters of public interest” defence. Truly novel and highly relevant. Is…
Vanessa Hudgens sues site over nude pics– but not as a privacy violation
TMZ reports: Vanessa Hudgens is determined to teach a website an elementary lesson — nude self-portraits are meant for self, not others. [Actually, the elementary lesson is that if you take nude pics with a cellphone, don’t be surprised if they wind up on the Internet — Dissent.] Vanessa is suing the owners of www.moejackson.com,…