Joan Whitely reports: Litigation continues about the right to anonymously post disparaging comments online about a Las Vegas-based jury and prosecutor. The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada has filed an appeal of federal Judge Kent Dawson’s October decision to not examine the legality of subpoenas served last summer on the Las Vegas Review-Journal to…
Category: Court
Man Sues Over Leaky Baby Monitor (updated)
Kim Zetter reports: An Illinois man is suing the maker of a video baby monitor after discovering that he and his neighbor could spy on each other through the devices. Wes Denkov filed a proposed class action lawsuit on Friday against Summer Infant and Toys ‘R’ Us over the $100 Summer Infant Day and Night…
Student Blogger Case Shows That Online Anonymity Isn’t Guaranteed
Butler University has dropped its libel lawsuit against a student that criticized university administration in an anonymous blog, but not before it was able to obtain the identity of the student. It will continue to pursue its own disciplinary proceedings against the student, junior Jess Zimmerman. Dan Altman, Zimmerman’s lawyer, said that the university filed…
Case dropped in cop snooping
The Associated Press reports that a prosecutor has dropped a case against Bruce Callarik. Callarik’s case was connected to two Ohio police chiefs who were accused of snooping on the woman who bore twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick. The prosecutor reportedly hopes to get Callarik to testify in the other men’s upcoming…