Bob Egelko reports: After years of wrangling over legal procedures, the lawyer for a defunct Islamic charity laid out his case Wednesday that former President George W. Bush’s secret wiretapping program was illegal – an argument that an Obama administration attorney refused to discuss. “May the president of the United States break the law in…
Category: Court
Former Assistant District Attorney pleads guilty to unauthorized access to information by use of a computer
A former Jefferson Parish Assistant District Attorney pled guilty in federal court today to unauthorized access to information by use of computer. According to the factual basis (pdf) filed, after a near accident on I-10 near Gulfport, Mississippi, Perry Booth IV copied the license plate number of the other car. When he was unable to…
Google Book Search: Motion to Adjourn the Fairness Hearing
From The Laboratorium: The author and publisher plaintiffs filed a motion to adjourn the fairness hearing, together with a short supporting memorandum. Google does not oppose the motion. The executive summary: The parties are renegotiating the settlement (with each other and the DOJ). The issues are too complex to present a revised settlement by October…
Boston Globe’s Mass Mailer Faces Class Action
Sean Kelly reports: The Boston Globe’s junk mail division bought drivers’ personal information from the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, an unhappy ad recipient says in a federal class action. The man claims that Globe Direct, the direct mail unit of Boston Globe Media, violated the Drivers Privacy Protection Act. […] Downing’s complaint does not…