Edvard Pettersson reports: A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Monday mostly rejected a challenge to an Idaho law that makes it a crime for an adult to assist a minor in obtaining an abortion or abortion medication in another state without their parent’s consent. In a split decision, the appellate panel reversed a trial judge’s…
Category: Court
Litigation Under Wiretap Law and What Website Owners Need to Know
Jason C. Gavejian and Joseph J. Lazzarotti of JacksonLewis write: Massachusetts’ highest court recently issued an opinion that delves into the complex intersection of privacy law and modern technology. The case centers around whether the collection and transmission of users’ web browsing activities to third parties without their consent constitutes a violation of the Massachusetts…
UK: Institutional abuse victims awarded £30,000 after data breach
BBC reports: Three victims of historical institutional abuse (HIA) in Northern Ireland who were exposed in a major data breach are each to receive £30,000 in damages, the High Court heard on Wednesday. The settlements were announced in claims against the body, which was set up to champion their cause, and The Executive Office. Proceedings were…
Crypto Privacy Scores Big Legal Win
Alex Dovbnya reports: The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled against the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), siding with six plaintiffs-appellants. The court determined that immutable smart contract protocols are not “property” subject to sanctions “because they are not capable of being owned” and struck down OFAC’s…