Tom Jackman reports: Two weeks after the Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that it was fine for police to use portable global positioning systems to track criminal suspects, the court has now decided to rehear the case, according to an order entered on Thursday. The court ruled in the case of David L. Foltz Jr., a…
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NY: Judge Grants Discovery of Private Postings on Social Media
Noeleen G. Walder reports: A plaintiff must give a defendant access to private postings from two social networking sites that could contradict claims she made in a personal injury action, a Suffolk County, N.Y., judge has ruled. Acting Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Arlen Spinner (See Profile) held that precluding defendant Steelcase Inc. from accessing Kathleen…
When Obama said he’d end DADT, he didn’t mean NOW, silly goose!
Jerry Markon reports: The Obama administration objected Thursday to immediately ending the military’s ban on openly gay service members, saying that an injunction to stop the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy might harm military readiness in a time of war. In a filing with a federal court in California, the Justice Department said that a judge…
Industry Will Benefit From Clearer Electronic Communications Privacy Law
Kashmir Hill reports: The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)– which protects electronic communications from government searches — was created in 1986 and is ripe for a makeover. The Senate Judiciary Committee discussed the need for a facelift for the Act today with attorneys from law enforcement, the Commerce Department, the tech industry, and civil rights…