Kevin Bankston of the Electronic Frontier Foundation comments on the Obama administration’s recent filing in Shubert v. Bush. Attorney General Holder’s public statement about the reason for their position was reported here. Bankston writes: In a Court filing late Friday night, the Obama Administration attempted to dress up in new clothes its embrace of one…
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Privacy by Design: Essential for Organizational Accountability and Strong Business Practices
From the introduction to the paper (pdf): Professor Paul A. Schwartz recently wrote: “Companies are now putting internal policies in place, centered on forward looking rules of information management and training of personnel. Such policies are, at the very least, a necessary precondition for an effective accountability regime that develops a high level of privacy…
ACLU appeals ruling in Review-Journal subpoena case
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…
Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on Assertion of the State Secrets Privilege in Shubert V. Obama
“The Department of Justice asserted the state secrets privilege in a case today to protect against a disclosure of highly sensitive, classified information that would irrevocably harm the national security of this country. I authorized this significant step following a careful and thorough review process, and I did so only because I believe there is…