James Hutchinson reports: Greens senator, Scott Ludlam, will propose a Senate inquiry’s report into data retention and online privacy be delayed when Parliament next sits. The inquiry into the “adequacy of protections for the privacy of Australians online”, headed by the Senate standing committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, was initially proposed by Ludlam during…
Category: Laws
Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should
Law Professor Michael Scott writes: When I was growing up, my dad always told me that “just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should.” Just because you can climb that tall tree, doesn’t mean you should. Just because you can ride your bike on that busy street, doesn’t mean you should. It was…
IL: Palatine man sues village because parking ticket reveals personal info
Kimberly Pohl reports: Jason Senne doesn’t dispute that he illegally parked overnight in Palatine, but the contents of the citation he received are an entirely different story. The Palatine man is suing the village for listing personal information on his Aug. 20 ticket – visible for five hours on his parked Acura in the area…
Federal appeals court allows habeas challenge to deportation despite REAL ID Act
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision Friday allowing two people to file habeas corpus petitions against removal orders from the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) despite provisions of the REAL ID Act removing jurisdiction from federal courts to hear such claims when they are late. Read more on JURIST.