Mark Hansen writes: At his trial last year on federal kidnapping and conspiracy charges, prosecutors sought to introduce cell tower evidence purporting to show that calls placed from defendant Antonio Evans’ cellphone could have come from his aunt’s house, where the victim was thought to have been held for ransom. That’s not unusual. Hardly a…
Category: U.S.
Unprecedented e-mail privacy bill sent to Texas governor’s desk
I was so intrigued reading this bill yesterday that I forgot to blog about it, it seems. Cyrus Farivar reports: Assuming that Texas Governor Rick Perry does not veto it, the Lone Star State appears set to enact the nation’s strongest e-mail privacy bill. The proposed legislation requires state law enforcement agencies to get a warrant…
Warning lands Batavia teacher in hot water (CORRECTED)
CORRECTION: This appears to be Batavia, Illinois, not the Batavia in New York. Susan Sarkauskas reports on a case in Batavia, New York that raises some important questions: A Batavia High School teacher’s fans are rallying to support him as he faces possible discipline for advising students of their Constitutional rights before taking a school…
Harvard Dean Steps Down Over Search of Faculty Email
Actions have consequences. The Atlantic Wire reports that the Harvard Dean involved in the controversial search of some faculty’s emails is stepping down, presumably because of the incident.