How many times will the courts bend over for TSA at our expense? EPIC reports: The Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit has issued a ruling on EPIC’s recent petition regarding the controversial body scanner program. EPIC had urged the court to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to begin a public comment process or suspend the program….
Category: U.S.
Case highlights differing laws protecting education records
Adam B. Sullivan has a report in the Iowa City Press-Citizen that shows how confusing it can be to determine when a student’s educational records can be disclosed. University of Iowa leaders are standing by their decision to release grades, test scores and other personal information about an alleged criminal while one of the school’s…
EPIC Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Review of Wiretapping Programs
From EPIC: Today EPIC filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court in Clapper v. Amnesty International USA, a case challenging the interception of communications of US persons under foreign intelligence surveillance laws. This case presents the issue of constitutional “standing,” whether the journalists and human rights organizations who brought he lawsuit can establish an imminent…
Maine likely to consider cell phone location law that mandates companies provide info in an emergency
Mal Leary reports: A law that requires cellphone providers to give law enforcement agencies the location of a person’s cellhone in an emergency is expected to be considered in Maine next year. Eight states have adopted a version of the law, known as Kelsey’s Law. “I fully expect we will see some version of it…