Andrew Blankstein reports: California corrections officials this week stopped enforcing portions of Jessica’s Law in Los Angeles County after a judge ruled that the 2006 statute restricting how close sex offenders can live to parks or schools is unconstitutional. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Peter Espinoza concluded that the controversial measure left sex offenders…
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DHS Big Brother Records Exempt From the Privacy Act
[Federal Register: November 4, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 213)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 67909-67910] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr04no10-1] [[Page 67909]] DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of the Secretary 6 CFR Part 5 [Docket No. DHS-2010-0082] Privacy Act of 1974: Implementation of Exemptions; Department of Homeland Security Office of the…
Did the Colorado Supreme Court minimize the seriousness of using another’s SSN? ITRC says ‘yes.’
There was a court decision in Colorado recently that I didn’t cover on this site because the decision supposedly wouldn’t have much impact going forward in light of a new law that had gone into effect. The case involved a man who used his own name, address, and details to apply for a loan,…
Michael Roberts, Express Jet Pilot, For President in 2012
Bob Barr writes: For the past year, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and its parent, the Department of Homeland Security, along with Members of Congress from both parties and the Obama Administration, have been demanding Americans give up our basic civil liberties and our fundamental right to privacy, by submitting to a full-body scan —…