Matthew Heller describes a lawsuit that he seems to think should fail on First Amendment grounds. What do you think? A new publication in Lincoln, Neb., milks mug shots for humor. But a teenager whose arrest photo appeared in Cuffed doesn’t see the funny side of it and has sued the publisher for misappropriating his…
Category: U.S.
US tries to soothe EU privacy worries
Aoife White reports: A U.S. official said Thursday that Europeans are wrong to believe that they have few rights to see what information the U.S. government holds on them — a misperception that is holding up a key counterterrorism program. […] Parliamentarians have also demanded more safeguards from the U.S. They also complain that U.S….
Maine Bill Would Restrict Birth, Marriage Records
Glenn Adams of the Associated Press reports: Maine lawmakers heard arguments Wednesday for a bill that would restrict the release of birth and marriage records as a way to combat fraud and identity theft. Christine Zukas-Lessard, deputy director of the state Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told the Health and Human Services Committee that…
Kerr: Fourth Amendment Seizures of Computer Data
Orin Kerr’s article, “Fourth Amendment Seizures of Computer Data,” is in the Yale Law Journal, 119:700 2010, and is available online. Here is the abstract: What does it mean to “seize” computer data for Fourth Amendment purposes? Does copying data amount to a seizure, and if so, when? This Article argues that copying data “seizes”…