Jason Stein reports: The public would have greater access to records on the doctors, pharmacists and psychologists licensed by the state to care for them, under a bill before the Legislature. From nurses to social workers, the state Department of Regulation and Licensing doesn’t routinely do criminal background checks when it licenses most state professionals….
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NH:In appeal, attorney argues LaBarre privacy was violated
Kathy McCormack of Associated Press reports: An attorney for a woman convicted of killing two boyfriends on her horse farm appealed her case to the New Hampshire Supreme Court yesterday, saying a lower court should have suppressed evidence gathered from police searches of her property. Attorney David Rothstein argued police violated Sheila LaBarre’s privacy by…
UPDATE – EPIC Sues Dept. of Homeland Security, Demands Additional Documents About Airport Body Scanners
From EPIC.org: EPIC has filed a second FOIA lawsuit, demanding the release of the full resolution images captured by airport “digital strip search” machines. EPIC’s suit against the Department of Homeland Security also seeks records detailing air traveler complaints and security breaches that may have exposed data to unauthorized individuals. The TSA has called for mandatory use of the body scanners…
Police fight cellphone recordings
Daniel Rowinski reports: Simon Glik, a lawyer, was walking down Tremont Street in Boston when he saw three police officers struggling to extract a plastic bag from a teenager’s mouth. Thinking their force seemed excessive for a drug arrest, Glik pulled out his cellphone and began recording. Within minutes, Glik said, he was in handcuffs….