Lauren McGaughy reports: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered state agencies to investigate reports of transgender kids receiving gender-affirming care as “child abuse,” but it’s unclear what immediate effect the directive will have on kids, teachers, doctors and parents. In a letter to the Department of Family and Protective Services sent Tuesday, Abbott said the agency “is responsible for…
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Fourthamendment.com 19 years old today
I occasionally forget my own sites’ birthdays, but let me take a moment to wish FourthAmendment.com a very happy 19th birthday. That site, which is a supplement to Search and Seizure, 5th Edition, is a wonderful resource on search and seizure cases. Thank you, John Wesley Hall, Jr, for making it freely available.
Illinois Privacy Act Trumped by Federal Labor Law, Judge Rules
Samantha Hawkins reports: Chicago’s Roosevelt University prevailed in a privacy suit brought by a labor union over its use of biometric hand scans, with an Illinois appeals court justice ruling that a federal labor law trumped the state’s privacy law. The case was brought by William Walton, an employee in Roosevelt’s campus safety department, who…
NWMSU student charged for invasion of privacy
Nick Ingram reports: A Northwest Missouri State University student has been charged after allegedly filming students without their consent. According to court documents, Logan D. Fainter was charged with felony invasion of privacy after two victims reported that a cell phone was pointed at them while they were in the shower on on the third…