Orin Kerr writes: The Reply Brief in the Court’s only major Fourth Amendment case this term, the text-messaging case City of Ontario v. Quon, has now been filed and is available here. Here are a few thoughts on it. (1) The parties focus significant attention on the Stored Communications Act, somewhat to my surprise. The Stored…
Category: Workplace
Where is the Fourth Amendment docket?
Orin Kerr writes: Next Monday, the Court will hear oral argument in City of Ontario v. Quon, a Fourth Amendment case on employee rights in text messages. Notably, Quon is one of only two Fourth Amendment cases to be decided this Term. And the other Fourth Amendment case, Michigan v. Fisher, was at best…
Federal Civil Rights Suit Brought Against UCLA, UC Regents For Copying Prof’s Hard Drive
Dennis Romero reports: A tenured professor in the Department of Radiological Sciences at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine filed a federal lawsuit last week against the school and the UC Board of Regents arguing that his civil rights were violated when university officials entered his office and copied a personal hard drive in…
OK Judge Prevents Release of State Worker Birth Dates
A judge has granted a temporary restraining order that prohibits the state’s personnel office from releasing the birth dates of state employees. Oklahoma County District Judge Bryan Dixon approved the order on Friday. The Oklahoma Public Employees Association sought the restraining order to prevent the Office of Personnel Management from releasing the birth dates of…