Amanda Pinto reports: In what may be the first lawsuit of its kind in the state, a Rhode Island man is suing the town because he was listed in an online arrest log when he was 17 years old, which is not permitted by law. The plantiff, now 18, is identified in the suit as…
UK: When does a hobby become an employment issue?
Grania Langdon-Down reports: A senior military analyst with the New York-based Human Rights Watch has been suspended while the organisation investigates his internet postings about his hobby of collecting Nazi and other war memorabilia. Tom Porteous, the London director of Human Rights Watch, says that the group is looking at Marc Garlasco’s blogs to see…
State v. Drahota Oral Argument
Eugene Volokh writes: Those of you who have been following this free speech / cyberspace law case — which I’m litigating pro bono — can now see starting the video of yesterday’s oral argument before the Nebraska Supreme Court. My opening argument starts at about 39:00, and lasts for about five minutes; it’s followed by…
UK: Police told to tone down naming and shaming… to spare criminals’ families
Rebecca Camber reports: Police should consider the feelings of criminals’ families before they name and shame online. In a move critics say puts the privacy of criminals before public protection, forces have been told they must remove details of crimes from their websites after a month. Criminals’ personal details and their offence should be routinely…