Joan Whitely reports: Litigation continues about the right to anonymously post disparaging comments online about a Las Vegas-based jury and prosecutor. The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada has filed an appeal of federal Judge Kent Dawson’s October decision to not examine the legality of subpoenas served last summer on the Las Vegas Review-Journal to…
Man Sues Over Leaky Baby Monitor (updated)
Kim Zetter reports: An Illinois man is suing the maker of a video baby monitor after discovering that he and his neighbor could spy on each other through the devices. Wes Denkov filed a proposed class action lawsuit on Friday against Summer Infant and Toys ‘R’ Us over the $100 Summer Infant Day and Night…
USDA: Glitch with foreign SS numbers is fixed
Holly Ramer of the Associated Press reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has corrected a problem that allowed non-U.S. individuals to obtain Social Security numbers already assigned to U.S. citizens. The problem was originally revealed earlier this year and was related to the fact that the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the…
Health insurance mandate alarms some
David G. Savage reports: Among some libertarians and conservatives, the most troubling aspect of the pending healthcare reform bills is the prospect of a federal requirement that Americans buy insurance. “What next? Can Congress order you to buy spinach?” asked Roger Pilon, director of constitutional studies at the Cato Institute. He and other defenders of…