Norman Oder of Library Journal reports: In a flurry of comments filed with the federal court New York overseeing the proposed Google Book Search settlement, library groups have stepped up their criticism, joined by several industry heavyweights. On the other side, a variety of supporters have emerged, notably smaller academic institutions that believe that the…
AZ court: DUI blood test requires warrant or consent
The Associated Press reports an Arizona court ruling that authorities must either obtain a search warrant to conduct a blood test of a DUI suspect or obtain the suspect’s clear consent to having blood drawn. Simply not objecting to the blood test is not sufficient. According to the AP, the Court of Appeals sent the…
Should public housing residents be drug tested?
I had met Shirley Newsome a couple of times before she got up and spoke at the public comment hearing Tuesday evening. It wasn’t a surprise to me that she was there. Shirley Newsome is the definition of being involved in her community, and the hearing allowed people to comment on a new plan for…
US FTC may pick privacy expert, Obama ally-sources
Diane Bartz of Reuters reports that Julie Brill, North Carolina’s senior deputy attorney general and chief of consumer protection is being considered to fill a vacant commission seat at the FTC, “according to antitrust sources with knowledge of the administration’s thinking.” According to Reuters: Brill previously worked in the Vermont Attorney General’s consumer protection and…