Continuing its investigation into how sub-par applicants with personal connections were admitted to the University of Illinois, the Chicago Tribune is suing the school demanding the applicants grade-point averages and standardized tests scores. In a lawsuit filed in Sangamon County, Ill., Circuit Court, the Tribune is demanding the U of I immediately fulfill its request…
MS: Teacher Snooped on Facebook, Student Says
From Courthouse News: A high school teacher asked for the password to a student’s Facebook page, and then circulated information from the page to other teachers and school administrators to embarrass, punish and humiliate the girl for a discussion she had had with another student through the site, the girl’s parents say in a constitutional…
No Fourth Amendment right to be presented with a search warrant at the time the search starts
From FourthAmendment.com: there is no Fourth Amendment or state right in Ohio to be presented with a search warrant at the time the search starts: There is no federal or constitutional right to be presented with a search warrant at the time the search begins. Here, the officers who obtained the warrant called ahead to…
FTC Testifies on Efforts to Combat Identity Theft
The Federal Trade Commission today described its comprehensive efforts to combat identity theft before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The FTC also recommended legislative remedies to enhance the effectiveness of these efforts. The testimony presented by Betsy Broder, Assistant Director of…