Craig Adams reports on a case covered here previously: Buffalo Grove Trustee Lisa Stone did not expect to get the name of HipCheck16 on Wednesday, Nov. 18, despite a judge’s ruling the previous week. She was so sure it wouldn’t happen she did not go to court that day. “My lawyer and my husband are…
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Buffalo Grove trustee to get name of anonymous poster
Georgia Garvey reports: Buffalo Grove Village Trustee Lisa Stone should be told the name of the man she accuses of making defamatory online comments about her 15-year-old son, a judge ruled Monday in a case being watched for its Internet privacy implications. Cook County Circuit Judge Jeffrey Lawrence ordered that the identity of a person…
Online defamation case: the limits of free speech
John Byrne of the Chicago Tribune updates us on the online defamation case covered here a few weeks ago. The case involves a Buffalo Grove, Illinois politician, Lisa Stone, who is seeking the name of someone who allegedly defamed her teenage son in online posts. Cook County Circuit Judge Jeffrey Lawrence ordered the Daily Herald…