Although L.A. Times reporter David G. Savage thought things didn’t go well for Caltech scientists in the Supreme Court today, Lyle Denniston offers a different perspective on how oral arguments went in the background check privacy case where the government is the employer: Two perceptions emerged with clarity Tuesday from a complex Supreme Court argument…
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Justices skeptical of Caltech scientists’ privacy claims
David G. Savage reports that the Supreme Court didn’t seem too favorable to the arguments by Cal Tech scientists’ lawyers in the case that looks at the government’s use of background checks and “informational privacy:” The Supreme Court gave a skeptical hearing Tuesday to 28 Caltech scientists who are challenging the government’s use of background…
SCOTUS argument preview: Personal privacy
Lyle Denniston discusses the National Aeronautics and Space Administration v. Nelson case that is scheduled for oral argument on Tuesday. The Supreme Court will explore the concept of “informational privacy” — that is, protection of private and personal facts about an individual — in the context of government background checks. The case of National Aeronautics…