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Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal decision, O’Brien v. O’Brien, filed February 11, 2005, addressed the issue of a wife’s use of spyware to intercept her husband’s communications with another woman. The court affirmed the trial court’s finding that the electronic communications were illegally obtained. Related reference: 2004 Florida Statutes, Chapter 934, Security of Communications, …
As Piracy Battle Nears Supreme Court, the Messages Grow Manic Legal documents related to the case.
From the ACLU, Court Orders CIA to Comply With Request For Torture Records and the New York Times, A.C.L.U. Gains in Its Quest for C.I.A. Documents on Detainees. American Civil Liberties Union, et al., Plaintiffs, Opinion and Order Denying Application by CIA for Stay of FOIA against Obligation to Search and Review Department of Defense, …
From Internet News – Hollywood: P2P is Not About Technology: “The entertainment industry urged the U.S. Supreme Court Monday afternoon not to give the companies developing peer-to-peer (P2P) music file swapping software a “perpetual free pass” to engage in “mind-boggling” copyright infringement. In a 67-page brief filed in advance of the March 29 Supreme Court …
“Fee schedules that took effect January 1, 2005, have been posted for federal appellate and bankruptcy courts.” [Federal Judiciary Newsroom]
Washington State Court Rules: Access to Justice – “These Access to Justice Technology Principles were developed by the Access to Justice Board to assure that technology enhances rather than diminishes access to and the quality of justice for all persons in Washington State.” [See the Access to Justice Technology Bill of Rights website] Access to …
Press release: “The Legal Information Institute (LII) at Cornell University Law School is now offering free details on high-profile cases before they are argued and ruled on by the Supreme Court…the analyses of upcoming Supreme Court cases are put together by a team of Cornell Law School students…Brief summaries of key upcoming Supreme Court case …
AP reports that Judge Charles R. Wolle, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, awarded CIS Internet Services $1 billion in a case involving three companies accused of flooding the service with up to 10 million spam emails per day.
This Business Week article discusses the potential consequences of new rules on electronic discovery and records retention under consideration by the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States. These rules will have a significant impact on corporations in every sector. Particularly controversial is the proposed “safe harbor” …
The non-profit, non-partisan advocacy group Judicial Watch has posted a searchable “archive of financial disclosure reports for all Supreme Court Justices and Appellate Court federal judges. The reports which are released annually have been compiled and posted online as a public service. District Court judges will be added in January and February of 2005.” [thanks …
Chairman Powell Reacts to Supreme Court Cable Modem Decision: “High-speed Internet connections are not telephones, and Im glad the Supreme Court has agreed to review the 9th Circuit’s ruling that they are. The 9th Circuit’s decision would have grave consequences for the future and availability of high-speed Internet connections in this country. As the Commission …
From the National Center for State Courts’ 2004 Report on Trends in the State Courts, see Web Logs: Increasing Courts’ Ability to Quickly Communicate with Constituents (3 pages, PDF): “The courts’ traditional means of communicating with court users are the postal service, the organized media, fax machines, and telephones. In the past decade courts have …
