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From EFF: “Today the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals made a crucial decision (PDF, 26 pages) in support of technology innovators by declaring that distributors of the peer-to-peer software Grokster and Morpheus cannot be held liable for the infringing activities of their users.”
The different standards applied to the dissemination of court filings and to the disclosure of financial data on judges is a topic of interest to legal researchers.
From the New York Times: The Year Rehnquist May Have Lost His Court ACLU Summary of the 2003 Supreme Court Term: Major Civil Liberties Decisions (24 pages, PDF) Supremes Tackle Some Issues, Punt Others
From Declan McCullagh: “A federal appeals court dismissed a case against an e-mail provider who allegedly violated federal wiretapping laws by reading messages meant for customers, a decision (53 pages, PDF) critics say could make it easier for police to seek permission to tap Net phone calls.” From EFF, Online Privacy “Eviscerated” by First Circuit …
From ZDNet: “A federal court in California has turned down a request to stop SpamCop from keeping tabs on mass e-mailer OptInRealBig, saying the blocklist operator is protected under the Communications Decency Act.” Order from U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, OptInRealBig.com, LLC v. IronPort Systems, Inc. (20 pages, PDF).
In a 5-4 decision today (Ashcroft v. ACLU), the Supreme Court held that “The Third Circuit was correct to affirm the District Court’s ruling that enforcement of COPA (Pub. Law 105-277) should be enjoined because the statute likely violates the First Amendment.” For additional documentation and commentary on this case, see the following references: Ashcroft …
Press release from National Security Archive: “The United States Supreme Court today remanded to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals a case concerning the application of a federal open government law to the Energy Task Force chaired by Vice President Cheney in 2001.” From the National Resources Defense Council, The Cheney Energy Task Force – …
As a follow-up to my recent posting, Baltimore Circuit Ct. Institutes WiFi Access, this news from “across the pond” of WiFi hotspots now available at the Royal Courts of Justice (UK).
This article details the procedures related to mandatory e-filing for the United States District Court, Massachusetts, effective October 1. For reference, see the PACER Service Center.
From the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, this news of a 2nd Circuit decision (33 pages, PDF) released on June 8, that in part concluded: “We hold that the public and press enjoy a qualified First Amendment right of access to docket sheets. We also hold that the defendant court administrators have the …
Baltimore courthouses join wireless age. See also this press release, which states “the Baltimore City State’s Attorneys Office has joined with the Baltimore City Circuit Court to provide a wireless Internet subscription service to attorneys and courthouse visitors.”
From the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, 2003 Wiretap Report (For the Period January 1 Through December 31, 2003) [EPIC]
