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EPIC Urges Senate to Explore Kagan's Views on Privacy

In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, EPIC has asked Senators to examine the views of the Supreme Court nominee on privacy and related issues. Noting that the Court increasingly confronts cases concerning the Fourth Amendment and privacy, EPIC...

Supreme Court Permits Disclosure of Petitioner Signatures

The Supreme Court has held in Doe v. Reed that, as a general matter, the state's interest in ensuring election integrity outweighs the First Amendment interest of petitioner signatories. Chief Justice Roberts writing for the Court, said that disclosure of...

President Obama Nominates Elena Kagan for Supreme Court

President Obama has nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan for the seat on the United States Supreme Court that will be vacated by Associate Justice John Paul Stevens when the term ends this June. Justice Stevens served as a justice for...

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Petitioner Privacy

The United States Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday in the case of Doe v. Reed, in which the Court will determine whether the state of Washington may force disclosure of the names of citizens who have signed petitions...

EPIC Files Supreme Court Brief for Petitioner Privacy

EPIC has filed a "friend of the court" brief in the United States Supreme Court, urging the Justices to protect the privacy of those who sign petitions. In Doe v. Reed, the Court has been asked to determine whether the...

Doe v. Reed

Concerning the Compelled Disclosure of Petition Signatures Questions Presented | Background | EPIC's Interest | Legal Documents | Related Resources | News Reports Latest News : () Questions Presented The district court granted a preliminary injunction protecting against public disclosure,...

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