Entries tagged with: Supreme Court
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EPIC Supreme Court Brief: Investigative Techniques are Not Infallible
EPIC has filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court, arguing that new "investigative techniques should be subject to close scrutiny by the courts." EPIC submitted the brief in Florida v. Harris, a case involving a car search in...
EPIC and Others Ask Supreme Court to Review Controversial State FOI Law
EPIC, and several other leading open government organizations, have filed an amicus brief in support of a petition for Supreme Court review challenging the Virginia Freedom of Information law, which allows only Virginia residents and news media representatives to access...
Divided Supreme Court Upholds Strip Search of those Arrested for Minor Offenses
In a 5-4 opinion by Justice Kennedy, the Supreme Court held that the suspicionless strip search of a prison detainee does not violate the Fourth Amendment. The case, Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders, involved a wrongful arrest based on...
Florida v. Jardines
Concerning the Fourth Amendment Implications of a Police Dog Sniff at the Front Door of a Suspect's Home Latest News | Question Presented | Background | EPIC's Interest in Florida v. Jardines | Legal Documents | Resources | News Reports...
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Medical Record Data-mining Case
Oral argument for IMS Health, Inc. v. Sorrell will take place in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 26, 2011. The case concerns a state privacy law that seeks to regulate data-mining of prescription records for commercial purposes. EPIC filed...
Tolentino v. New York
Concerning Suppression of Evidence Accessed After an Illegal Police Search Introduction | Top News | Question Presented | Procedural History | EPIC's Interest in Tolentino | Legal Documents | Resources | Introduction On January 1, 2005, the New York state...
EPIC - Milner v. Dept. of Navy
Latest News | Questions Presented | Background | EPIC's Interest Legal Documents | News Reports | Resources Concerning the Propriety of the "High 2 Exemption" - a Legal Doctrine Used by Federal Agencies to Prevent Disclosure of Public Records...
EPIC Urges Supreme Court to Protect NASA Scientists' Privacy
EPIC filed a "friend of the court" brief in the United States Supreme Court, urging the Justices to protect the privacy of scientists working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Twenty-seven legal and technical experts signed the brief. In NASA v....
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...
Elena Kagan and Privacy
Top News| Background| The Nominee and Privacy| Nomination Process | Reports of Interest Groups | General Commentary | The Nominee as Solicitor General | The Nominee as White House Aide | The Nominee in Academia | Top News :...
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...
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...
Senate Confirms Sotomayor for Supreme Court
The United States Senate voted 68-31 to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The full Senate vote was held after the Senate Judiciary Committee approved her nomination, 13-6, at an executive...
Sotomayor Hearings Begin
The Senate Judiciary Committee hearings begin this week for Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who has been nominated for the United States Supreme Court. EPIC has prepared an extensive page on the nomination process and the notable cases of Judge Sotomayor on...
Supreme Court Maintains California Financial Privacy Law
Today the Supreme Court denied review of the California law that provides customers with privacy safeguards for financial data. The law limits the sale of personal information by financial firms to affiliates, and imposes opt-in requirements. The Ninth Circuit upheld...
Sotomayor and Privacy
Top News| Background| Nomination Process | Reports of Special Interest | General Commentary | Commentary On Privacy Related Issues | Biographical Information | Notable Cases Top News : () Background On May 26, 2009, President Obama nominated Judge Sonia...
