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EPIC Argues for Privacy of Driver's Records in Supreme Court Case
In a "friend of the court" brief, EPIC has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to limit the disclosure of personal information covered by the Driver's Privacy Protection Act. At issue in Maracich v. Spears is a lower court's decision to...
Justices Hear Arguments in Surveillance Standing Case
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Clapper v. Amnesty International, a case concerning the right to challenge illegal surveillance. A federal appeals court ruled in favor of a group of plaintiffs, including human rights advocates, journalists and attorneys, and...
New Jersey Supreme Court Considers Cellphone Tracking Case
In State v. Earls, the New Jersey Supreme Court is today hearing arguments on whether the police may use cellphone tracking techniques without court approval. Earlier this year, the US Supreme Court ruled that the police must obtain a court...
EPIC Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Review of Wiretapping Programs
Today EPIC filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court in Clapper v. Amnesty International USA, a case challenging the interception of communications of US persons under foreign intelligence surveillance laws. This case presents the issue of constitutional "standing,"...
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...
Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Congress's Ability to Define Harm
The Supreme Court today dismissed First American v. Edwards, a challenge to the ability of plaintiffs to sue for a violation of statutory rights established by Congress. The lower court ruled that the plaintiffs had standing because "[t]he injury required...
Supreme Court Says Federal Immigration Law Trumps Arizona Law, But Upholds Narrow Application of "Papers Please" Provision
In Arizona v. United States, the Supreme Court invalidated much of SB 1070, the controversial Arizona state law. However, the Court upheld a new identification requirement though cautioned that it could be subject to preemption and constitutional challenges after it...
EPIC Urges Federal Appeals Court Court to Uphold Workplace Privacy
EPIC has filed an amicus brief in United States v. Hamilton, urging the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold employee privacy interests in personal e-mails. The Government contends that it may obtain private emails from an employer even when...
EPIC Urges Court to Affirm Privacy Protections for Home Wi-Fi Networks
EPIC has filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit urging the court to affirm legal protections for users of home Wi-Fi networks. In Joffe v. Google, the plaintiffs sued Google for the interception and capture of private communications transferred...
Ben Joffe v. Google
Concerning Google's Civil Liability Under The Wiretap Act For Interception of Wi-Fi Payload Data Latest News | Background | EPIC's Interest in Ben Joffe v. Google | Legal Documents | Resources | News Reports Top News : () Background In...
Supreme Court Limits Privacy Act Remedies
In a 5-3 opinion, the Supreme Court held today that the Privacy Act does not allow recovery of mental and emotional damages suffered as a result of the Government's "willful and intentional violation" of the Act. Justice Alito, writing for...
EPIC Urges Court to Uphold Location Privacy in Cell Phone Tracking Case
EPIC filed a "Friend of the Court" brief in the Fifth Circuit urging the court to uphold Fourth Amendment protections for cell phone users. In the case, In re US for Historical Cell-Site Data, the lower court held that the...
EPIC Urges Court to Uphold Location Privacy in Cell Phone Tracking Case
EPIC filed a "friend of the court" brief in the New Jersey Supreme Court urging the court to uphold Fourth Amendment protections for cell phone users. In State of New Jersey v. Thomas W. Earls, the lower court held that...
Supreme Court Upholds Fourth Amendment in GPS Tracking Case
Today the Supreme Court unanimously held in U.S. v. Jones that the warrantless use of a GPS tracking device by the police violated the Fourth Amendment. The Court said that a warrant is required "[w]here, as here, the government obtains...
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...
Federal Court Revives Suit Over NSA Dragnet Surveillance
A federal appeals recently revived a lawsuit, Jewel v. NSA, challenging the NSA's use of the nation's largest telecommunication providers to conduct suspicionless surveillance of Americans. The three-judge panel reversed a lower court decision that rejected claims based on lack...
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Privacy Act Damages Case
The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in FAA v. Cooper. At issue is whether "actual damages" recoverable for "willful and intentional" violations of the Privacy Act include mental and emotional damages. A federal appeals court held that Congress...
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Constitutional "Standing" Case
The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday in First American Financial Corp. v. Edwards. At issue is whether Congress can pass a law that gives customers the ability to sue companies that engage in illegal kickback schemes for mortgage...
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in GPS Tracking Case
The United States Supreme Court will hear arguments on November 8 to determine whether the warrantless use of a GPS tracking device by the police violates the Fourth Amendment. EPIC filed a "friend of the court" brief in US v....
