Surveillance

South Carolina Lawyer Accused Of Recording Renters At His Rental Unit

Check your rental before you get too comfortable.

Mother And Daughter Face Criminal Charges After Facebook Divulges Their Conversation About Abortion

...You may want to double check your privacy settings.

They’ve Got You Mapped From A To Z: Amazon’s Acquisition Sets Off Antitrust Radars

I've heard of wanting to be a fly on the wall, but a Roomba on the floor?

Morning Docket: 02.09.22

* We all know about pleading the 5th, but the 14th might keep Trump out of office. [Denver Gazette] * Big Family is watching — because they care: Esther's Law will make it easier for families to put cameras in nursing homes to make sure their family is safe. [Cleveland 19] * New JD advantage job just dropped: helping clients confront their mortality. No, it doesn't involve being a criminal defense attorney. [Insider] * Doing the rights thing: New York's Office of the Advocate for People with Disabilities is back. Get the word out! [Chronicle Newspaper] * Pot of Avarice is back on the ban list: NY regulators say "gifting" weed doesn't make it any more legal. [Law360.com]

Happy 20th To The War On Privacy!

You ever tell an 'I know an FBI agent is watching me' joke and hear a laugh out of nowhere?

Do Your Google Searches Count As Speech? You Better Hope So.

Look... I can explain why William Jackson Harper is in my recent search history.

Appeals Court Says State Secrets Privilege Means NSA Can Avoid Wikimedia Foundation’s Unlawful Surveillance Allegations

With enough state secrets, I guess you can do anything.

Morning Docket: 09.09.21

* The first rule of Tax Law: If you're rich, you don't pay them. [CBS News] * Biden prepares to sue Texas over SB8. What's Sleepy SCOTUS™ gonna do next? [Wall Street Journal] * United Airlines blesses religious exemption to COVID vaccine, but will put you on unpaid leave. Talk about living on a prayer. [CNBC] * Prepare for "Do you know how fast you were going? Add me on Facebook." at your next traffic stop, LA. [The Guardian] * Prosecutor opts out of charging felonies that stem from minor traffic stops. Rest in Peace, Mr. Castile. [Yahoo]

Peekaboo, I See You II: Why Facial Recognition Technology Needs Humans As Much As AI

With great innovation comes great responsibility.

Trump Doesn’t Understand Surveillance Powers; House Votes To Give Him More Of It

Sounds like a sound plan.

Non-Sequiturs: 06.01.17

* This is not a metaphor -- John Quinn takes on Everest. [Big Law Business] * A DOJ staffer got the ball rolling on the Mike Flynn investigation. [Wall Street Journal] * Get your popcorn ready for next week's Comey testimony. [Huffington Post] * Financial advice just in case you get laid off. [Law and More] * Paul Caron starts his term as Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law. [TaxProf Blog] * Internet surveillance isn't the future, it's the present. [Katz Justice]

Liberal Silence Tramples The Fourth Amendment

The Fourth Amendment is not a partisan issue, but a cherished constitutional right that both parties must protect.

Court Says FBI Doesn’t Have To Hand Over Its Rules For Surveilling Domestic Journalists

A federal judge has sided with the government, finding its investigative techniques are too sensitive to be made public.

Non-Sequiturs: 11.21.16

* Some big reasons why Trump will probably stick to well-worn tradition and select a federal appellate judge to fill Justice Scalia's seat. [Empirical SCOTUS] * Class action against Chipotle over burritos containing over 300 calories. [Slate] * Should lawyers learn how to code? Maybe not. Hell, I'd just be happy if someone showed me how Minecraft works. [Lawyerist] * Police are spending millions spying on protesters because the Bill of Rights is merely advisory these days. [Washington Post] * A look at "ageism in the digital era." I'm sure no one will read it because it's not properly Snapchatted. [Digiday] * Law professors weigh in on Mike Pence's night at the theater. Honestly, has anyone considered that they may have just been chanting, "Boourns"? [TaxProf Blog] * The Pawnee Nation has filed suit against the federal government over oil-and-gas operations on tribal lands. If the last 400 years are any indication, they may be out of luck. [Pawnee Nation] * University of Chicago 3L Joshua B. Pickar is a Rhodes Scholar. Congrats. [Rhodes Trust]

Non-Sequiturs: 09.15.16

* A considered case for pardoning Edward Snowden by Timothy Edgar, who was on the team responsible during the George W. Bush administration for determining that most of the secret surveillance programs had a firm basis in law. [Lawfare] * The Virginia Supreme Court denied an effort by Republican legislators to find Governor McAuliffe in contempt over an effort to restore voting rights to felons. [Richmond Times-Dispatch] * The "Urban Cowboy" threatens to sue New York City. Most importantly, he's lawyered up with Richard Luthmann, the Staten Island lawyer who previously sought trial by combat. This should be fun. [Gothamist] * An omnibus look at what the election means for the courts. Beyond Justice Peter Thiel, of course. [Law.com] * Many University of Chicago professors have denounced the "no safe spaces" publicity stunt from a few weeks ago, but the law school has largely missed the point of the dispute stayed out of the fray. [WSJ Law Blog] * You don't see many paeans to the Lochner era, but here's one. [Library of Law and Liberty] * Oregon has settled with Oracle over the state's troubled health exchange. [Oregonlive] * Walking meetings improve productivity. Yeah, I've watched West Wing reruns too. [TaxProf Blog] * ATL Editor Kathryn Rubino talks politics on the latest Today's Verdict. [BronxNet]