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Federal appeals court voids $19.6 million judgment against Hustler Magazine

donal brown May 7, 2012

The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a $19.6 million jury award to the family of Nancy Benoit who sued Hustler Magazine for publishing nude photos of her after she was murdered by her husband. “Because there was overwhelming evidence that [the publishing company] reasonably and honestly (albeit mistakenly) believed that the photographs were subject to the newsworthiness exception to the right of publicity, we conclude that no reasonable jury could find by clear

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Federal judge rules nursing student waived free speech rights in violating confidentiality pledge

donal brown April 3, 2012

A former University of Louisville nursing student disciplined for writing about patients on My Space cannot collect damages for violation of her First Amendment rights, a federal judge ruled. The judge noted the student waived her free speech rights when she agreed not to post information about patients on the Internet that could be read by the public. -db From the Chronicle of Higher Education, April 2, 2012, by Nick DeSantis. Full story  

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Judge orders release of report on University of California Davis pepper-spraying without names of most officers

donal brown March 29, 2012

An Alameda County Superior Court judge ordered the release of most of the report on the November pepper-spraying of U. C. Davis students during an occupy protest. The judge wrote, “The court is not persuaded that either the Legislature or the California Supreme Court intended [the law protecting officer information] to apply whenever public entities investigated law enforcement policies, procedures or actions and to preclude all public entities from disclosing the results of those investigations

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Los Angeles Fire Department turns off public information hydrant

donal brown March 27, 2012

At the direction of the city Attorney, the Los Angeles Fire Department announced it was not longer releasing details about fires, medical calls and traffic accidents. The department’s public information officer said they were not allowed to provide information including the locations of crashes in compliance with a federal medical privacy law. -db From the North Hollywood-Toluca Lake Patch, March 21, 2012, by City News Service and Patch Staff. Full story  

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California trial raises issue of barring media to protect witnesses

donal brown March 15, 2012

In a trial in Los Angeles over whether the Jet Propulsion Laboratory acted improperly in firing a man for his belief in intelligent design, questions have surfaced about the privacy rights of witnesses and whether they can be asked about their religious beliefs. The lab claims the man was laid off during a routine reduction in staff with 246 employees exiting the agency. -db From the Pasadena Star-News, March 13, 2012, by Brian Charles. Full

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