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Penalty for webcam spying

Walter Olson
March 22, 2012 04:04

As Radley Balko notes, it seems to vary rather widely depending on whether the wrongdoer is a student or an educator. Tags: Pennsylvania, privacy, schools Related posts School webcams: the division of the spoils (9) Yet more on privacy/disability laws and Seung Hui Cho (2) Texting Fountain...

PA: The Pro Se Plaintiff...and the Rules of Law

March 21, 2012 10:13

Bresnahan v Schenker; 498 F. Supp 2d 758 (E.D PA, 2007) PA: Procedure for filing a legal malpractice claim. Student Contributor: Matthew Solomon Facts: Client was represented by Attorney in a criminal matter and was convicted of multiple counts of theft by failure to make required dispositions of...

Bans on court use of sharia/international law: Bills withdrawn in Minnesota and New Jersey, Kansas House attaches ban to unrelated bill

Bill Raftery
March 20, 2012 13:40

The last several weeks in the examination bans on court use of sharia/international law have seen something new: while such bans have been voted down in committee before for t he first time authors are starting to withdraw the bills outright. Minnesota’s SB 2281 was withdrawn the day it was...

Kurns - Anything In It For Us?

March 16, 2012 12:00

A couple of weeks ago – yeah, that’s right, on February 29 – the Supreme Court issued a ruling preempting asbestos product liability claims in Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp., 2012 WL 631857, slip op. (U.S. Feb. 29, 2012).  We’re only now getting around to posting about it because,...

PA: Post-Withdrawal Liability

March 14, 2012 11:50

Capital Care Corp. v. Hunt 847 A.2d 75 (2004) PA: Underlying legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty claims Student Contributor: Christina Tsirkas FACTS: Client contracted with a group of British investors for the purchase of one of their subsidiaries. Together, client and these British...