In the face of a blistering grassroots campaign, President Obama’s finger wagging, several reversals at court, and at least five years of trying, the FCC has adopted unblinking net neutrality rules. The actual order – coming in at well over 200 pages – will not be available for days or weeks to come, so we … Continue reading FCC Comes Out Swinging on Broadband…
Author: Ellen Goodman
The Other Big Vote at the FCC Today
Today, the FCC will vote out it’s Net Neutrality rules, most likely releasing 5-10 pages of rule changes that will bring broadband within the Title II common carrier regime. The full report will follow some weeks from now and then the litigation will begin, with challenges probably being filed in March and April. There’s another … Continue reading The Other Big Vote at the FCC Today…
Practical Obscurity and The Right to Be Forgotten: “Pretty Much” Privacy is Enough
In 1979, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized an individual interest in the “practical obscurity” of certain personal information. The case was DOJ v. Reporters Committee for a Free Press. The Court held that publically available FBI rap sheets – maintained on tens of millions of people — could be withheld under FOIA because, while they … Continue reading Practical Obscurity and The Right to Be Forgotten: “Pretty Much” Privacy is Enough…
Professor Ellen Goodman to Speak on European Right to be Forgotten
OF SEARCH ENGINES, UNFOLDING JURISDICTION AND THE CLAIMS OF PRIVACY: THE DRAMA OF INTERNET POLICY AND THE RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN JANUARY 29, 2015 06:00PM – 08:00PM CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW, ROOM 206 55 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY, Panel Discussion Featuring Professor Ellen Goodman (Rutgers University) and Marcel Leonardi (Senior Public Policy Counsel, Google) The European Court … Continue reading Professor Ellen Goodman to Speak on European Right to be Forgotten…
Does it Violate the First Amendment to Limit Directional Signs More than Political Signs? Looks Likely After Supreme Court Oral Argument in Reed v. Town of Gilbert, AZ.
The town of Gilbert Arizona was made famous, to me at least, when Rachel Maddow reported on the school district’s decision to remove pages of high school biology textbooks that discussed contraception. Now it’s famous for another reason. Clyde Reed, pastor of Good News Community Church, rented space at an elementary school in Gilbert, Arizona … Continue reading Does it Violate the First Amendment to Limit Directional Signs More than Political Signs? Looks Likely After Supreme Court Oral Argument in Reed v. Town of Gilbert, AZ.…