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Beyond Print: Legal Issues
01/30/2012 - A student who created a MySpace page to ridicule another student is not protected by the First Amendment. A federal appeals court ruled that the school’s discipline of the student was permissible because “the student used the Internet to orchestrate a targeted attack on a classmate.” Other courts have ruled that students’ social media postings are protected so long as they do not cause disruptions and are created off school property.
Beyond Print: Legal Issues
01/30/2012 - New York’s high court has ruled that The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is immune from liability for the 1993 World Trade Center (WTC) bombing. According to the court, the port authority was acting in a “governmental capacity” at the time of the bombing and, thus, has legal immunity.
Daily Headline : Legal Issues
01/23/2012 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the police must obtain a warrant before using GPS to track suspects.
Schools: Legal Issues
12/20/2011 - A university did not violate a mortuary science student’s rights to free speech when it sanctioned her for writing that she wanted to “stab a certain someone in the throat” on her Facebook page. The court found that the student’s posts could be construed as serious threats and that the university had the right to address potentially threatening conduct.
Law Enforcement: Legal Issues
12/20/2011 - A federal appeals court has ruled that police officers in two separate incidents engaged in unreasonable force when discharging their Tasers. However, because case law was not established at the time of the incidents, the officers are protected from liability.
Legal Issues: Legal Issues
12/20/2011 - The New Jersey Supreme Court has handed down a list of new rules regarding the admission of eyewitness testimony in court. Read the full ruling online.
The Workplace: Legal Issues
12/20/2011 - An assistant manager’s refusal to return the calls of an employee out on medical leave is sufficient to support a case of retaliation under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). In the case, an employee out on FMLA leave put in weekly calls to her assistant manager to provide an update. The manager never returned the calls and the employee was fired for not returning to work as agreed. The district court found that the failure to return calls indicated an “antagonistic attitude.”
Intelligence: Legal Issues
12/20/2011 - A major court ruling could change the way eyewitness testimony is viewed in court, and Chicago releases years of criminal data.
Legal Report: Legal Issues
12/20/2011 - A court rules that police officers acted unreasonably in using Tasers but they were protected under the law as it stood at the time of the incident.
Daily Headline : Legal Issues
12/20/2011 - A New Jersey appellate court ruled on Monday that law enforcement officers can keep their surveillance locations a secret.
Daily Headline : Legal Issues
12/14/2011 - Employees would report wrongdoing in the workplace if they could be protected from retaliation and claim a monetary reward, according to a recent survey, yet most people don't know about a government program that does just that.
Daily Headline : Legal Issues
12/02/2011 - The CIA says it's legal to kill an American citizen abroad if they are fighting alongside the enemy. The Canadian Human Rights Commission wants security organizations to monitor and disclose their human rights performance. The final findings of the 2010 National Retail Security Survey published. And more.
Legal Report: Legal Issues
11/19/2011 - The Washington Supreme Court has ruled that its medical marijuana law does not apply to private employers and does not protect employees from being fired for drug use. And OSHA issues a new directive on workplace violence.
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