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Google not following EU court ruling on privacy

Google is distorting right to be forgotten debate, EU Justice head claim

by Jeff John Roberts

 

photo: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com

SUMMARY:

A top EU official blasted Google and others for “playing false” over a court ruling that lets people delete material from the internet. The official also repeated the need for tougher fines for companies who breach data rules

Flaws in AZ death penalty

Arizona Loose With Its Rules in Executions, Records Show ("That improvisation is not unusual for Arizona, where corrections officials and medical staff members routinely deviate from the state's written rules for conducting executions, state records and court filings show. Sometimes they improvise even while a convict is strapped to a table in the execution chamber and waiting for the drugs coursing through his veins to take effect.")

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WHERE'S THE JUSTICE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE?

Op-Ed Columnist: Where's the Justice at Justice? ("The Justice Department is trying to scuttle the reporters' privilege - ignoring the chilling effect that is having on truth emerging in a jittery post-9/11 world prone to egregious government excesses.Attorney General Eric Holder wants to force Risen to testify and reveal the identity of his confidential source on a story he had in his 2006 book concerning a bungled C.I.A. operation during the Clinton administration in which agents might have inadvertently helped Iran develop its nuclear weapon program.")

NEW CASE ON DISCLOSURE OF POLICE MISCONDUCT

New Case About the DA's Duty to Turn Over Police Misconduct Material

DUTY OF PROSECUTOR TO REVIEW POLICE PERSONNEL FILES FOR BRADY MATERIAL

What duty does the DA have to review police officer personnel files for Brady (373 US 83) material? The C/A says that the DA must conduct such a review. If the DA finds Brady material, the DA must make a Pitchess motion in order to obtain a court order disclosing that material to the defense.

People v. Superior Court (Johnson); A140767; A140768; 8/11/14; C/A 1st, Div. 5

NEW PRESIDENTIAL ORDER ON ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE

Just Security

Executive Order 12,333, Notice, and the Due Process Rights of Criminal Defendants ("In a world of electronic surveillance and secret searches, notice is more essential than ever. Notice allows criminal defendants to test whether the government's evidence was, in fact, obtained lawfully, which is a right fundamental to due process. And, after Clapper v. Amnesty, notice to defendants is one of the few mechanisms by which dragnet surveillance programs-which affect millions-will ever be reviewed in court. But is the government providing notice when it should be?")

New Penalties For Hacking Crimes?

Associated Press

Sentencing changes sought for business crimes ("The federal panel that sets sentencing policy eased penalties this year for potentially tens of thousands of drug dealers. Now, defense lawyers and prisoner advocates are pushing for similar treatment for an arguably less-sympathetic category of defendants: swindlers, embezzlers, insider traders and other white-collar criminals....Washington lawyer Barry Pollack, an officer of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, said while the commission could let the guidelines stand, he hopes for some movement. 'I think the real question is will they take the lesser and easier step of simply reducing sentences across the board, or will they use this as an opportunity to revisit the entire philosophy behind the white-collar sentencing guidelines,' he said. 'I think only time will tell on that.'")