John Gordon Ross

EFF.org Updates » Court Fails to Protect Privacy of Whistleblower's Email

Friday 16 July 21:56:38 CDT 2010

Today the Eleventh Circuit issued an unfortunate amended decision in Rehberg v. Hodges. The case arose from an egregious situation in which, among other misconduct, a prosecutor used a sham grand jury subpoena to obtain the private emails of whistleblower Charles Rehberg after he brought attention to systematic mismanagement of funds at a Georgia public hospital. The Court held that … [Link]

EFF.org Updates » San Mateo D.A. Withdraws Controversial Gizmodo iPhone Warrant

Friday 16 July 13:14:44 CDT 2010

Today, San Mateo Superior Court Judge Clifford Cretan granted an application by the San Mateo County D.A.'s office to withdraw the controversial warrant it obtained to search the house of Gizmodo.com journalist Jason Chen. Accordingly, "[a]ll items seized [from Chen's home] shall be returned forthwith to Gizmodo.com and Jason Chen…" While the D.A.'s withdrawal of the April 23rd warrant is … [Link]

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