Potential harm to reputation cannot force use of pseudonyms

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The Illinois Supreme Court refused to review the appellate court's ruling in Reznik v. Hofeld that the defendant failed to demonstrate that privacy interests dictated the use of pseudonyms in a molestation suit against him. The defendant argued that pseudonyms could be used for good cause, and he argued that likely damage to his reputation was good cause. The court reviewed case law and found that most courts expressly exclude reputation and embarrassment as permissible bases for using pseudonyms.

Usage, Laws, regulations and rules, Illinois, Public and closed trials, Right to public trial, Gag orders, Anonyms and pseudonyms, Pseudonyms

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Teachers' privacy interest in birthdates thwarts investigation

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The Arizona Supreme Court ruled in Scottsdale Unified School District v. KPNX Broadcasting Co. that public school districts were right in withholding teachers' birth-dates from a television station investigating possible criminal histories of any teaching staff. The court ruled that teachers' privacy interest in their birth dates outweighed any public interest in disclosure, even though that information was available from other public sources.

Arizona, Cases, Privacy, Right of, Right of privacy

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