Officials' disciplinary files not categorically exempt from disclosure

Article Abstract:

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in Kimberlin v. Department of Justice that public employees' right to privacy is lower when the information concerns their official conduct, so the Freedom of Information Act's privacy exemptions do not protect information in such employees' disciplinary files. The court ruled in response to a reporter's Freedom of Information Act request by federal prisoner Brett Kimberlin for records concerning alleged drug sales to Dan Quayle.

Public employees, Government employees, Privileges and immunities, Freedom of information

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Judges decide to release financial disclosure forms to news service

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The U.S. Judicial Conference's March 2000 decision to release its members' financial disclosure statements to a news service for posting online is discussed. A memorandum from Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist backing the release is also discussed.

Analysis, Finance, Judges, Membership, Financial statements, United States. Judicial Conference

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Intellectual property or art? Judges called decide: across the country, public figures ask courts to recognize an exclusive right in their likeness

Article Abstract:

The author discusses several cases in which celebrities have sued over use of their images as protected intellectual property, including Dustin Hoffman, heirs of the Three Stooges, and Tiger Woods.

States, Laws, regulations and rules, Publicity (Law), Right of publicity, Intellectual property, Celebrities

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