by sitebuilder | Oct 19, 2012 | Blog
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down a section of the Defense of Marriage Act finding that the provision defining marriage as between one man and one woman violates the equal protection clause. The court ruled in favor of Edith Windsor, a lesbian who...
by sitebuilder | Oct 5, 2012 | Blog
David P. Cressy has been sentenced to two years probation for spying on his ex-wife’s cellphone. Cressy admitted to placing the SpyBubble program on his wife’s cellphone. The program allowed him to intercept text and voicemail messages and also record both audio and...
by sitebuilder | Oct 2, 2012 | Blog
Currently, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (“COPPA”), requires operators of children’s websites to obtain parental consent before they collect the personal information of children under the age of 13. However, COPPA has not kept up with the rapid...
by sitebuilder | Sep 18, 2012 | Blog
An abuser database kept by the Department of Human Services is now open to disabled adults who seek health care assistance in their homes. The access will be limited, but people will now be able to learn if a caregiver they want to hire is likely to neglect the...
by sitebuilder | Aug 28, 2012 | Blog
Under HB5602, signed into law by Governor Quinn, school officials and law enforcement are now allowed to share juvenile criminal records on a limited basis. The impetus behind the legislation was an attack on an Elgin teacher back in 2008. Law enforcement records...
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