Pauline Toboulidis | November 30, 2017 | Data Privacy, Policing
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Carpenter v. United States, where the question presented is whether the Fourth Amendment permits the warrantless seizure and search of a user’s cellphone location and movement information. In Carpenter,...
Alexander Soule | November 22, 2017 | Data Privacy
Democrats in the U.S. Senate introduced Wednesday a proposed Consumer Privacy Protection Act that among other aims would penalize companies if they do not notify consumers promptly of breaches in their payment card systems and other databases storing sensitive...
Taylor Carroll | October 25, 2017 | Data Privacy
Officials from across the United States Government, the European Commission, and EU data protection authorities gathered in Washington D.C. to conduct the first annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield in September 2017. The EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield...
Jennifer Morinigo | October 24, 2017 | American Indian Law, Children and the Law, Conflict of Laws, Data Privacy, Sexual Assault, Student Sexual Misconduct, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
At its meeting in New York City on October 19 and 20, The American Law Institute’s Council reviewed drafts for eight projects, with the following outcomes: Law of American Indians: The Council approved Council Draft No. 4, with the exception of § 33 Sovereign Immunity...
Joshua Mooney | October 17, 2017 | Data Privacy
A new bill called the “Internet of Medical Things Resilience Partnership Act of 2017,” H.R. 3985, was recently introduced in the House of Representatives. If passed as drafted, the bill will establish a working group of public and private entities led by the Food and...
Pauline Toboulidis | October 16, 2017 | American Indian Law, Charitable Nonprofit Organizations, Data Privacy, Liability Insurance
The below is a sample of some recent and upcoming events featuring topics that may be of interest to our readers. White & Williams Coverage College 2017 The eleventh annual White and Williams LLP Coverage College is coming to the Pennsylvania Convention Center on...
