EFF and Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic: Anonymous speech protected by Illinois court

The Illinois Court of Appeals yesterday overturned a lower court ruling that had ordered the disclosure of the identity of an anonymous online critic of a political candidate, ruling that the First Amendment prevented such “fishing expeditions” undertaken by “those easily offended by online commentary.” The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the Media Freedom and [...]

ISP members file Supreme Court Amicus Brief on GPS Tracking in U.S. v. Jones

Brief for the Yale Law School Information Society Project Scholars et al. filed. On October 3, 2011, prominent privacy scholars and members of the ISP, led by ISP Senior Fellow Priscilla “Cilla” Smith, filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in United States v. Jones.  The group urged the Court to find that GPS [...]

Members of Yale ISP File Supreme Court Amicus Brief on Indecency Regulations

Brief amici curiae of Yale Law School Information Society Project Scholars, et al. filed. On September 14, Yale ISP fellows Priscilla Smith and Nicholas Bramble filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, urging the Court to refrain from using the case of Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations—which concerns the narrow question of [...]

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