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Right to Be Forgotten

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Surveillance

Patrick Eddington: How to 'Tyranny-Proof' America

The former CIA analyst and Cato scholar discusses Palantir, Trump's new national database, and the sordid history of federal law enforcement on Just Asking Questions.

Zach Weissmueller | 7.31.2025 5:10 PM

Cybersecurity laws in El Salvador raise concerns over media freedom | Illustration: Lex Villena; Hyotographics

El Salvador

El Salvador's New Cybersecurity Laws Raise Concerns Over Media Freedom

Proponents call it modernization, but watchdogs see a path to censorship.

Katarina Hall | 12.16.2024 1:10 PM

Free Speech

No Right to Be Forgotten for Defendant in Civil Case

"To the extent that Kavadia asks the Court to order that public reporting about this case be removed from the Internet, such an order would blatantly violate the First Amendment."

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.1.2024 8:01 AM

Volokh Conspiracy

Eighth Circuit Seals Published (Printed) Opinion, Later Grants Our Motion to Unseal

An attempt to protect litigant privacy meant that binding precedent was vanished from Westlaw.

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 10.15.2020 7:39 PM

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Reason Roundup

All U.S. Travelers Abroad Should Submit to Facial Recognition Scans, Says Homeland Security

Plus: "Right to be forgotten" follies, research on direct cash aid, Elizabeth Warren on sex work, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.3.2019 9:30 AM

Free Speech

"Right to Be Forgotten" as to Court Opinions Rejected …

... by a federal district court decision yesterday, in a case brought by a pro se litigant in New Jersey.

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 8.20.2019 8:10 AM

Volokh Conspiracy

Texas Court Rejects Once-Suspended Doctor's Lawsuit Over Reporting of the Suspension

Dr. Calvin Day had claimed that describing his suspension as based on "unprofessional conduct" was libelous. (He had also earlier sought to get dismissed criminal charges expunged, and tried to bind local news outlets to the expungement order.) He lost, and was ordered to pay over $80,000 in attorney's fees.

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 7.16.2019 8:01 AM

Right to Be Forgotten

N.J. Court Orders Google to Vanish Plaintiff's Photo -- Published at the Chicago Tribune -- From Search Results

The "right to be forgotten" sneaking into American courts? Google has not complied with the court order -- and the plaintiff is now trying to get it held in contempt of court.

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 8.3.2018 8:17 AM

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