A possible Pennsylvania version of Daniel’s Law made it through a key committee on Wednesday, though it continued to lack Republican support. The House Judiciary Committee split by party to clear an amended HB-1822, which aims to protect the personal information of public servants, similar to a law in neighboring New Jersey.
A Pennsylvania House panel punted for now on a bill protecting the personal information of public servants, similar to Daniel’s Law from neighboring New Jersey.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week asked the New Jersey Supreme Court to weigh in on whether the state’s Daniel’s Law imposes strict liability on data brokers for posting private information online, or if proof of intent is required.
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A recent court decision on West Virginia's Daniel's Law is the first ruling to find a law protecting the privacy of public officials unconstitutional on First Amendment grounds -- and it will likely influence litigation in other states, said Troutman lawyers in a blog post Aug. 22. It could also lead to West Virginia amending its law, a Klein Moynihan lawyer said Monday.
A federal court dismissed a case against several data brokers accused of violating West Virginia's Daniel's Law. Judge Michael Urbanski ruled the 2021 statutory provision the plaintiff relied on -- which allows certain public servants to request data brokers delete their personal information from their public websites -- is unconstitutional.
Some state lawmakers are looking to pass legislation regulating the data broker industry in the wake of the shooting deaths last month of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband and the attempted killing of John Hoffman (D), a Minnesota senator, and his wife.
A Wisconsin bill amending a state law protecting the privacy of judges passed the legislature this week. Meanwhile, in the wake of the shooting deaths earlier this month of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband and the attempted killing of John Hoffman (D), a Minnesota senator, and his wife, a New Jersey assemblyman floated a bill to expand Daniel’s Law to additionally prohibit disclosure of state legislators’ personal information.
The New Jersey Supreme Court upheld Daniel’s Law in a decision Tuesday, rejecting a journalist’s First Amendment challenge to the statute that aims to protect certain public officials' personal information.
Defendants in a case about the constitutionality of New Jersey's Daniel's Law asked the U.S. District Court for New Jersey to halt the proceedings because plaintiff Atlas Data Privacy hasn't stated a claim.