The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) argued this week that opponents of New Jersey's Daniel's Law, which protects judicial and law enforcement personnel's private information, would use First Amendment grounds to oppose almost all privacy measures.
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A possible Vermont version of Daniel’s Law (H-342) is “not dead, but it is not moving,” state Rep. Monique Priestley (D) said Thursday on Vermont Perspective, a radio show on WDEV. After the show, Priestley told us in a phone interview that another piece of legislation, her comprehensive privacy bill, remains “very much in play.”
Vermont Sen. Philip Baruth (D) and Chief Superior Judge Tom Zonay disapproved of a bill aimed at protecting the sensitive information of certain public servants, including judges, during a hearing Wednesday on H-342 in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Law enforcement called out John Molinelli, former Bergen County prosecutor, and the Public Safety Information Protection Coalition (PSIPC) for attempts to weaken Daniel's Law, which protects the sensitive information of certain public servants and their families. An open letter headed by Peter Andreyev, president of the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association (PBA), was published Wednesday in the New Jersey Globe.
Vermont's attempt at copying New Jersey's Daniel’s Law has faced much deliberation in the legislature over the measure's private right of action. Bill sponsor Rep. Monique Priestly (D) has tried to counter that by increasing the cure period and allowing state attorney general enforcement, she said during a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting Wednesday.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has taken up a challenge to New Jersey’s Daniel’s Law, which plaintiffs say is a violation of the First Amendment. The 3rd Circuit’s review of such a law is unusual and will impact other states that attempt to model it, but might also serve as an opportunity to review the statute and tighten it, said privacy lawyers.
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Vermont’s take on Daniel’s Law of New Jersey passed the state House with a private right of action (PRA) intact Friday, despite reservations by some members about that enforcement provision allowing individuals to sue.
Connecticut Sen. James Maroney (D) took the middle ground in a private right of action (PRA) debate between Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark (D) and Mariner Strategies President Andrew Kingman at a Federal Communications Bar Association New England event Tuesday. The panelists agreed that a national comprehensive privacy law is unlikely soon.