Alum Scores Victory for Facebook Privacy
I received this e-mail from Regina Yeh '09:
Dear Dean Johnson,
I was just granted my motion for review regarding Facebook and MySpace privacy under federal electronic communications privacy laws - a matter of first impression! The court quashed the opposing side's subpoenas, that sought all of our client's electronic communications, including e-mail and Facebook/MySpace. While it was not a complete victory (the district court remanded the issue to the magistrate as to whether our client's privacy settings were sufficient to restrict his "wall posts"), I feel as though this King Hall alum scored a small victory for privacy advocates, and appreciate more than ever the mentorship and teaching I received during my years there.
Best,
Regina Yeh '09
Regina's law firm,
Doniger/Burroughs, even wrote about this "cutting-edge ruling" on its blog:
http://contentclash.donigerlawfirm.com/2010/05/28/doniger-burroughs-obtains-cutting-edge-ruling-regarding-internet-messaging/
Congratulations, Regina!