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Fhaa & The Internet: The Prospects For Self-Regulation, Tim Iglesias Apr 2009

Fhaa & The Internet: The Prospects For Self-Regulation, Tim Iglesias

Tim Iglesias

This presentation argues that the internet offers both great promise and possible peril for anti-discrimination in housing. The potential for self-regulation is mixed but ultimately weak. The presentation concludes with a call for federal regulatory reform.


Fourth Amendment Protection For Stored E-Mail, Susan Freiwald, Patricia L. Bellia Dec 2007

Fourth Amendment Protection For Stored E-Mail, Susan Freiwald, Patricia L. Bellia

Susan Freiwald

The question of whether and how the Fourth Amendment regulates government access to stored e-mail remains open and pressing. A panel of the Sixth Circuit recently held in Warshak v. United States, 490 F.3d 455 (6th Cir. 2007), that users generally retain a reasonable expectation of privacy in the e-mails they store with their Internet Service Providers (ISPs), which implies that government agents must generally acquire a warrant before they may compel ISPs to disclose their users' stored e-mails. The Sixth Circuit, however, is reconsidering the case en banc. This Article examines the nature of stored e-mail surveillance and argues …