December 11, 2009

What Does a Turducken Have to Do With Privacy?

The famous holiday feast was referenced in a dissenting opinion by Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. The judge wrote the dissent when the majority of the court ruled against hearing a case regarding employee privacy rights. The case involves 28 scientists and engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who claimed that their privacy was violated by over zealous background checks for persons who are contract employees.

The Turducken Approach to Privacy Law, Adam Liptak, New York Times, December 8, 2009