Archive for the 'lawsuits' Category
Library Sued For Restricting Internet Time
March 21st, 2008InformationWeek - “The Tampa, Fla. library recently restricted use of public Internet terminals at its branches to two-and-a-half hours per day and began asking patrons for ID before they could log on.”
Librarian sues Ohio State, claims Christian discrimination
March 15th, 2008WDTN - “A former Ohio State University librarian has sued the school, claiming he faced discrimination for his Christian beliefs.”
UA library accused of religious discrimination
March 8th, 2008The Columbus Dispatch - “A meeting titled “Politics and the Pulpit” has spurred a federal lawsuit about freedom of speech and religion filed against the Upper Arlington Public Library.”
Case information from Justia.
Transgender veteran can sue Library of Congress
December 6th, 2007PrideSource - “A federal judge has rejected arguments to throw out an employment lawsuit brought by a decorated transgender veteran against the Library of Congress. The Nov. 28 ruling means that Diane Schroer’s case will move forward.”
Readers Get Paid
November 4th, 2007Some of James Frey’s readers get the last word.
More on Wikipedia
November 2nd, 2007Reuters - “A French judge has dismissed a defamation and privacy case against Wikipedia after ruling the free online encyclopedia was not responsible for information introduced onto its Web site.”
Too Wild About Harry
November 2nd, 2007Peter Lattman - “J.K. Rowling and the maker of the “Harry Potter” films have filed a lawsuit against a small Michigan publisher over its plans to release the “Harry Potter Lexicon,” a book version of a popular Harry Potter Web site.”