Kozinski, Mecham, and Monitoring

[Michael MASINTER]

Lenonidas Ralph Mecham has withdrawn his plan to record all internet usage
by federal judges and their employees.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/09/technology/09COUR.html?searchpv=past7days

Mecham implemented his incredibly ill conceived plan without prior notice;
the monitoring came to light only when letters to federal judges like this
one went out: http://cryptome.org/aousa-porn.htm

Is the flap likely to enhance the sensitivity of federal judges to privacy
concerns?  How long can Mecham keep his job after making the reported
comments about Judge Kozinski?



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masinter at nova.edu                       Chair, ACLU of Florida Legal Panel