FC: Privacy-fretting federal judge won't let her photo to be taken

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

[Refuses to allow herself to be photographed? Whatever happened to standing 
on a public sidewalk outside the court house and taking a photo as the 
judge is on her way in? --Declan]

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Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 10:41:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: "J.D. Abolins" <jda-ir () njcc com>
To: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Subject: An example of separate "privacy" priviledges

Today's New York Post's cover story is about a judge who refuses to allow
herself to be photographed but who has insisted upon undercover cops to
take stand in open court sessions (instead of the more common close court
sessions). The only valid argument I could see in the judge claiming more
"privacy" than the undercover police officers is that they are more likely
to be armed. But even with NYC's firearms laws, she can rectify that. <g>

The cover page image is at http://www.nypost.com/images/front072402.gif
and the article is at http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/53283.htm

J.D. Abolins




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