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Constitutional Law

Apr. 20, 2010

Supreme Court Takes on SMS Privacy

The Supreme Court has taken on its first cases regarding whether employees have a right to privacy when they send text messages on electronic equipment issued by their employers.

By Catherine Ho

Daily Journal Staff Writer

As the U.S. Supreme Court begins to hear oral arguments today in a closely watched employee privacy dispute over text messaging, employment lawyers say the manner in which the justices consider the case could set the tone for how the high court will review future litigation involving electronic communication and workplace privacy.

It is the first time the Supreme Court will rule on wh...

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