Hey everyone,
We hope you have had a refreshing break and are ready to spring back into privacy! The Privacy Law Association has been working hard to prepare amazing programming and events for us all to grow in the area of privacy.
Events:
Our spring general body meeting will be tomorrow, March 19th, from 12:50 to 1:50 in WA220. There will be pizza. Come tell us what you want our club to provide, and invite along your friends! This will also help next year’s board find desired topics and speakers. And, speaking of next year’s board–elections are coming up! See more below.
Privacy in Analytics with Lauren Mihalakakos
Come hear Lauren Mihalakakos, a certified privacy expert, discuss her work as Senior Privacy Program Manager at Clarivate Plc. This event will be on Thursday, March 28th, from 12:50 to 1:50 in room W402. Clarivate is a company centered around connecting people and companies to the data and information they require.
The semester will be winding down in a couple months, which means it’s time for a new Executive Board. The E-Board is the heart of the PLA’s programming, and next year’s E-Board will have a chance to go farther and continue to help the PLA grow. Available positions are: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Academic Chair, and Social Chair; details on all these positions can be found in our constitution; to apply, send a personal statement of no more than one page in length to [email protected]. Applications will be open until April 1st. For any questions or further details, don’t hesitate to reach out!
How-To with Kyle: Intro to Building Websites:
You may have seen our lovely website at privacylawnyls.com–and if you haven’t, check us out! If you’ve ever wondered how that works or wanted a website yourself, you’ve come to the right newsletter: join us on Thursday, April 18th, from 12:50 to 1:50, and learn the ropes from our PLA President and resident webmaster.
News:
Kentucky soon to pass privacy law.
Kentucky is another state working on passing a privacy law bill, using the one Virginia passed in 2021 as a model.
The ACLU shares its take on privacy laws and the First Amendment, re-framing what the real issues are.
A new case was decided with regard to an expectation of privacy at work.
A few weeks back, we talked about the decision in Sickels v. McDonough. There, an employee had no expectation of privacy when using their work email for personal emails, so their emails to their attorney were not privileged. In Gullersrud v. LMPC, LLC, the Oregon Supreme Court just found that there was an expectation of privacy for emails to an attorney from an employee’s work email, so the emails were privileged.
Resources:
As attorneys, we will be spending vast amounts of time using Microsoft products or similar ones. Although you have all no doubt used Office before, there are some real hidden gems! So, we thought it best to provide everyone with resources offered through the school to enhance our Microsoft literacy.
Looking to go above and beyond in your briefs? Georgetown University provides a handy guide on how to use Microsoft Word to make tables of contents and tables of authorities.
Reach out with any privacy questions or interests. Also, If you have any insightful resources on tools that are a must have in law school, please send them to us so we can include them.
Best,
Jon Welgrin
Social Chair, Privacy Law Association
[email protected]
Please reach out with anything