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December 18, 2007
 
 

Judge Rules You Can Hire Criminals With No Public Disclosure


"A California appeals court Monday declined to overturn a judge's decision that bars the public from knowing who hires migrant day-laborers in Vista. Three news organizations, including The San Diego Union-Tribune, had appealed Superior Court Judge Michael Orfield's decision barring Vista officials from making public the identities of employers registered under the city's day-laborer law. The 4th District Court of Appeal in San Diego rejected the petition Monday without giving a reason," the San Diego Union Tribune reports. "In July, the ACLU petitioned the Superior Court for an injunction to stop the release of the employers' information, citing privacy rights. Two months later, Judge Orfield issued a preliminary injunction ordering Vista to stop releasing the information, saying that the employers' right to privacy superseded the public's right to know in this case." [FAIR's legal affiliate group IRLI is involved in this litigation. The next step in the case is likely a trial on the suit.]

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