Fairlie & Lippy2025-12-23T01:35:05Zhttps://fairlielaw.com/feed/atom/WordPressSteven F. Fairliehttp://fairlielaw.net<![CDATA[No Right to Privacy in PA Browser Searches]]>https://fairlielaw.com/?p=73072025-12-23T01:35:05Z2025-12-23T01:35:05ZYou’ve got to be kidding? The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania just determined that there is no right to privacy in your browser searches? Wait, what? Lawyers learn in law school that bad facts make bad laws. In Commonwealth v. Kurtz, decided on December 16, 2025, the facts are bad. Mr. Kurtz was convicted of kidnapping […]
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