AT&T asserts its personhood

[marmar]

AP, via HuffPost:



WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is getting involved in an unusual freedom of information dispute over whether corporations may assert personal privacy interests to prevent the government from releasing documents about them.

The court on Tuesday agreed to a request from the Obama administration to take up a case involving claims made by telecommunications giant AT&T to keep secret the information gathered by the Federal Communications Commission during an investigation.

The administration wants the high court to rule that corporations may not claim a personal privacy exception contained in the federal Freedom of Information Act.

The exception may be used only by individuals, the administration said in a brief signed by Elena Kagan, the newest justice who served in the Justice Department until last month.

Kagan will not take part in the case, which will be argued early next year. .........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/28/supreme-court-takes-on-co_n_742567.html

[marmar]

1. Kick to kill Corporate Personhood

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[FiveGoodMen]

2. Amen to that!