Actors' privacy suit against airport bar robots reinstated

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Two actors from the popular television situation comedy "Cheers," George Wendt and John Ratzenberg, sued Host International because the company opened up a chain of bars in airports featuring robots that, the actors claimed, resembled the actors. The US 9th Circuit Court if Appeals twice reversed a district court ruling to dismiss the case and sent it back for trial. The appellate court ruled the alleged resemblance was a question of fact that could only be decided by a jury.

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Pork referendum petitioners can keep signatures secret

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The US Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit ruled in Campaign for Family Farms v. Glickman that referendum signees who cast secret ballots regarding the continuation of the National Pork Producers Council could remain secret.

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Sex-offender registry laws withstand privacy challenges

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State laws requiring the registration of sex offenders have withstood privacy and constitutional challenges in several states. Kansas even upheld the posting of offenders' names on the Internet.

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