The Eleventh Circuit decison allowing the government to withhold mug shots is now before the Supreme Court -- a cert petition was filed by Theodore Karantsalis, the plaintiff/requester seeking the mug shot on September 19th. The Government has twice had its response extended -- it is now due on December 19th.
Those following the issue will recall that the Sixth Circuit has previously ruled that mug shots must be released -- the Eleventh Circuit decision created a split in the Circuits making the issue ripe for the Supreme Courts to act.
Philippine news shows that this mug shot case has already been decided. Can you please check this out?
"But given the tendency of local courts to recognize the authority of their US counterparts, Senator Miriam Santiago said it would just be a matter of time before they took cognizance of a RECENT US Supreme Court ruling that publicizing a person’s mug shot “would be an unwarranted invasion of his personal privacy.”"
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/98763/much-ado-about-arroyo-estrada-mug-shots
Posted by: sam mcpherson | November 28, 2011 at 08:46 AM
I'm not sure what case the article is citing. Currently, one U.S. Court of Appeals says to release and another recently said to withhold -- the issue is now pending for certiori before the Supreme Court.
Posted by: Scott Hodes | November 28, 2011 at 08:57 AM
Scott, thanks for the reply. It seems as though many states have their own sets of rules which makes this issue very confusing.
Posted by: sam mcpherson | November 28, 2011 at 05:48 PM
Its true that single U.S. Court of Appeals says to issue and an alternative recently thought to withhold.It seems as though many states give birth to their own sets of rules which makes this publication very confusing.
Posted by: Edward O'Daniel | December 07, 2011 at 12:03 AM