Tweaked Judge Security Measure Passed in House Defense Bill

A judicial security measure tucked into the House-passed defense authorization bill didn’t include proposed language that raised concerns about potential liability for major tech companies like Facebook and Twitter.

The long-stalled bill (S. 2340; H.R. 4436) to protect judges’ personal information from being shared online is named in honor of a federal judge’s son who was killed by a disgruntled lawyer at their family home.

Language added to the bill in the House text earlier this week included a reference to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a statute that protects certain websites from liability for what users post. ...