The contract is to provide security *at* the stadium, not to supply escorts, you fucking idiot.

So..freedom of speech unless you happen to disagree with the speaker, in which case it’s a “punk move”? Logical.

I’m gonna guess you just Yelped that your brunch service was “on point.”

“Web Surfer Turns On Ad Blocker During Deadspin Visit”

Except he never had possession.

No has proved (or even claimed, to my knowledge) that your version was the specific sequence of events. If JPP’s lawyers were working to establish that Schefter directed the illegal activity, they would certainly not alert the press to their actions until they had collected sufficient evidence.

Right. Details of what is going on in your body and how you are being treated are not private...but your SS# is. Strong argument.

You’re confusing general information with detailed medical records. There is plenty of private information in those photos that never would have been published were the photos not illegally taken and distributed. This appears to be the crux of the case currently.

No, not if Shefter directed someone to violate HIPAA. It has not been established whether the records just showed up in his inbox randomly or he asked an employee to get them.

Define media and reporting. I am reporting right now as member of the media? When I hunt through my neighbor’s trash and post all of his documents online, am I a reporter?

Why are revenge porn laws constitutional then? Is it not restricting the publication of true facts (events)?

So if one of Shefter’s moles steals Trump’s tax returns, it’s legal for him to publish them for personal gain?

“and nobody has accused Schefter of anything of the sort.” He may very be accused of this; I’m sure JPP’s attorneys are currently trying to establish this.

Bc there is a difference between receiving stolen documents and directing others to steal them. It became a critical distinction in the Lux Leaks case.

Not exactly. If it randomly shows up in his lap, he can report it. If he asks someone to steal it for him (much more likely), he is liable. Either way, I hope the law is changed to criminalize distribution of stolen documents. Without any protection in place, there will always be massive incentive for people to steal.

The most likely (and easiest to win a judgment against) scenario is that someone contacted Shefter and said, “hey, I can get JPP’s records if you want them,” and he directed him/her to get them, in which case Shefter is certainly liable.

Distributing stolen medical records? Not legal.

What’s the proper test for being privileged? What if you are dark-skinned, poor, but think these protests are self-serving bullshit. What if you are medium-skinned and kind of poor? Can Deadspin direct me how to protest and how to react to other protests? I’d much rather have someone tell me how to think instead of…

Winning = having a non-guaranteed contract that is within weeks of being terminated?

[Kaepernick stands up to get a better view, resumes kneeling for remainder of game]