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Two government agencies have called
upon Professor Leslie Ann Reis of The John Marshall Law School to share her
expertise in privacy law as they work through new regulations on privacy
issues.
Reis, as a member of the federal
Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board, is one of several experts,
computer business leaders and federal government employees who are analyzing
and suggesting ways to bring the Privacy Act of 1974 up to date.
The members are considering questions
such as how government agencies should use customer relations management
techniques such as "data mining" and what restrictions should be placed on the
use of the information agencies collect? How will agencies use information
collected by the private sector? How will government agencies share information
between them, and how secure will that information be?
"Technology has changed in so many ways
since the act was first written," Reis said, "and the way we use technology has
moved well beyond what was anticipated 30 years ago. I am especially interested
in current and emerging issues as they affect the Privacy Act."
Reis, director of the Center for
Information Technology and Privacy Law at The John Marshall Law School, chaired
a June briefing meeting on the Privacy Act. She said the privacy advisory board
members are examining the regulations for collection and dissemination of
personal information by government agencies. 
The board's mission is to advise
Congress and the U.S. Department of Commerce about issues affecting the
security and privacy of information in government computer and
telecommunications systems.
The Privacy Act of 1974 was written
with assistance from John Marshall Professor Emeritus George Trubow when he
worked in Washington as a Nixon Administration appointee. Trubow returned to
The John Marshall Law School and began offering courses in privacy and
computers. In 1983 he organized the Center for Information Technology and
Privacy Law, which Reis now directs.
Reis and her fellow board members are
also considering the newly created role of the chief privacy officer and will
offer guidelines for that position. The job, mandated for all federal agencies,
was created in the omnibus spending bill for fiscal year 2005, but no direction
was given on the role of the chief privacy officer.
Reis has served on the Illinois
Integrated Justice Information Authority Privacy Policy Subcommittee since
2003. The subcommittee is helping state agencies develop privacy policy for the
Illinois justice system that is working to integrate electronic information
sharing.
In May 2005, she was appointed to the
Chicago Bar Association's Privacy Task Force. Reis is helping the task force
examine whether information on state and federal judges should be available to
the public in light of the murders of the husband and mother of U.S. District
Court Judge Joan Lefkow. The task force is developing guidance, educational
materials and policies to protect the privacy of judges and their families.
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The Illinois State Bar Association
(ISBA) awarded John Marshall student Joseph Lin the 2005 Law Student Public
Service Award, and Professor Mark Wojcik the Board of Governors Award at its
annual meeting June 17.
Lin, a second-year student, was
recognized for his volunteer efforts in Cambodia where he rescued young girls
from prostitution. Lin first went to Cambodia in summer 2003 to teach English.
While he was there, Lin recognized the problems of prostitution and decided to
return. In summer 2004, Lin went again to Phnom Penh and volunteered to collect
evidence of the illegal sex trade activities. He completed several rescue
missions of young girls and teens and was an advocate on their behalf in court.
Lin took a leave of absence from John
Marshall and extended his stay in Cambodia for the fall 2004 semester. His
continued efforts enabled law enforcement officials to incarcerate sex trade
criminals.
Lin plans to complete his law degree,
but says he will return to Cambodia to continue his volunteer efforts.
Professor Wojcik received the ISBA
Board of Governors Award. The award was given in recognition of his exemplary
service to ISBA that advances the administration of justice and the goals of
the bar.
Wojcik leads the ISBA's International
and Immigration Law Section Council and is an active member of the Special
Committee on the General Agreement on Trade in Services. The committee is
examining the impact of international reciprocity on the rules of practice in
Illinois and other states. Wojcik's pieces have also appeared in the ISBA Human
Rights Section Council newsletter. He is a member of the council, and also a
member of the Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.
He is editor of ABA International
Law News and vice chair of the International Health Law Committee;
immediate past chair of the Association of American Law Schools Section on
North American Cooperation; and director of an International Law Institute
course for lawyers for whom English is a second language.
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Professor Ann Lousin
Activities 
In late May, 2005, she spent over a
week in The Republic of Armenia. Some of her time was spent
consulting with the Law Faculty of The American University of Armenia in
Yerevan. On Wednesday, May 25, 2005, she presented a talk, "The American
Uniform Commercial Code" to the faculty, students and others associated with
the AUA Law Faculty. She also conversed with government officials,
lawyers and officials of not-for-profit organizations about the development of
a civil society in Armenia.
On May 23, 2005, she was elected to the
Board of Managers of her condominium, the "201 East Chestnut Condominium
Association." On June 20th she was elected President of the Board.
On June 16, 2005, she presented a
review of recent commercial law developments in Illinois to the Commercial
Finance and Transactions Committee of The Chicago Bar Association. She
discussed recent legislation regarding The Uniform Commercial Code and the
Illinois Predatory Lending Pilot Act.
On June 18, 2005, she was re-elected to
a two-year term as a director of The Blind Service Association of Chicago and a
one-year term as Parliamentary Officer of B.S.A.
Professor Mark Wojcik
Activities 
He received an ISBA Board of Governors
Awards at a luncheon Friday, June 17, during the Annual Meeting of the Illinois
State Bar Association. The award recognized his educational contributions as
director of Global Legal Studies at John Marshall and his recent promotion to a
full professorship. During the past year within the ISBA, he demonstrated
untiring energy, worldwide vision and sensitivity to individual choices. In
addition, his leadership of the ISBA International and Immigration Law Section
Council was augmented by service on the Special Committee on the General
Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), which is studying the impact of
international reciprocity on the rules of practice in Illinois and other
states.
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June 27
- Deans Meeting, Courtroom, 12:00 p.m.
- Pakistani-American Bar Association Reception,
Room 3East, 5:00 p.m.
June 28
- AIDS Foundation Seminar, Room 1200, 8:00 a.m.
June 30
- Center Directors Meeting, Room 402, 12:15 p.m.
- Alumni & Development Staff Meeting, Room 403,
2:00 p.m.
July 1
- JMLS Sluggers 3rd Softball Game, Grant Park -
Field 7, 5:00 p.m.
July 4
July 6
- IL Coalition of Immigration Services Training,
Room 1200, 9:00 a.m.
July 7
- IL Coalition of Immigration Services Training,
Room 1200, 9:00 a.m.
- Alumni & Development Staff Meeting, Room 403,
2:00 p.m.
July 8
- IL Coalition of Immigration Services Training,
Room 1200, 9:00 a.m.
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Copyright 2005
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