by Eric J. Ellman | Feb 15, 2021
In February 2021, the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) issued a final report, Final Report, Managing Data Privacy and External Access. The report is a best practice guide for motor vehicle agencies (MVAs) to protect driver and vehicle...
by Eric J. Ellman | Jan 31, 2021
In 2021, CDIA opposed a bill that would dramatically reduce the ability of employers and landlords to conduct criminal background checks in Maryland by imposing substantial matching requirements on public records. The bill is H.B. 642 from Del. Julie Palakovich Carr...
by Eric J. Ellman | Jan 28, 2021
In January 2021, the Shriver Center on Poverty Law issued a report, Screened Out: How Tenant Screening Reports Deprive Tenants of Equal Access to Housing.
by Eric J. Ellman | Jan 7, 2021
In 2021, the Uniform Law Commission established a study committee, the Redaction of Personal Information from Public Records (Study Committee). In early-2022 the study committee, as it started kicking off, greatly expanded its earlier and narrower scope. In 2021,...
by Eric J. Ellman | Dec 25, 2020
In March 2020, CDIA filed an amicus brief before the 9th Circuit in support of Equifax in its appeal of Sustrik v. Equifax. In its opinion, the 9th Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of the Plaintiffs’ claims against Equifax based on an alleged failure to...
