Texting privacy; an update from Copenhagen; and Virginia men arrested on terror suspicions in Pakistan. New financial regulations, and "the open government plan." Later, we talk with Julie Powell of "Julie & Julia" fame about her new book, "Cleaving."
Supreme Court to hear texting privacy case
The Supreme Court will rule on how much privacy employees have while sending text messages from company accounts. The case stems from a 9th circuit court ruling involving an Ontario, California police sergeant, whose text message transcripts were turned over to his superiors by Arch Wireless. Should employers have access to information sent via company cell phones? Do employees have a fundamental right to privacy in their communications?
Guests:
John Eastman, Dean and Donald P. Kennedy Chair in Law at the Chapman University School of Law
Charles S. Doskow, Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law, University of La Verne College of Law
Copenhagen update
Larry Mantle gets an update on the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. He talks with Rob Schmitz of KQED about developments, protests and the energy issues relating to California.
Guest:
Rob Schmitz, KQED reporter in Copenhagen
Virginia jihadists
Five alleged would-be terrorists, ages 19 to 25, from the northern Virginia area, were captured last week in Pakistan, attempting to join a terrorist training camp. How were these people recruited? What makes people want to travel around the world to become a terrorist? And what are U.S. authorities doing to stop this kind of activity?
Guest:
Randy Parsons, former Special Agent in charge of counter-terrorism with the Los Angeles FBI
House approves new financial regulations
Larry gets the latest on the House’s decision to tighten federal regulations on Wall Street and the financial industry.
Guest:
Michael Crittenden of Dow Jones Newswires
The "open government plan"
Barack Obama ran on a platform of increasing openness in government offices. But many government offices still have a significant backlog of "Freedom of Information Act" requests. A new memo from the Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag will give these offices four months to start becoming more open; they'll have to reduce this backlog by ten percent each year. What else is involved? And how much work needs to be done to achieve true transparency for government bureaus?
Guests:
Vivek Kundra, a spokesman for the White House's Office of Management and Budget
Ed O'Keefe, Federal Eye Blogger for the Washington Post
David Cuillier, Chair, Freedom of Information Committee for the Society of Professional Journalists; professor of journalism at the University of Arizona
Cleaving: a story of marriage, meat and obsession
The author and heroine of “Julie and Julia,” the New York Times bestseller, has written about another journey into the world of food. Julie Powell joins Larry in studio to talk about her new memoir, which tells the story of being torn between the husband she adores, the affair she can’t resist, and the apprenticeship at a butcher shop that saved her.
Guest:
Julie Powell, author of “Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat and Obsession” (Little Brown)