Judge rules in Palin e-mail case (can use private e-mail accounts to conduct state business)

AP ^ | 8.12.2009 | Rachel D'Oro

[justkate]

A judge has ruled that the Alaska governor's office can use private e-mail accounts to conduct state business, as former Gov. Sarah Palin sometimes did. Judge Rules in Palin Email Case

[justkate]

Sarah puts another notch in her belt

[misterrob]

The people’s business should be a matter of public record. G-mail for personal stuff.

[Al B.]

And down in flames goes Andree McLeod, again.

[WakeUpAndVote]

What did that kid get for hacking into her account?

[a fool in paradise]

I thought this was an update in the case of the Democrat politican who’s son hacked Sarah Palin’s Yahoo email account.

[Al B.]

The people’s business should be a matter of public record. G-mail for personal stuff.

Amd the court said the legislature is free to set such a rule. What the court said was there couldn't be a rule that punishes Sarah Palin.

[trumandogz]

Great victory for Sarah and other elected office holders who should be able to conduct official business using their personal e-mail accounts.

[justkate]

The “kid” is still trying on different legal defenses, as far as I know.

The most recent was that Sarah should have expected to get hacked, being so famous & all...

Which meanes, of course, that rich people shouldn’t complain about getting robbed, being so wealthy & all

[silverleaf]

With Sarah’s stalkers- nothing was personal business. They pursued her and her family and friend and associates in every activity of their lives.

[NormsRevenge]

wow. Good for you, Judge..

use of private e-mail accounts legal.

Brilliant!

(can ya hear the big sigh of a slug of politicos?)

[trisham]

Maybe, but Sarah didn’t break the law.

[Danae]

HA HA!

[NormsRevenge]

More Moose dogs, media? :-}

Is that Joe Biden in the background?

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin serves hot dogs to well-wishers at the
annual Governor's Picnic in Fairbanks, Alaska, July 26, 2009.
REUTERS/Nathaniel Wilder

[steve-b]

Letting politicians use private mail accounts for official business is bad policy — but if there was no law against it, judges can’t create one after the fact.

[torchthemummy]

"Judge rules in Palin e-mail case"

I didn't have to read this post to know that the ruling was vindication for Sarah. If it had gone the other way the headline would have been in the vein of:

"Palin E-mails Illegal, Judge Rules."

[TomOnTheRun]

Sounds like the legislature needs to get busy and pass a law saying that ALL official business must be done on state email, letterhead, etc.

[bgill]

I agree it’s not the smartest thing to do, but if it’s not against the law then she didn’t break the law and McLeod wasted the taxpayers money.

[misterrob]

My position is that government officials should have their emails limited to government business and their personal (private) emails separate. How do you draw any lines on privacy?

[redk]

Oh, this wasn’t the outcome you wanted was it.

[trisham]

I don’t disagree, but that wasn’t the issue here.