The Latest Breaking News from a John Doe

Remains of a banker missing since 1999 are found on a California beach – for the second time

Some of Walter Karl Kinney’s body parts were found washed up on a beach in 1999 and again in 2022

The Independent UK · Mar 30

No Retroactive Pseudonymization in Federal Court Under California "Safe at Home" Program

From a decision last week in Smith v. Solomon, by Judge André Birotte Jr.: Plaintiff files the [application] in a… The post No Retroactive Pseudonymization in Federal Court Under California "Safe at Home" Program appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Feb 16

Partial (Penetrable) Pseudonymity for Libel Defendants?

I wrote earlier today about a Title IX lawsuit against a university by a student who had been accused by… The post Partial (Penetrable) Pseudonymity for Libel Defendants? appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Sep 29, 2025

No Pseudonymity in Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

From today's decision by Judge Joshua Wolson (E.D. Pa.) in Doe v. Temple Univ.: Courts are public. That's a foundational principle in American society. It means we give the public access to judicial records, we keep our courtrooms open for the public to watch the proceedings, and we require the…

Reason · Feb 26, 2024

Finding Baby Holly was ‘a miracle,’ says genealogist who helped solve the 40-year-old mystery

EXCLUSIVE: Two genealogists helped ID murder victims found more than 40 years ago – and track down the couple’s missing baby the researchers only learned about from relatives, Sheila Flynn reports

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022

Exclusive: Finding Baby Holly was ‘a miracle,’ says genealogist who solved the 40-year-old mystery

Two genealogists helped ID murder victims found more than 40 years ago – and track down the couple’s missing baby the researchers only learned about from relatives, Sheila Flynn reports

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022