FrederickLane.com

Education

• Boston College Law School, Newton, MA. J.D., May 1988, cum laude
• Amherst College, Amherst, MA. B.A., American Studies and Classics (double major), May 1985, magna cum laude (American Studies) and cum laude (Classics)
• Harry S. Truman Scholar (Massachusetts 1983). Four-year national scholarship awarded in recognition of commitment to a career in public service.

Major Publications

Books

• Lane, Frederick S., American Privacy: The 400-Year History of Our Most Contested Right (Beacon Press, 2009). A page-turning narrative of privacy and the evolution of communication, from broken sealing wax to high-tech wiretapping.
• Lane, Frederick S., The Court and the Cross: The Religious Right's Crusade to Reshape the Supreme Court (Beacon Press, 2008). The history and politics behind the Religious Right's thirty-year campaign to reshape the federal judiciary in general and the U.S. Supreme Court in particular.
• Lane, Frederick S., The Decency Wars: The Campaign to Cleanse American Culture (Prometheus Books 2006). A critical look at efforts to impose standards of decency on American culture and the rising role of religion in politics, social policy, and science.
• Lane, Frederick S., The Naked Employee: How Technology Is Compromising Workplace Privacy (Amacom 2003). An overview of innovations in surveillance technology and the impact that they are having on workplace privacy.
• Lane, Frederick S., Obscene Profits: The Entrepreneurs of Pornography in the Cyber Age (Routledge 2000). An entertaining look at the history of pornography and the social, legal, and economic forces that have combined to make the online pornography industry so successful.
• Dinse, John; Berger, Richie; and Lane, Frederick S., Vermont Jury Instructions—Civil and Criminal (Butterworths Legal Publishers 1993). Co-authored book summarizing Vermont jury practice and providing model jury instructions for civil and criminal trials.

Recent Articles

• No "Plain View" Doctrine for Electronic Evidence, 9th Circuit Rules, Digital Dirt Blawg, September 1, 2009
• C-Street, Privacy, and the Separation of Church and State, Beacon Broadside, August 6, 2009
• Frederick S. Lane: Bachmann's Anti-Census Fear-Mongering is Nothing New, Beacon Broadside, July 16, 2009
• Senator Tells FCC Nominee: Fix FCC or We'll Fix It for You, Newsfactor Magazine, June 16, 2009
• Twitter Plays Critical Role in Iran Election Coverage, Newsfactor Magazine, June 16, 2009
• Virgin Media Will Offer Unlimited MP3 Downloads, Newsfactor Magazine, June 15, 2009
• FCC Declares DTV Transition a Success, Newsfactor Magazine, June 15, 2009
• China's Software Blocks Terms, Opens Door To Malware, Newsfactor Magazine, June 12, 2009
• Facebook Will Offer 'Vanity URLs' To Users' Sites, Newsfactor Magazine, June 12, 2009
• Hackers Offer Alleged T-Mobile Data to Highest Bidder, Newsfactor Magazine, June 8, 2009

Recent Lectures and Seminars

• Digital Dirt: Computer Forensics for Lawyers, Sheraton Hotel, South Burlington, VT, June 25, 2009. Presented continuing legal education seminar for Vermont attorneys on the technology and law of computer forensics.
• The 2009 ADFSL Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law, Champlain College, Burlington, VT, May 20, 2009. Presented keynote address on origins of metadata and its discussion in court opinions.
• Bill of Rights 101, American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont, St. Albans, VT, May 18, 2009. Helped lead discussion groups for high school students on the interplay of technology and constitutional rights.
• "Can You See Me Now? The Growing Problem of 'Sexting,'" Burlington High School, April 29, 2009. Organized and led a panel discussion with Lt. Kris Carlson and Chittenden County States Attorney Thomas Donovan on the legal and social risks for students engaged in the practice of "sexting."
• "We Need to Talk: Three Years of Difficult Conversations about Race, Class, and Money," National School Board Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, April 6, 2009. Moderated and presented seminar on the efforts of the Burlington School District to achieve socio-economic integration in its elementary schools.
• Digital Forensics Association, Champlain College, Burlington, VT, March 11, 2009. Guest lecture on The Naked Employee and trends in workplace privacy.
• American Studies 101, St. Michael's College, March 2, 2008. Visiting lecture on the Warren Court and the 1960s Sexual Revolution.
• The New Administration and New Congress: Guaranteed Changes for Labor and Employment Law, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Washington, D.C., February 26, 2009. Panel discussion on the topic "From Norma Rae and 9 to Five to the Employee Free Choice Act Today's Diverse Workplaces: 40 Years of Labor Employment Law." Sponsored by Ogletree Deakins.
• The Yale Club of New York City, New York, NY, February 5, 2009. Author lecture and booksigning for "The Court and the Cross."
• All Souls Unitarian Church, New York, NY, November 13, 2008. Author lecture at the on the implications of the 2008 Presidential and Senatorial elections. Co-sponsored by the Center for Inquiry and the All Souls Unitarian Church.
• Vermont 3.0 Creative/Tech Jam, Champlain College, Burlington, VT, October 25, 2008. Participated in a panel discussion on the topic "So You Want to Solve Cyber Crimes."

Employment History

• Author/Expert Witness/Lecturer, Burlington, VT, February 1995 - present.
• Associate, Miller, Eggleston & Cramer, Burlington, VT, August 1993 - February 1995.
• Associate, Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, Burlington, VT, October 1990 - August 1993.
• Law Clerk, Hon. Frank H. Freedman, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Springfield, MA, October 1988 - October 1990.

Community and Public Service

• Burlington School Board, Burlington, VT, October 2001 - present; Chairman of the Board, April 2009 - present; Clerk of the Board, April 2002 - March 2009; Chair of the Finance Subcommittee, April 2005 - March 2009; Member of the Technology Subcommittee, October 2001 - March 2005.
• Ward Clerk, Ward 5, Burlington, VT, April 1996 - October 2001. Responsible for overseeing operation of neighborhood polling place during national, state, and local elections.
• Burlington Fire Commission, Burlington, VT, July 1992 - June 1998; Vice-Chair, July 1995 - June 1998. Served as commissioner on community oversight board for the Burlington Fire Department.