Category Archives: The Courts
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In further support of her claim, Plaintiff relies upon “the general opinion in the rest of the world” that “Barack Hussein Obama has, in essence, slipped through the guardrails to become President.” (Id. ¶ 128.) Moreover, as though the “general … Continue reading
Inside the AT&T–NSA “Secret” Relationship—By Scott Horton (Harper’s Magazine)
AT&T and NSA entered into this agreement in flagrant violation of U.S. criminal law, with the assumption that the Bush Administration would not enforce the criminal law against itself or those who entered into criminal conspiracies with it. There is … Continue reading
Why legislative organizations shouldn’t try to write tech law
This is an unfortunately common type of situation – the people making the laws don’t understand the concepts of security or attack, or not well enough to figure out a way to respond to them. Rather than trying to put … Continue reading
HR 5843
Because a bad drug war hurts us all, wastes our money, incarcerates our citizens, and prevents us from focusing on the real threats and concerns of our nation. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5843/show
The Flesh-and-Blood defense
From the Washington Monthly website comes this strange story of four Baltimore murder defendants who attempted to use a racist/seperatist doctrine claiming the invalidity of the 14th Amendment as their exemption from the federal justice system. Too Weird for the … Continue reading
Operation Lucky Bag
If you see a lost/abandoned bag someplace, don’t look, don’t touch, just leave. ———— Nine months ago, a similar police decoy program called Operation Lucky Bag was effectively shut down by prosecutors and judges who were concerned that it was … Continue reading
Paper Leaders Arrested For Story On Subpoenas
The leaders of an alternative newspaper chain were arrested after running a story about grand jury subpoenas they received seeking reporters’ notes and information on who visits their Phoenix weekly’s Web site. Michael Lacey, executive editor of Village Voice Media, … Continue reading
Techdirt: Court Agrees That Pulling Content Out Of The Public Domain May Violate The First Amendment
Techdirt: Court Agrees That Pulling Content Out Of The Public Domain May Violate The First Amendment This one comes as a bit of a surprise. The third in Larry Lessig’s triumvirate of copyright cases may present his first serious court … Continue reading
Classically Liberal: Violent police attack family home by mistake.
Classically Liberal: Violent police attack family home by mistake. It was a scene of domestic tranquility. David and Lillian Scott were in their living room talking. Their 15-year-old daughter was in the garage with two friends. Their 16-year-old son was … Continue reading