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The Software Patent Lawsuit to End .....Software Patents?

September 08, 2010 16:47

Recently, Paul Allen (co-founder of Microsoft and worth roughly the GDP of Jamaica) filed a patent infringement lawsuit against most of Silicon Valley.  The Defendant's list reads like a who's who of modern technology giants:  Apple, Google, Facebook, eBay, AOL, Netflix, Yahoo, Office...

Kagan confirmed as 4th woman on SCOTUS

August 06, 2010 14:01

Senate Confirms Kagan To U.S. Supreme Courtby Liz HalloranNPRAugust 5, 2010The U.S. Senate by a 63-37 vote on Thursday confirmed Elena Kagan as the nation's 112th Supreme Court justice and its fourth-ever female member –- but, as predicted, with just a handful of votes from Republican s...

Due Process For Deported Immigrants: The Right To Reopen Proceedings Under Carachuri-Rosendo

July 29, 2010 17:36

Due process, a cornerstone of American jurisprudence, cannot be applied selectively.  Even if the beneficiaries are immigrants who have already been deported. Aggravated Felonies Under IIRAIRA Until 1996, most lawful permanent residents (LPRs) facing deportation due to criminal convictions...

The Berg Case: Parents right to access medical records v. child's right to privacy

July 21, 2010 17:49

A principal obligation of parenthood is to claim certain rights and privileges on behalf of one’s child, as well as make decisions the child is considered incompetent to make on their own. Whether a five-year-old should have an elective tonsillectomy, for example, is more a decision for the...

The DISCLOSE Act Creeps Along

July 20, 2010 12:49

Sometime before the end of the world (which is to say any day now) it’s going to occur to our congressional leaders that the United States is facing some actual problems that might usefully be addressed.  In the meantime, though, the expectation is that they’ll just keep lobbing...