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The Chilling Effects of the DMCA
Slate Magazine
Advertisement. The law that we feared, the DMCA, was passed in 1998 but has been back in the news lately because it prohibits unlocking cellphones and interferes with access by people with disabilities. But its impact on research has been just as dramatic.
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Lawsuit challenges Mich. emergency manager law
USA TODAY
Wayne State University law professor Robert Sedler, who specializes in constitutional law, said Thursday that the lawsuit raises "a serious question of whether this violates equal protection" because the Constitution says laws and rights must be ...
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Healthcare law could raise premiums 30% for some Californians
Los Angeles Times
About 5 million Californians got a first glimpse at what they might pay next year under the federal healthcare law. For many, that coverage will come with a hefty price tag. Compared with what individual policies cost now, premiums are expected to rise ...
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Protecting Nature, Ignoring International Law
Daily Beast
At two different points, the high-speed rail will cross the internationally recognized border between Israel and the West Bank (aka: the Green Line), in violation of international laws regarding the use of territory occupied in the course of war (and ...
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AP NewsBreak: China detains jailed Nobel winner's brother-in-law in latest ...
Fox News
BEIJING – The brother-in-law of China's jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo is under arrest on fraud charges in an apparent effort to put more pressure on the family. A lawyer for the Liu family said this week that police detained Liu Hui in ...
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Hawaii Senate committee debates shield law
Businessweek
HONOLULU (AP) — The Senate judiciary committee plans to decide next week whether to move forward with a bill to extend Hawaii's shield law with changes that would limit its scope in protecting journalists. The law that shields reporters' confidential ...
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Law-enforcement veterans join recall of Ariz. sheriff
USA TODAY
PHOENIX — Several retired law-enforcement officials in this area have joined a recall effort against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, criticizing him for using what they consider scare tactics to raise money to fight the recall. Respect Arizona is ...
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Health Care Law Will Raise Some Premiums, Study Says
New York Times
WASHINGTON — A study commissioned by the State of California says that the new federal health care law will drive up individual insurance premiums, but that subsidies will offset most of the increase for low-income people. The study, issued Thursday ...
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Proposed law would govern surrogate births
Baltimore Sun
"Without law is when you end up with a rogue practitioner, and you don't have a leg to stand on and no remedy you can count on if you have a problem," said Kelley, a Baltimore County Democrat. "The courts have actually said the General Assembly needs ...
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Law Enforcement, Politicians, Public Gather For 'Stop Gun Violence' Rally In ...
KYW Newsradio
(CBS) – The Montgomery County Courthouse provided the backdrop as elected leaders joined members of law enforcement and the public calling on Congress to end gun violence. It was billed as a National Day to Demand Action with hundreds of people ...
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Obama creates panel to recommend state election law changes
Daily Caller
The White House announced Thursday the formation of a nine-seat Presidential Commission on Election Administration tasked with recommending changes to states' election laws by the end of September. "The Commission shall identify best practices and ...
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Daily Caller
Pope Washes Women's Feet in Break With Church Law
TIME
While bishops have successfully petitioned Rome over the years for an exemption to allow women to participate, the rules on the issue are clear, Peters said. "By disregarding his own law in this matter, Francis violates, of course, no divine directive ...
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Fox News' Ignorance Of Immigration Law Plays Into Slanted Segment About ...
Media Matters for America (blog)
Fox News used the supervised release of immigrants to fearmonger about public safety, ignoring the fact that the vast majority of released immigrants have no criminal conviction or that for those with aggravated felony convictions under immigration law ...
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Road repairs, leash law, hospital lease in Jefferson Parish politics links
NOLA.com
Dog owners in Jefferson Parish must keep their pets on a leash at all times in parks, playgrounds and school grounds, under a law newly amended by the Parish Council. Officials said the change aims at clarifying that dogs are to be restrained in all ...
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DOMA: Obama Administration's Refusal to Defend Law is Entirely Justified
PolicyMic
The role of the executive branch is to enforce and uphold the laws enacted by Congress. In the vast majority of cases, the laws passed by Congress appear to be constitutional, and thus the executive branch's Department of Justice is responsible for ...
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Mich. right-to-work law takes effect, but workers eyeing split with their ...
Washington Post
The law, which lets workers choose not to pay to the unions that bargain on their behalf, applies to labor contracts that are extended or renewed starting Thursday — meaning many employees will not be affected until existing collective bargaining ...
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Emergency Manager Protests: New EM, Right-To-Work Laws Draw ...
Huffington Post
Michigan could become the 24th state with a right-to-work law next week. Rules required a five-day wait before the House and Senate vote on each other's bills; lawmakers are scheduled to reconvene Tuesday and Gov. Snyder has pledged to sign the bills ...
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Hong Kong Drops New Law Restricting Access to Directors' Details
Businessweek
"The LegCo paper is rather a long-winded way of saying 'we are backing down and shelving it,'" said David Webb, the founder of corporate-governance website Webb-site.com, who had publicly campaigned against the law change. "It is a victory for common ...
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Editorial: Gay marriage is all about equality under the law
Dallas Morning News
As this newspaper editorialized in December, we urge the Supreme Court to affirm the right of gay couples to marry based upon the fundamental American ideal of equality before the law. It is critical that the court also make clear that such a ruling ...
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Dallas Morning News
Monsanto Gets Its Very Own Law
Firedoglake
President Barack Obama signed the spending bill, including the provision, into law on Tuesday. Since the act's passing, more than 250,000 people have signed a petition opposing the provision and a rally, consisting largely of farmers organized by the ...
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The AM Roundup: Marriage Cases May Hinge on Procedure, More
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Following procedure: Precedent on judicial procedure—rather than the landmark cases on individual rights looming over the public debate—could play a role in resolving challenges to state and federal laws limiting marriage to heterosexuals. WSJ ...
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Wall Street Journal (blog)
Law Professor Eric Goldman: The CFAA Is A Failed Experiment; It's Time To Gut It
Techdirt
We've been talking a lot about CFAA reform lately, but law professor Eric Goldman is taking it a step further. He's written a fantastic piece for Forbes that explains why the whole concept underlying the CFAA is a failure and should be almost entirely ...
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Disney lobbies to rewrite ticket law to cover new MyMagic+ bracelets
Orlando Business Journal (blog)
The entertainment giant (NYSE: DIS) said the changes in state law are needed as ticketing systems advance beyond paper passes at theme parks and elsewhere. The new MyMagic+ system includes replacing conventional tickets with wireless-transmitting ...
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Tunisia: New Law Should Create Independent Judges
Human Rights Watch
The assembly will consider a proposed law to establish a Temporary Judicial Council (TJC) later this week, which would replace the discredited Supreme Judicial Council as the primary body responsible for the functioning of the judicial system. The ...
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Human Rights Watch
Breaking the Law to Publish the Law: Open Government Advocate Digitizes ...
DCist.com
Sitting in front of me is a copy of one volume of the D.C. Code, the compendium of laws that govern everything from criminal acts to when and how you can rent your home to a stranger. This particularly volume, which covers Titles 43-46, has seen better ...
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Federal healthcare law could boost some California premiums by 30%
Los Angeles Times
The federal healthcare law will help cause insurance premiums to rise 30% on average for many middle-income Californians next year, but lower-income consumers could save up to 84%, a new government report says. Covered California, the state agency ...
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Protesters march in Detroit to block financial emergency law
Yahoo! News (blog)
The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday by a coalition of civil rights and religious groups, labor leaders and elected city officials, claims that Michigan's emergency manager law enacted in December "effectively establishes a new form of government" in the state.
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Snyder Acknowledges Right-to-Work Protesters as Law Goes into Effect
Yahoo! News (blog)
As Michigan's right-to-work law went into effect on Thursday, new polling indicated that residents of the state remain deeply divided as to whether or not they think the new law will ultimately prove beneficial, according to reports by Michigan Radio ...
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Legislators approve tougher Ind. 'bath salts' law
WHAS 11.com (subscription)
Bill supporters say the "lookalike" provision is needed because drug makers have simply made changes to the drug compounds to get around current laws that are based on specific chemical makeups. Other provisions would expand the ability of prosecutors ...
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Pope Francis Sparks Controversy After Breaking Liturgical Law With ...
By Billy Hallowell
ROME (TheBlaze/AP) -- Once again, Pope Francis has shocked supporters and critics, alike. The pontiff washed and kissed the feet of a dozen inmates at a juvenile detention center in a Holy Thursday ritual that he celebrated for years as ...
TheBlaze.com - Stories
Johnson Co. pushing law to reinforce position against possible gun ...
By rebachenowethfox59
Johnson County is joining a growing number of communities across the country where local ordinances are being adopted in reaction to possible changes in federal gun laws. "Somewhere we have to put the brakes on," said Ron West, ...
Fox 59 News - fox59.com
Guest Post by Prof. Sean Tu: Uneven Distribution in the RCE ...
By Jason Rantanen
Guest Post by Prof. Sean Tu: Uneven Distribution in the RCE Backlog. Dr. Tu is an Associate Professor of Law at the West Virginia University College of Law and a shareholder in Patent Advisor. His research focuses on the patent examination ...
Patent Law Blog (Patently-O)
Kid-protection bills become law
By Elizabeth Alvarez
Gov. Susana Martinez visited Calico Butterfly Preschool to sign two new laws intended to keep kids in troubled families safer.
KRQE News 13 - Top Stories
Law and order in South Africa | The Stream - Al Jazeera English
Law and order in South Africa. Three court rulings have many wondering if they can trust the country's legal system. Pistorius. Oscar Pistorius at the Pretoria Magistrates court on February 22, 2013, in Pretoria, South Africa. (Liza van ...
The Stream - Al Jazeera English
Anti-bullying law stalls in the Iowa House | TheGazette
By Mike Wiser
Proposal stems from Gov. Terry Branstad's anti-bullying summit held last fall.
TheGazette
Pope washes women's feet in break with church law - World News ...
By SINA.com
In his most significant break with tradition yet, Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of two young women at a juvenile detention center — a surprising departure from church rules that restrict the Holy Thursday ritual to men. No pope has ...
English headline news from SINA.com
As Court Considers Marriage Law, Chief Architect Seeks to Return ...
By By MICHAEL ROSTON
A day after a majority of justices at the Supreme Court appeared to express doubts about the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, Bob Barr, one of the politicians most responsible for its passage, announced his intention to attempt ...
The Caucus
Pope washes women's feet in break with church law | The Salt Lake ...
Rome • In his most significant break with tradition yet, Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of two young women at a juvenile detention center — a surprising departure from church rules that restrict ...
All - The Salt Lake Tribune
Eion Bailey to Guest Star on Law & Order: SVU - TV Fanatic
By matt@mediavine.com (Matt Richenthal)
Eion Bailey has landed a spot on Law & Ooder: SVU. Read on for casting details.
TV Fanatic
Obama signs 'Monsanto Protection Act' written by Monsanto ... - RT
By RT
United States President Barack Obama has signed a bill into law that was written in part by the very billion-dollar corporation that will benefit directly from the legislation. On Tuesday, Pres. Obama inked his name to H.R. 933, a continuing ...
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KTL presents "POWERNOMICS" ft Claude Anderson/Bob Law 03/29 ...
Join Know The Ledge Radio as we welcome Dr. Claude Anderson to the program for the very first time. The Dr. will be bringing a prescription to the family termed PowerNomics®. The word PowerNomics® represents a ...
Know The Ledge Radio | Blog Talk...
Newly elected Speaker vows to uphold the law | Capital News
By LABAN WANAMBISI
NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 29 – Newly elected Speaker of the National Assembly Justin Muturi has pledged to uphold the law throughout his tenure while handling complexities of the bicameral legislature. In his acceptance speech, Muturi told the ...
Capital News

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North Dakota Gov. Signs 'Heartbeat' Abortion Law - WSJ.com
Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed legislation that would make North Dakota the nation's most restrictive state on abortion rights, banning the procedure if a fetal ...
online.wsj.com/.../SB10001424127887324789504578384552...
Arkansas Governor Vetoes Voter ID Law
On March 25th, Democrat Governor Mike Beebe vetoed legislation that would have created a voter ID law for Arkansas, saying it would "negatively impact one of ...
www.breitbart.com/Big.../Arkansas-Gov-Vetoes-Voter-ID-Law
Law Review : Seattle University School of Law : Seattle, Washington
Originally known as the University of Puget Sound Law Review.
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