Politics Law

Carpathia blasts government for hypocrisy on Megaupload servers – Ars Technica

Carpathia also rebutted the government’s argument that transferring servers containing infringing materials would itself be a violation of copyright law. Carpathia notes that … materials as evidence in legal proceedings. This is common sense; the legal …

ATV law eyed – Hattiesburg American

Johnson said the problem is a gray area in the law. It does not specifically exclude public roads, which means it’s legal, even if the federal government considers these vehicles “off-road.” “The legal end of it is what we’re battling … Continue reading

Legal precedents all about politics – Dickinson Press & Advertiser

President Bill Clinton signed the measure into law. Now, the Obama administration … The answer is, of course, that the administration is making a political argument for its positions, not a legal one. And perhaps counterproductively, the …

Court restricts U.S. in Goldman programmer ruling – msnbc.com

Wednesday’s opinion provided the legal reasoning for that unusual decision … to prosecute people who misused corporate data obtained legally. It said the government’s broad read of that law could make it illegal to check email, use Facebook or surf … Continue reading

State ethics panel disbars Maricopa’s ex-top prosecutor – Arizona Daily Star

“The political and legal establishment blatantly covered up and retaliated by targeting my law license,” Thomas said, calling the ethics case a “political witch hunt” that sends a dangerous message to prosecutors that they could lose their law licenses if … Continue reading

French Cabinet OKs new anti-terrorism measures – Associated Press

The measures now go to Parliament, where they may face resistance from the Socialists, who say France’s legal … laws better. “We would have liked to have passed these measures before the presidential election,” said government spokeswoman …

What’s Really Behind The Latest Conservative Attack On ‘Obamacare’ – TPMDC (blog)

At issue is the reform law … ordinary government program that hasn’t been promised to generations of workers, whose costs are baked into the country’s long-term budget. “The point that Chuck makes is that from a technically correct, legal point … Continue reading

Florida’s top fundraisers wear black robes – Miami Herald

TALLAHASSEE — In this topsy-turvy political year … from lawyers and law firms, it’s an amount that when combined “ranks among the most ever for a retention race,’’ said Dan Stengle, legal counsel for the justices merit retention …

Thomas, Aubuchon to be stripped of legal licenses – AZCentral.com

“I brought corruption cases in good faith involving powerful people, and the political and legal establishment blatantly covered up and retaliated by targeting my law license. Arizona has some of the worst corruption in America, according to a …

China Drama Now a Murder Mystery – Wall Street Journal

Mr. Bo enhanced his own political brand with a crackdown on the Chongqing underworld that critics say involved torture and other abuses of legal procedure Analysts … members who stress the rule of law and a greater role for private … Continue reading