Politics Law 
New agency to enforce open government OK’d – Des Moines Register
Advocates have long said that Iowa’s open records and open meetings laws lacked … triggered costly legal disputes. That has discouraged some citizens from continuing their pursuit of records. Advocates of transparent government say greater …
Government revives plan for greater data-sharing between agencies – The Guardian
Ministers are planning a shakeup of the law on the use of confidential personal data to make it far easier for government and public-sector … data sharing about individuals was hampered by legal complexities and muddled myths.
Legal Expert Dershowitz Tells Beck: Zimmerman Charges ‘Unethical’ and ‘About Politics’ – YAHOO!
During Tuesday morning’s radio broadcast, renown legal professor Alan Dershowitz … were not about justice “but about politics.” Dershowitz explained to Beck that if he were a judge, under Stand Your Ground laws, he would undoubtedly throw out …
If you have something to hide from the government, don’t use Google Drive – ZDNet
Whose laws apply, and do you have any legal protection while your files are stored in … “you can’t take data outside of your European datacenter,” but the U.S. government requests a users’ files in that datacenter, there is a … Continue reading
Overcoming Obstacles to Photo ID Laws – Huffington Post
civic engagement and other community groups need to begin now to educate voters on the ID they need to vote and implement strategies to get them the ID they need to ensure these laws don’t disenfranchise anyone. The Fair Elections … Continue reading
Yale law professor to deliver lecture at Transylvania – Lexington Herald-Leader
Yale University law and political science professor Akhil Reed Amar will deliver … Amar was named one of the top 20 contemporary U.S. legal thinkers by a Legal Affairs readers’ poll and served as a consultant for the television show … Continue reading
Walmart Bribery Allegations: Watchdog Group Says Mexican Government Should Investigate Claims Of Vast Bribery Campaign – Huffington Post
“The laws in Mexico and the United States relating to bribery are in effect, so the practices (of legal business) should be the same in both countries,” he said. Government officials declined on Sunday to comment on the allegations contained … Continue reading
Bareheaded Bikers Cheer Rules End as Fireworks Go Legal – Yahoo Finance
Legal Silencers Arizona this year ended a legal fight over a 2010 state law permitting medical marijuana dispensaries … Encroaching on Freedoms “I don’t want government telling me what I can do and what I can’t do,” Raese said in … Continue reading
Opening arguments to begin in Edwards trial – USA Today
his actions wouldn’t amount to a crime under federal law. Lowell has said in court that the government’s case relies on flawed legal reasoning, that the grand jury process was tainted and that the Republican federal prosecutor who led the … Continue reading
The Government Wants to Know What It Doesn’t Know – PC World
Despite a huge public outcry and legal action started by the ACLU … the inevitable over-reach by the government when they have control of massive and highly detailed data. Just consider how law enforcement, with the complicity of the cell … Continue reading
