Over Objections From Privacy Advocates, Tame Surveillance Bill Sails Through the House
Some Republican senators are working hard to get Trump behind stronger fixes.
Some Republican senators are working hard to get Trump behind stronger fixes.
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at least under the Illinois "innocent construction" rule, under which "a nondefamatory interpretation must be adopted if it is reasonable"—"a reasonable reading of Lorenz's article is that although Wedgewood communicated with underage girls, he never meant to take things further."
A new lawsuit is challenging the California DMV's rejection of allegedly offensive personalized license plates.
The extent of state and federal quarantine powers is surprisingly unsettled.
Privacy activists on the left and the right decry a limp set of proposed changes to the USA Freedom Act.
Probably, if it's limited to knowing falsehoods (or perhaps statements where the speaker knows they are probably false).
"I would rather be remembered for writing something that was...offensive, than to be forgotten for writing something bloodless."
No amount of money can buy victory for candidates who fail to persuade voters.
The presidential contender has trouble explaining why the guns he wants to ban fall outside the Second Amendment.
When it comes to guns, pretty much nothing is legal in New Jersey, according to their police.
In light of this, should the presumptive First Amendment right of access to court cases require the court to provide video coverage of hearings?
The USA Freedom Act is about to sunset. Who will decide how and if it will be changed?
The EARN IT is an attack on encryption masquerading as a blow against underage porn.
Not that I'm suggesting it, but it's an interesting con law hypo.
An interesting 1969 case (based on a publication right after the 1968 election), reversed on appeal in 1974; thanks to Jacob Gershman (Wall St. J.) for letting me know about it.
The Supreme Court weighs abortion regulation in June Medical Services v. Russo.
The Senate minority leader threatened two justices by name, and then he lied about it.
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A bizarre Florida “red flag” case shows the importance of safeguards that protect people’s Second Amendment rights.
"Google is not now, nor (to the Court's knowledge) has it ever been, an arm of the United States government," wrote District Judge Stephen Wilson.
to try to vanish online magazine article about him.
"I was, at the time, very scared."
District Attorney Jackie Lacey faces re-election today against a tough field calling for more criminal justice reforms.
Kimberlin is also known for having accused Dan Quayle of having bought marijuana from him, and has since become a frequent litigant, including against bloggers Patrick Frey (Patterico), Aaron Walker, and others.
A high-profile gun case actually presents meaty questions of administrative law
While the use of force can be justified to curtail the spread of communicable diseases, the threat has to be weighed against the burdens on potential carriers.
“Why should courts, charged with the independent and neutral interpretation of the laws Congress has enacted, defer to such bureaucratic pirouetting?”
It's often very hard to get court filings retroactively sealed.
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stemming from a dispute about picketing and open carry.
Psychologist Jesus Padilla was forbidden to complete research that could have set many indefinitely committed people free. He died with the work unfinished.
Some panelists at the conservative conference want to give the government more power over social media.
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Apparently, conservatives believe in states' rights, except when they don't.
In Facebook: The Inside Story, even Steven Levy’s most generous conclusions about the tech giant are still pretty damning.
A congressional battle erupts over how much to reform the soon-to-expire USA Freedom Act—if they reform it at all.
Government officials keep trying to make us expose our data to them—and the criminals who ride on their coattails.
So the Ninth Circuit correctly (and unsurprisingly) holds in Prager University v. Google.
Trump has long complained that libel laws need to be loosened to allow more lawsuits against media outlets.
The conservative nonprofit Prager University alleged the company should not be allowed to place its videos on "Restricted Mode."
The New York Times technology reporter is revealing how social media is encouraging individual expression.
The justices heard oral arguments this week in United States v. Sineneng-Smith.
The former vice president's accusations require a couple of footnotes.
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