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Aaron Swartz

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Aaron Swartz

Legislators Still Trying to Reform Anti-Hacking Laws to Prevent Prosecutor Overreach

Law named after Aaron Swartz introduced again.

Scott Shackford | 4.21.2015 4:35 PM

Aaron Swartz

'Aaron's Law' to Reform Terribly Abused Anti-Hacking Regs Languishes in Congress

Committee head won't allow debate or vote

Reason Staff | 8.6.2014 2:45 PM

Politics

Filmmaker Brian Knappenberger on New Aaron Swartz Documentary The Internet's Own Boy

Paul Detrick | 6.27.2014 9:00 AM

Policy

Justice Department May Reform Law Used to Prosecute Aaron Swartz

Alyssa Hertig | 2.10.2014 4:00 PM

Culture

Hackers Target MIT Site on Anniversary of Aaron Swartz's Death

Committed suicide a year ago

Reason Staff | 1.12.2014 11:50 AM

Policy

The Individual's Moral Code vs. the Bureaucracy's Moral Code

The necessity of civil disobedience.

Jesse Walker | 9.16.2013 12:09 PM

Policy

US Government Releases the First 100 Pages of File on Aaron Swartz

Leaves 14,400 pages still unreleased

Reason Staff | 8.14.2013 7:16 AM

Policy

Aaron Swartz's Father Blasts MIT Report

Doesn't think college was neutral toward son's prosecution

Reason Staff | 7.31.2013 7:30 AM

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Policy

MIT on Aaron Swartz's Prosecution and Suicide: Don't Look at Us!

College took neutral route, but questions whether it could have or should have helped

Scott Shackford | 7.30.2013 5:42 PM

Policy

MIT Report Says it Never Targeted Aaron Swartz for Prosecution

Suicide prompted debate over federal overprosecution

Reason Staff | 7.30.2013 1:00 PM

Policy

MIT, JSTOR File Motions to Be Allowed to Review, Redact, FOIA Responses on Aaron Swartz

Specifically any Secret Service documents that might exist

Reason Staff | 7.22.2013 9:24 AM

Policy

MIT Seeks Delay in Release of Aaron Swartz Documents

Claims fear for safety of college's networks

Reason Staff | 7.19.2013 12:37 PM

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Policy

'Aaron's Law' Proponents Talk About Restraining Prosecutorial Abuse

Scott Shackford | 6.20.2013 6:30 PM

Policy

Bill Introduced to Reform Federal Hacking Laws to Stop Prosecutorial Abuse

Named for Aaron Swartz

Reason Staff | 6.20.2013 3:20 PM

Civil Liberties

Strongbox, Secure E-Mail Technology, Aaron Swartz's Posthumous Contribution to Internet Privacy

The New Yorker's Strongbox is based on Swartz's DeadDrop

Reason Staff | 5.16.2013 8:20 AM

Policy

Aaron Swartz Estate Blocked From Releasing Court Records

The judge fears people will be angry at his persecutors

Reason Staff | 5.14.2013 11:32 AM

Civil Liberties

Video Interview Captured Aaron Swartz Just Months Before Suicide

Believed to be the last extended record of the activist

Reason Staff | 4.29.2013 11:32 AM

Policy

Anti-Hacking Law Reform Thwarted

Re-write makes it more draconian than when it was applied to Aaron Swartz

Reason Staff | 4.3.2013 4:40 PM

Policy

Aaron Swartz Prosecutors Threatened and Hacked

Angry e-mails and snail mail

Reason Staff | 4.2.2013 7:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Cyber-Crime Bill Threatens Online Activism

Shades of Aaron Swartz!

Reason Staff | 3.27.2013 2:20 PM

Policy

MIT To Partially Release Aaron Swartz Documents

Emphasis on "partially"

Reason Staff | 3.20.2013 4:30 PM

Policy

Prosecutor in Swartz Case Accused of Professional Misconduct

Stephen Heymann said to have suppressed evidence

Reason Staff | 3.15.2013 1:08 PM

Policy

DOJ Accused of Withholding Evidence in Swartz Case

Feds also accused of seizing evidence without a warrant.

Reason Staff | 3.14.2013 1:45 PM

Policy

Law That Ensnared Aaron Swartz Rooted in 'WarGames' Movie

Yes, lawmakers are that stupid

Reason Staff | 3.13.2013 4:30 PM

Policy

Eric Holder Makes it Clear DOJ's Culture — Not the Prosecutor — Is the Problem in Swartz Case

Does not think piling on of federal charges in order to scare out a plea deal is an issue

Scott Shackford | 3.8.2013 5:45 PM

Policy

Senators Press Holder on Swartz Prosecution

The AG sees no problem, of course

Reason Staff | 3.8.2013 4:10 PM

Politics

Secret Service Rejects FOIA Request for Documents on Aaron Swartz

Truthout seeking documents

Reason Staff | 3.1.2013 1:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Gunman Hoax Was Retaliation Against MIT for Aaron Swartz

The lethal prosecution pissed off a lot of people

Reason Staff | 2.28.2013 1:08 PM

Policy

DOJ Admits Wanting to Jail Aaron Swartz to Save Face

Had to justify bringing up federal charges for essentially breaking into a closet

Reason Staff | 2.25.2013 4:20 PM

Policy

Aaron Swartz Prosecutor Defends Her Role

We're being mean to her

Reason Staff | 2.22.2013 11:16 AM

Policy

Petition Seeking Firing of Swartz Prosecutor Passes Threshold for Response

Don't hold your breath

Reason Staff | 2.13.2013 3:50 PM

Policy

Aaron Swartz: The Punishment Did Not Fit the Crime

As long as prosecutors have the option to put first-time computer trespassers behind bars for decades, we will continue to see such clear injustices.

Jerry Brito | 1.31.2013 10:30 AM

Politics

Muckrock Submitting FOIA Requests for Free in Honor of Aaron Swartz

An internet activist, Swartz committed suicide while facing federal hacking charges

Reason Staff | 1.31.2013 8:28 AM

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