2 days ago by bobcargill

a colleague sent me this recently. Polito v. AOL Time Warner, Inc., 78 Pa. D. & C.4th 328 (2004) The First Amendment is not intended to protect unconditionally all forms of expression. Clearly those people who have committed no wrongdoing should be free to participate in online forums without fear t ...

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4 days ago by fitsnews

By FITSNews || A New Orleans judge is delaying a trial due to the first-ever appearance of his hometown NFL football team in the Super Bowl. Civil District Court Judge Michael G. Bagneris issued the following ruling last week … Considering the historic victory of the New Orleans Saints, the Court fi ...

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4 days ago by Locky

Australian band Men at Work copied a well-known children’s campfire song for the flute melody in its 1980s hit “Down Under” and owes the owner years of royalties, a court ruled Thursday. “Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree” was written more than 70 years ago by Australian teacher Marion Sinclair fo ...

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5 days ago by Daniel Knight

Scientists broke the law by hiding climate change data: But legal loophole means they won’t be prosecuted By David Derbyshire Last updated at 11:21 PM on 28th January 2010 Scientist at the heart of the ‘Climategate’ email scandal broke the law when they refused to give raw data to the public, the pr ...

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15 days ago by Thomas

The latest news to sweep the Massachusetts election debacle out of the headlines (at least in the politics section) is that the US Supreme Court ruled it OK for corporations to donate money to candidates and parties. Previously banned, it now means that companies and unions can run advertisements of ...

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18 days ago by Robby Douglas

Corporations, labor unions and other political entities are gearing up to play a larger role in influencing elections in 2010 and beyond after a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down elements of campaign-finance law. The Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for entities to influence ...

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18 days ago by sirrahc

The U.S. Supreme Court today struck a blow for the First Amendment. In a 5-4 ruling, significant parts of the campaign finance law popularly known as McCain-Feingold were judged unconstitutional. In particular, it was affirmed that the government cannot restrict corporate or union spending for or ag ...

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20 days ago by jakwong42

So the big news around the VW blogosphere today is the Korean Supreme Court’s ruling that puts virtual currency and property on the same level as real currency and property. Well, almost. Before we get too far ahead of ourselves ( ahem, CNET), let’s review the facts… The ruling, as recounted in the ...

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25 days ago by Admin

This is good news. The FDA with their pockets overflowing from Big Tobacco's money ( my opinion but not off the mark I'm sure) just lost a huge case. Judge Leon has ruled in the Smoking Everywhere and Njoy lawsuit against the FDA. He found that the electronic cigarette suppliers “ are substantially ...

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30 days ago by c-info

The Times of IndiaFree to criticize religions but not with hate: Courtby Swati Deshpande, TNN, 7 January 2010, 01:11am ISTMUMBAI: In a significant ruling, a three-judge bench of the Bombay high court on Wednesday held that in India, criticism of any religion -- be it Islam, Hinduism, Christianity or ...

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