Law… New Deadline for Google Books 7 Oct 2009 Just a quickie: United States District Judge Denny Chin has set a new deadline for getting the Google Books settlement done. The new date is November 9, 2009. (Source)
Society… October is a Busy Month 2 Oct 2009 Not only is it Breast Cancer Awareness Month (which has prompted the Bengals Chad Ochocinco/Johnson to break out some impressive pink shoes), it's also Domestic Violence Awareness Month (see the…
Law… Sen. Franken and the Fourth Amendment 24 Sep 2009 The Washington Independent is reporting that Senator Al Franken read the text of the Fourth Amendment to Assistant Attorney General (National Security Division) David Kris. Apparently, at some point of…
Law… Antitrust Workshops 22 Sep 2009 The last time the DOJ and the FTC devised guidelines governing horizontal mergers, it was 1992. Seventeen years later, the agencies are coming back to the guidelines, hosting a series…
Law… Google Books and Antitrust Problems 19 Sep 2009 The Antitrust Division of the DOJ has weighed in on the Google Books settlement, and rejection of the settlement is urged. (See news articles on it here.) According to the…
Law… Child Pornography and Life Imprisonment 10 Sep 2009 According to a press release from the DOJ, a Philadelphia man has been sentenced to life in prison after having been convicted in May for "advertising, transporting, receiving and possessing…
Law… More on the Google Books Settlement 8 Sep 2009 The Google Books settlement is generating a lot of ink over the past few days, with Microsoft wading into the waters. According to PC Magazine, Microsoft filed objections with the…
Law… Ted Stevens’ Case to be Dismissed? 7 Apr 2009 According to the NY Times (and others) there is a hearing scheduled today on the government's motion to have the charges against Ted Stevens thrown out. When Eric Holder announced…
Law… IEEPA, Ireland, and Iran 24 Mar 2009 The United States Department of Justice has announced that an Irish firm has been charged in a 25-count indictment for providing "sensitive technology" to Iran. (Link.) The charges are broken…
Law… Medical Marijuana Legalized. Sorta. 22 Mar 2009 Earlier this week, Attorney General Eric Holder announced at a press conference that the United States Department of Justice would no longer prosecute individuals for providing medical marijuana. (Lots o'…
