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By Lauren Gelman on March 22, 2006 at 5:13 pm
CIS is podcasting! CE @ 10 sessions now available in the ITunes Music Store Read more about podcasting
By Lauren Gelman on March 22, 2006 at 12:20 pm
Wednesday March 22, 2006
12:30-1:30 PM
Room 95
Stanford Law School
Open to All
Lunch Served Read more about Ernest Miller
By Lauren Gelman on March 22, 2006 at 11:35 am
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
4:30 PM to 6 PM
Room 180
Open to All Read more about Hate Speech
By Lauren Gelman on March 20, 2006 at 10:22 am
Monday March 20, 2006
12:30-1:30 PM
Room 280A
Stanford Law School
Open to All
Lunch Served Read more about Julian Dibbell (2006)
By Lauren Gelman on March 13, 2006 at 12:19 pm
Monday March 13, 2006
12:30-1:30 PM
Room 280A
Stanford Law School
Open to All
Lunch Served Read more about Yochai Benkler
By Lauren Gelman on March 11, 2006 at 4:32 pm
Joe Gratz is blogging CIS's Cultural Environmentalism at 10 conference this weekend. Read more about Live Blogging of CIS Conference
By Lauren Gelman on March 8, 2006 at 10:21 am
As I predicted, Congress has caved to the White House. Instead of investigating the President's illegal warrentless wiretaps, they have instead imposed new oversight but will allow wiretapping without warrants for up to 45 days. Read more about Congress Caves to WH: Authorizes Warrentless Wiretaps
By Lauren Gelman on March 2, 2006 at 10:36 am
This is amazing. When I saw this headline I was stumped as to how there was video of Bush being briefed? There was a reporter in the room? This is a next-gen Nixon scandel: They video tape Bush's briefings the way Nixon audiotaped his office conversations? Read more about Video shows Bush Katrina warning
By Lauren Gelman on March 1, 2006 at 4:59 pm
In its response to the DOJ's motion to compel compliance with the subpoena requesting URLs and search queries, Google argued briefly that the Electronic Communications Privacy Act prevents it from turning over this information without a warrant. ECPA is a complicated statute, and the court's answer will significantly impact future cases. We filed a brief (.pdf) asking the court to allow additional briefing on this question if it plans to rule based on the ECPA issue. The hearing is March 13. Read more about Google/DOJ Subpoena and ECPA
By Lauren Gelman on March 1, 2006 at 4:12 pm
If you are a civil libertarian I strongly urge you to drop everything and read David Luban's essay "Liberalism, Torture, and the Ticking Bomb" from the October 2005 Virginia Law Review. Harper's published an excerpt in the March 2006 issue, which is where I first found it. Read more about Liberalism, Torture, and the Ticking Bomb
By Lauren Gelman on February 27, 2006 at 11:19 am
NOTE NEW DATE
Monday February 27, 2006
12:30-1:30 PM
Room 280A
Stanford Law School
Open to All
Lunch Served Read more about JD Lasica
By Lauren Gelman on February 22, 2006 at 4:41 pm
In a recent decision, a U.S. District Court set standards that would indicate what on-line activities would and would not constitute racketeering under RICO, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c). The United States District Court for the District of Maine held on a motion for summary judgment that a group of individuals who published allegedly defamatory criticism of plaintiff The Gentle Wind Project (“GWP”) on-line did not qualify as an “association-in-fact” under RICO. Read more about Maine District Court Holds that Group of Individuals Who Published Criticism of “Cult” On-line Are Not an Association-in-Fact Un
By Lauren Gelman on February 22, 2006 at 4:41 pm
In a recent decision, a U.S. District Court set standards that would indicate what on-line activities would and would not constitute racketeering under RICO, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c). The United States District Court for the District of Maine held on a motion for summary judgment that a group of individuals who published allegedly defamatory criticism of plaintiff The Gentle Wind Project (“GWP”) on-line did not qualify as an “association-in-fact” under RICO. Read more about Maine District Court Holds that Group of Individuals Who Published Criticism of “Cult” On-line Are Not an Association-in-Fact Un
By Lauren Gelman on February 22, 2006 at 4:38 pm
The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, in a case of apparent first impression, held that an email sent from the domain name of a company was not enough, standing alone, to cloak an agent in apparent authority that would allow him to bind that company to a contract. In the case, defendant Recovery Express, Inc. (Revovery Express) moved for summary judgment after plaintiff CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX), a seller of out-of-service railcars and parts, brought an action alleging breach of contract, account stated, unjust enrichment, and quantum meruit. Read more about Email address domain name alone not sufficient to cloak agent in apparent authority
By Lauren Gelman on February 22, 2006 at 4:38 pm
The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, in a case of apparent first impression, held that an email sent from the domain name of a company was not enough, standing alone, to cloak an agent in apparent authority that would allow him to bind that company to a contract. In the case, defendant Recovery Express, Inc. (Revovery Express) moved for summary judgment after plaintiff CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX), a seller of out-of-service railcars and parts, brought an action alleging breach of contract, account stated, unjust enrichment, and quantum meruit. Read more about Email address domain name alone not sufficient to cloak agent in apparent authority
