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The Virtue of an Activist Judge in a Time of Terror
I wrote a commentary piece for law.com about how activist judges can be a virtue in a time when the Administration is being activist in stretching the boundarie…
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NYT Researcher in Beijing Charged with Disclosure of State Secrets
The dangers of speech crimes. The NYT reports that Zhao Yan, 43, who worked in the newspaper's Beijing bureau, and has spent 15 months in prison without a…
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FISA Court to Investigate Wiretaps
(I'll preface this post by saying the reason I find the circumvention of the FISA Court so intriguing is that in this space, I'm usually complaining abo…
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Judge Luttig Slams Administration in Padilla Case
Wow. I had to post again. Talk about mainstream public figures stepping up to the plate. It's not just Clinton-appointed Judges who are outraged by the Ad…
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Bush Spy Order and Bravo to Judge Robertson for Fulfilling his Oath
I haven't been blogging because I'm trying to get a paper (ironically on blogging and the First Amendment) finished by the time school resumes. But I&#…
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A challenge to the "demagogic table thumpers" and "blustery blowhards"
Nicholas Kristof offers an intruiging inside perspective (and astute cross-cultural commentary) in his NYT column today: "Perhaps I'm particularly sen…
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The Wonderful World of Litigation
Slate is running a contest entitled "Billable Horrors," which, as the title suggests, is a contest where lawyers are asked to submit "the meanest…
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London Summary
So, my trip to London was really fun. I "minded the gap" in the tube and train and stood inside one of the fun red phonebooths: I paid close attentio…
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Possible advertising effect of Grokster decision
Pre-Grokster, in the Bay Area at least, SBC Yahoo! had billboard ads posted along highway 101 (just south of SF, if I recall correctly) that advertised their hi…
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Excellent Fair Use Resource
The Brennan Center for Justice has published this study on fair use. It's really well done, and a great resource for anyone interested in understanding the…
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Utah District Court Rejects Personal Jurisdiction Based on Cease-and-Desist Letters Sent By “Patent Troll”
The United States District Court for the District of Utah, Central Division recently granted defendant Furnace Brook LLC’s (“Furnace Brook”) motion to dismiss p…
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Court Orders Justice Department to Deliver Patriot Act Documents
In March 2005, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for documents pertaining to the U.S.…