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7 Jun 2013, 7:04 am by Michael Beder
” The rules still would apply only to carriers, not to independent mobile-app developers, although separate mobile-privacy efforts are ongoing in Congress, among industry and consumer stakeholders, and at the state level. [read post]
4 Jun 2012, 6:14 pm by Gerard Magliocca
Title 5, §3110 of the United States Code states: A public official may not appoint, employ, promote, advance, or advocate for appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement, in or to a civilian position in the agency in which he is serving or over which he exercises jurisdiction or control any individual who is a relative of the public official. [read post]
17 Mar 2011, 7:30 am by Aaron Brauer-Rieke
In a Senate hearing entitled The State of Online Consumer Privacy, Commerce Department Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information Lawrence Strickling acknowledged that the United States’ current patchwork of data privacy laws is insufficient and called for "[a]n overarching set of privacy principles on which consumers and businesses can rely could create a stronger foundation for consumer trust in the Internet. [read post]
3 Jan 2023, 11:27 am by Ilya Somin
Since April, at least 94,000 Ukrainians have entered the United States under the program. [read post]
1 Jul 2024, 5:11 am by Daniel M. Kowalski
S. 320 (1909), a case that involved the imposi­tion of a monetary penalty on a steamship company accused of transporting immigrants afflicted with “loathsome or dangerous contagious diseases” to the United States, the Supreme Court clarified that Congress has the power to regulate immigration and even impose monetary fines for violations without triggering the right to a jury trial under the plenary power doctrine. [read post]
5 Mar 2009, 4:54 pm
The fact that vehicles containing the allegedly infringing article are sold in the Eastern District of Texas does not provide a meaningful connection with the venue since such vehicles are sold throughout the United States. [read post]
15 Nov 2011, 10:07 pm by Michael Geist
Congress is currently embroiled in a heated debated over the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), proposed legislation that supporters argue is needed combat online infringement, but critics fear would create the "great firewall of the United States. [read post]
28 Sep 2014, 1:34 pm by Jack Goldsmith
  It also shows, yet again, how flexible and amorphous the 2001 AUMF is, and why Congress should do something to make the process of identifying groups that are enemies of (and thus targetable by) the United States more rigorous and regularized. [read post]
3 Jul 2008, 3:12 pm
As mcjoan notes: "[T]he impetus for the enactment of FISA was Congressional concern about warrantless wiretapping of United States citizens conducted under a justification of inherent presidential authority under Article II. [read post]
21 Apr 2023, 2:49 pm by Max Kohn
The vast majority of these enforcements are carried out by the United States Coast Guard and the Environmental Protection Agency. [read post]
18 Sep 2009, 2:41 pm
Last week, the United States Supreme Court called a special session and heard oral arguments in Citizens United v. [read post]
7 May 2014, 4:45 pm by Nadia Kayyali
Under international human rights law to which the United States is a signatory, the United States must respect the rights of all persons. [read post]
13 Dec 2017, 2:47 pm by Jacob Sapochnick
This reality makes it increasingly important for Congress to pass legislation that will allow this demographic to continue living and working in the United States without fear of deportation. [read post]
1 Nov 2006, 8:38 am
Tie breaker for the undecided: The Bush Administration flouts the rule of law, promotes torture (while hiding behind hypocritical double-speak denials), and has taken the country into a disastrous, mismanaged war that has increased the threat of terrorism against the United States and has resulted in the deaths of many tens of thousands of people (with more added to the toll every day). [read post]