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8 Dec 2011, 9:59 pm
Noonan -- It should come as no surprise that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Public Patent Foundation (PubPat) filed a petition for certiorari with the Supreme Court on Tuesday. [read post]
8 Dec 2011, 9:51 am
[JURIST] The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) [advocacy websites] on Wednesday asked [cert. petition, PDF] the US Supreme Court [official website] to overturn a recent federal appeals court decision that upheld gene patents. [read post]
29 Nov 2011, 9:31 am
[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina [official website] ordered an injunction on Monday to prevent North Carolina from issuing specialty license plates that display a pro-life message, signifying a victory [press release] for the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina Legal Foundation (ACLU-NCLF) [advocacy website]. [read post]
28 Nov 2011, 5:15 am
., where the Ninth Circuit struck down cy pres to local Los Angeles charities unrelated to the class or the claims of the lawsuit, Hans cited the appeals court, As the appeals court noted, judges have often wrongly used class-action settlements to enrich groups that have nothing to do with consumers' rights, like the ACLU: "courts have awarded cy pres distributions to myriad charities which, though no doubt pursuing virtuous goals, have little or nothing to do with the purposes of the… [read post]
21 Nov 2011, 11:53 am
Brief for the American Civil Liberties Union Brief for AARP and the Public Patent Foundation Amicus Briefs in Support of Neither Party Brief for the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property Brief for the United States of America Brief for Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. et al. [read post]
18 Nov 2011, 8:42 pm
,” American Civil Liberties Union, http://www.aclu.org/blog/free-speech/cell-phone-censorship-san-francisco (08/12/2011) Now for the fun stuff! [read post]
16 Nov 2011, 2:19 pm
Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, AOL, Yahoo, eBay, Mozilla, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the American Civil Liberties Union and a host of other groups and companies oppose the measure, saying the bill will break the internet as we know it. [read post]
15 Nov 2011, 4:05 pm
The Supreme Court gave several judgments on First Amendment matters last term, and these are helpfully rounded up by the ABA Journal here. [read post]
12 Nov 2011, 8:37 am
There is not really anything profound in the case, but the parties were represented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and presented some interesting arguments.For those of you not very familiar with the section (like myself before reading this case), under 18 USCS § 2704 details how a user can challenge a subpoena or 2703(d) order under the SCA. [read post]
10 Nov 2011, 7:10 pm
Petition for certiorari Brief in opposition (forthcoming) Amicus brief of Tax Foundation (forthcoming) Amicus brief of National Taxpayers Union (forthcoming) Petitioner’s reply (forthcoming) Astrue v. [read post]
10 Nov 2011, 11:23 am
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hasn’t challenged the demand for records pertaining to the organization’s feed, but the other three have been fighting the case with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation — who will now likely take their arguments to the U.S. [read post]
3 Nov 2011, 9:19 am
For some time now, the American Civil Liberties Union has been concerned about some federal prosecutors’ practice of seeking court orders to track the location of people’s cell phones without probable cause, arguing that this practice infringes on privacy rights and violates the Fourth Amendment. [read post]
2 Nov 2011, 10:31 am
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the American Civil Liberties Union’s national capital office and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights are backing DOJ. [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 7:42 am
The article notes that the Google settlement involved “cy pres” payments to “independent” groups often called “watchdogs” like the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 7:42 am
The article notes that the Google settlement involved “cy pres” payments to “independent” groups often called “watchdogs” like the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. [read post]
28 Oct 2011, 7:38 pm
Amicus brief of the American Legion Amicus brief of New Tribes Mission Amicus brief of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty Amicus brief of Utah Sheriffs’ Association Amicus brief of American Civil Rights Union Utah Highway Patrol Ass’n v. [read post]
27 Oct 2011, 8:37 am
Rankin was a co-founder of the American Civil Liberties Union and strongly committed to women’s rights. [read post]
26 Oct 2011, 8:37 am
” If you were to assess the state of the union in 2011, you might sum it up this way: rather than being subjected to the rule of law, the nation’s most powerful oligarchs control the law and are so exempt from it; and increasing numbers of Americans understand that and are outraged. [read post]
14 Oct 2011, 8:01 am
The Salt Lake City Tribune notesThe American Civil Liberties Union and the Public Patent Foundation said Wednesday [Oct. 12] they will petition the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision [by the CAFC] and rule that Salt Lake City-based Myriad Genetics cannot hold patents on human genes related to breast and ovarian cancers. [read post]
10 Oct 2011, 9:47 am
Last May, the American Civil Liberties Union, in conjunction with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, asked a federal judge to open those dockets to the public. [read post]
