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23 Mar 2007, 7:12 am
NOTE: Amnesty International USA's usual system for setting up online actions is currently unavailable. [read post]
16 Apr 2007, 4:45 am
"Gonzales offers prosecutors apology ahead of testimony; Attorney general still defends firings of U.S. attorneys": This article appears today in USA Today. [read post]
11 Dec 2010, 6:00 pm
In Composers as Expert Witnesses in Copyright Infringement Suits Erica Muhl, a Professor of Composition at the USC Thornton School of Music, shares her experiences as a composer who is called upon to be an expert witness in copyright infringement suits involving suspected unlicensed use of a piece of music, and discusses why there are a handful of composers in the USA who are well suited to the task. [read post]
28 Feb 2008, 2:55 am
Speakers include Mary Robinson, Past President of Ireland and a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Robert Haas, Chairman Emeritus of Levi's and Karima Bennoune, Professor, Rutgers University, Board Member, Amnesty International USA. [read post]
16 Nov 2009, 10:46 am
USA Today reports that millions of American taxpayers might get an unexpected tax bill in 2010: More than 15 million taxpayers could unexpectedly owe taxes when they file their federal returns next spring because the government was too generous with their new Making Work Pay tax credit. [read post]
30 Sep 2009, 2:00 pm
This September has been filled with activity, including movement on the USA PATRIOT Act reauthorization process, news from FCC Chairman Genachowski on new rules governing net neutrality, Attorney General Holder's memo on the state secrets privilege, and more. [read post]
21 Mar 2007, 5:33 am
"Protect student speech -- even 'unwise' bong banner; Precedent, common sense favor student in Supreme Court case": This editorial appears today in USA Today. [read post]
12 Mar 2003, 4:56 am
[JURIST] In a statement Wednesday, Amnesty International [advocacy website] said that Tuesday's federal appeal court ruling denying on jurisdictional grounds any legal relief to Afghan war detainees held by the US at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (and reported previously in JURIST's Paper Chase) "will cause further damage to the international reputation of the USA and to fundamental human rights standards [read post]
27 Jun 2010, 12:24 pm by Thaddeus Mason Pope, J.D., Ph.D.
Damiano de Sano Iocovozzi had the following post at the AMA Facebook page a few days ago: At present, the USA is still spending 25% of the health care dollar on medical futility for those insured and uninsured patients who can no longer benefit from critical care anything in the nation's ICUs. [read post]
23 Jun 2022, 4:46 am by Matthew Schutte
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed a decision by the United States District Court for the Southern District of California granting summary judgment in favor of Golden Eye Media USA Inc (GEM) over Evo Lifestyle Products Limited, formerly known as Trolley Bags UK Ltd (TB UK) after holding TB UK’s U.S. [read post]
16 Mar 2010, 10:00 am by Steven
USA Today – “He had been one of publishing’s major holdouts. [read post]
20 Nov 2009, 7:30 pm
"Ex-Smoker Wins Against Philip Morris": Saturday's edition of The New York Times will contain an article that begins, "Legal experts predict that thousands of tobacco lawsuits could gain momentum in Florida after a Fort Lauderdale jury ordered Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million to a former smoker who says she needs a lung transplant. [read post]
24 Apr 2007, 10:15 am
At a meeting of top Communist Party leaders chaired by President Hu Jintao, officials were told to build "an Internet culture with Chinese characteristics," and to "curb the spread of decadent and backward ideological and cultural material online," the official Xinhua News Agency said.Read the article: USA Today [read post]
22 May 2012, 11:43 am by Glenn Reynolds
“Traffic congestion dropped 30% last year from 2010 in the USA’s 100 largest metropolitan areas, driven largely by higher gas prices and a spotty economic recovery, according to a new study by a Washington-state firm that tracks traffic flows. [read post]
4 Apr 2005, 5:01 pm
The Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] is holding an oversight hearing on the USA Patriot Act at 9:30 AM ET. [read post]
17 Aug 2008, 2:54 pm
[JURIST] The US Justice Department has sent so-called target letters [backgrounder] to six Blackwater USA [corporate website; JURIST news archive] guards involved in the September 16 killings of 17 Iraqi civilians [JURIST report], the Washington Post [media website] reported Sunday. [read post]
5 Aug 2009, 7:05 am
A recent USA Today article, “Seniors Defend Medicare Plan Obama Calls Wasteful”, it is clear that many seniors desire to keep their plan. [read post]