The legal argument — and the business case — against the rule making it illegal to take your phone to a different carrier Original post on theatlantic.com Comments on reddit.com
A 200-year-old law forbidding women to wear trousers in Paris has finally been revoked. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Both sides do it. This platitude is one of the most destructive myths in politics. But when it comes to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which was Original post on nationalmemo.com Comments on reddit.com
Two-year-old legislation is first major revamping of nation’s food-safety system in more than 70 years. Original post on washingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
From Yahoo! News: LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court overturned the rape conviction of a man who authorities say pretended to be a sleeping woman’s boyfriend before initiating intercourse, ruling that an arcane law from 1872 doesn’t protect unmarried women in such cases. Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
It was marijuana joints instead of champagne bubbles this year for some New Year’s Eve revelers in Colorado, who lit up in private smoking clubs allowed for the first time under the state’s new pot laws. Original post on abcnews.go.com Comments on reddit.com
Employers in California and Illinois will be prohibited from demanding access to workers’ password-protected social networking accounts and teachers in Oregon will be required to report suspected student bullies thanks to new laws taking effect in 2013. Original post on chicagotribune.com Comments on reddit.com
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has signed into law a five-year extension of the U.S. government’s authority to monitor the overseas activity of suspected foreign spies and terrorists. Known as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the law allows the government to monitor overseas phone calls and emails without obtaining a court order for each intercept. Original post on seattlepi.com Comments on reddit.com
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed into law a five-year extension of the U.S. government’s authority to monitor the overseas activity of suspected foreign spies and terrorists. The warrantless intercept program would have expired at the end of 2012 without the president’s approval. Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Cong’s draft proposes 30 yrs, chemical castration – The Congress party is firming up a draft Bill on tackling crimes against women for submission to the Justice Verma Committee. Original post on indianexpress.com Comments on reddit.com
This week, as Congressional incompetence threatens to plunge the US into another recession, it’s comforting to know that Democrats and Republicans can still agree on at least one thing: that the US… Original post on theverge.com Comments on reddit.com
Glenn Greenwald: The California Democrat’s disgusting rhetoric recalls the worst of Dick Cheney while advancing Obama’s agenda Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
China passes a new law requiring adult children to make frequent visits to their elderly parents or risk being sued. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
It was the year of Internet activism with a sharp political point: Protests derailed the Stop Online Piracy Act, assisted in imploding a United Nations summit, and helped to postpone a data-sharing bill. Read this article by Declan McCullagh on CNET News. Original post on cnet.com Comments on reddit.com
(Gaza City) – Four Israeli attacks on journalists and media facilities in Gaza during the November 2012 fighting violated the laws of war by targeting civilians and civilian objects that were making no apparent contribution to Palestinian military operations. Original post on hrw.org Comments on reddit.com
In a nation with a growing number of laws restricting voting practices, Florida stood as exhibit A in a hearing Wednesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Original post on palmbeachpost.com Comments on reddit.com
On Friday (Nov 16th), a republican study committee chaired by US Congressman Jim Jordan published Original post on broughturner.com Comments on reddit.com
In an interview with ABC’s Barbara Walters, President Obama made his first statement on how his administration will react to ballot measures that legalized the Original post on nationalmemo.com Comments on reddit.com
The state of Illinois would have to allow ordinary citizens to carry weapons under a federal appeals court ruling issued today, but the judges also gave lawmakers 180 days to put their own version of the law in place. Original post on chicagotribune.com Comments on reddit.com
Michigan’s Republican Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley has taken to Twitter to defend his administration’s push for an anti-union Original post on boldprogressives.org Comments on reddit.com
MI6 passed up an opportunity to kill a senior leader of al-Qaeda because lawyers advised them they would be breaking the law, it can be disclosed. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of legislators from around the country led by Rep. Original post on opposingviews.com Comments on reddit.com
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from the Cook County state’s attorney to allow enforcement of a law prohibiting people from recording police officers on the job. Original post on chicagotribune.com Comments on reddit.com
