Day archives: April 1st, 2013

Court Rules for EPIC, Denies FBI Request for Delay in StingRay Case

“A federal judge in Washington, DC today issued an Opinion denying the FBI’s motion to delay the release of records sought under the Freedom of Information Act. The decision follows from a lawsuit filed by EPIC against the FBI for records about the agency’s use of cell-site simulator technology, commonly referred to as “StingRay.” These …

Subjects: Courts, Legal Research, Privacy

New on LLRX – The Foundation for the Revival of Classical Culture

Via LLRX.com – The Foundation for the Revival of Classical Culture: The mission of The Foundation for the Revival of Classical Culture is the reintroduction of Classical principles of musical, artistic, and scientific practice and performance into the daily lives of American and other citizens, especially youth. Lynn J. Yen, Executive Director of the foundation, …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Law review article – The Dangers of Surveillance

The Dangers of Surveillance, Neil M. Richards. Washington University in Saint Louis – School of Law, March 25, 2013. Harvard Law Review, 2013. Via SSRN “From the Fourth Amendment to George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, our law and literature are full of warnings about state scrutiny of our lives. These warnings are commonplace, but they are …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Legal Research, Privacy

EPA Proposes Achievable Cleaner Fuels and Cars Standard

News release: “Based on extensive input from auto manufacturers, refiners, and states, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed sensible standards for cars and gasoline that will significantly reduce harmful pollution, prevent thousands of premature deaths and illnesses, while also enabling efficiency improvements in the cars and trucks we drive. These cleaner fuels and cars …

Subjects: Government Documents

Analysis of the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013

CRS – Analysis of the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013, March 11, 2013 “Hurricane Sandy caused extensive human suffering and damage to public and private property. In response to this catastrophic event, Congress considered legislation to provide supplemental appropriations to federal disaster assistance programs. In addition, Congress considered revisions to the Robert T. Stafford …

Subjects: Government Documents