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The Supreme Court Forecasting Project, from Washington University in St. Louis, consists of a computer model that was used to predict the votes of the judges for each pending case of the 2001-2002 term. These forecasts were juxtaposed with those made by an expert panel of “law professors or appellate practitioners who specialize in one …
“Protecting Our National Security from Terrorist Attacks: A Review of Criminal Terrorism Investigations and Prosecutions,” Senate Judiciary Committee Full Committee, October 21, 2003. Official Hearing Notice, Witness List, Member Statements, and Testimony.
Chris Jay Hoofnagle, EPIC Deputy Counsel, will present the following paper, Public Records and Privacy (pdf), to the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges 77th Annual Meeting on October 17. He examines the rights and responsibilities of data collectors and data subjects in the evolving system of online public records.
Today the Supreme Court agreed to review, again, the appeal of the Child Online Protection Act. Links to resources on the Act, as well as related resources, are available in my August 13 posting, DOJ Appeals COPA Decision to Supreme Court.
AP published a list of the 26 (of the 94) district courts that currently provide electronic filing and case management.
Supreme Court Order List, released 10/06/03 (83 pages, pdf).
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 10/06/03, 02-70518, Brand X Internet Services v. FCC. From the Washington Post: “Currently, the vast majority of the nation’s approximately 14 million homes that subscribe to cable high-speed Internet service have no choice when it comes to their service provider. If the ruling survives a likely appeal, the decision …
This afternoon the President signed a bill (H.R. 3161, P.L. 108-82) that “overrules the objection of a judge in Oklahoma City who said the FTC did not have the proper authority to oversee the list.” See my posting from yesterday on the challenges that continue to face the Do Not Call registry here. See the …
From the Electronic Frontier Foundation, this website on MGM v. Grokster: “EFF is defending StreamCast Networks, the company behind the Morpheus P2P software, in this important lawsuit pending in federal court in Los Angeles. Twenty-eight of the world’s largest entertainment companies brought this lawsuit against the makers of the Morpheus, Grokster, and Kazaa software products, …
The FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry has been the focus of law and legislation this week. On September 23, the registry was blocked by a court order, and on September 25, the House and Senate, exhibiting unusal unanimity and alacrity, authorized the agency’s creation of the registry. But by the evening of September 25, …
From FindLaw, the text of today’s decision, Southwest Voter Registration Ed. Project v. Shelly (pdf).
The California electoral recall postponement opinion of September 15 will be reviewed according to this Order of the U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, filed September 19. Why the Eleven-Judge Ninth Circuit Panel Should Affirm The Original Panel Decision to Postpone the California Recall [Link]
