U.S. Courts

Top Spammer Sentenced to Nearly Four Years

fergdawg.blogspot.com     23-Jul-2008          

Nancy Gohring writes on PC World:The "spam king" was sentenced on Tuesday to 47 months in prison, with a ruling that the court hopes sends a message to other online criminals.Robert Soloway, the man known as the spam king for...                    

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Government strikes out on COPA—ruled unconstitutional again

arstechnica.com     22-Jul-2008   40 related          

A federal court once again struck down the 1998 Child Online Protection Act (COPA) today, ruling it unconstitutional, overbroad, and vague. It has been 10 years since the law's introduction and it has yet to be enforced thanks...                    

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E-Gold execs face prison after money laundering guilty plea

arstechnica.com     22-Jul-2008   22 related          

By John Timmer | Published: July 22, 2008 - But PayPal's reputation is pristine in comparison with the E-Gold service, which engaged in practices that apparently went well beyond sketchy. Although the executives are US...                    

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Court Invalidates Exclusion of Chaplains From Court Martial Panels

religionclause.blogspot.com     22-Jul-2008   1 related          

Article 25 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice provides that any commissioned officer on active duty is entitled to serve on a court martial panel. However all branches of the armed forces have a policy of exempting...                    

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Court affirms online content law unconstitutional (AP)

go2blogging.com     22-Jul-2008   43 related          

WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court agreed Tuesday with a lower court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a 1998 law intended to protect children from sexual material and other objectionable content on the Internet....                    

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Certain Nintendo controllers face retail ban

joystiq.com     22-Jul-2008   42 related          

Filed under: Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo Wii, Business Nintendo could see its GameCube, Wavebird and Wii Classic Controller banned from retail shelves. Bloomberg reports that Nintendo has lost its attempt to overturn a $21...                    

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Mountain States Legal Foundation Files Petition With US Supreme Court for Atna Resources in The...

newswire.ca     22-Jul-2008   3 related          

GOLDEN, Colo., July 22 /CNW/ -- Atna Resources Ltd. ("Atna") -- (TSX: ATN), is pleased to announce that Mountain States Legal Foundation ("MSLF") has filed a petition for writ of certiorari on behalf of Atna's wholly owned...                    

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CSX Issues Statement Regarding TCI Group Letter

earthtimes.org     22-Jul-2008   3 related          

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 22 FL-CSX-TCI-Statement JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 22 -- CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) today issued the following statement in response to a letter sent by the TCI Group to the CSX Board of Directors: The...                    

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Second Duncan evaluation is in

spokesmanreview.com     23-Jul-2008          

A second, extensive mental evaluation of killer Joseph Duncan by federal Bureau of Prisons evaluator Dr. Cynthia Low has been filed under seal in federal court in Boise. U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge today ordered the filing...                    

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Vianale & Vianale LLP Announces Summary Notice of Pendency of Class Action, Proposed Settlement...

earthtimes.org     23-Jul-2008   4 related          

DALLAS - 6, 2008, in the above-captioned federal court action (the “Litigation”), for themselves and on behalf of the Settlement Class Members, have entered into a Stipulation with the Defendants to resolve the Litigation. (All...                    

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