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How legal challenges to Trump travel ban are playing out – The Seattle Times

   February 3, 2017    No Comments yet    Posted in: Blog

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How legal challenges to Trump travel ban are playing out
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Friday's ruling by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema greatly expands the scope of the lawsuit, which was initially focused only on legal permanent residents, commonly called green-card holders. Brinkema indicated a willingness to consider cases …
Judge issues broad block against Trump's travel banPolitico
In severe legal blow, judge blocks Trump travel banYahoo News
Trump travel ban: legal challenges in seven states against orderThe Guardian
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FBI request for Twitter account data may have overstepped legal guidelines – Reuters

   January 28, 2017    No Comments yet    Posted in: Blog

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FBI request for Twitter account data may have overstepped legal guidelines
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WASHINGTON The FBI appeared to go beyond the scope of existing legal guidance in seeking certain kinds of internet records from Twitter as recently as last year, legal experts said, citing two warrantless surveillance orders the social media company …

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The ACLU Has Already Filed Its First Legal Action Against President Donald Trump – GOOD Magazine

   January 20, 2017    No Comments yet    Posted in: Blog

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The ACLU Has Already Filed Its First Legal Action Against President Donald Trump
GOOD Magazine
On Friday, January 20, the United States awoke to the inauguration of our next president, Donald J. Trump. At high noon, Trump—a man who has polarized the nation over the last 18 months—was officially sworn in. But before he placed his hand on the …
Hours before inauguration, ACLU files first legal action against TrumpWashington Times
ACLU Officially Filed Their First Legal Action Against President TrumpLawNewz
Rights group files legal request on Trump business tiesReuters
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YouTube removes conservative law channel Legal Insurrection – Washington Times

   January 13, 2017    No Comments yet    Posted in: Blog

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YouTube removes conservative law channel Legal Insurrection
Washington Times
YouTube has terminated a channel belonging to conservative law blog Legal Insurrection due to alleged copyright violations — a move the blog's founder believes is politically motivated. Cornell University Law School professor and Legal Insurrection …
YouTube Removes Popular Conservative 'Legal Insurrection' ChannelBreitbart News
'Legal Insurrection' YouTube Channel Removed: Is Google Targeting Conservatives?The Inquisitr
YouTube removes influential conservative website's channelFox News

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Drug war overkill: A pot bust against legal growers in Yolo County seems to go too far – Los Angeles Times

   January 6, 2017    No Comments yet    Posted in: Blog

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Drug war overkill: A pot bust against legal growers in Yolo County seems to go too far
Los Angeles Times
If ever you needed proof that we live in an age of confusion about marijuana laws, let me share with you the story of Ted Hicks and Ryan Mears, two Sacramento-area entrepreneurs who decided to start a legal medical cannabis business last year and ended …
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Uber Refuses to Stop Self-Driving in SF, Setting Up a Legal Showdown – WIRED

   December 16, 2016    No Comments yet    Posted in: Blog

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Uber Refuses to Stop Self-Driving in SF, Setting Up a Legal Showdown
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The legal fight started Wednesday morning when the ridesharing giant opened its fleet of autonomous Volvos to riders throughout the city. It did so without applying for a permit to test autonomous technology, arguing that California regulations …
California, Uber in legal showdown over self-driving carsThe Providence Journal
California Vs. Uber in Legal Bout over Self-driving CarsInsurance Journal
Uber's Defiance Of California On Self-Driving Car Rules Sparks Legal BrawlForbes
Hollywood Reporter –WKOW –The Guardian –Uber
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Legal experts back Palestinian BDS as ‘free expression’ – Aljazeera.com

   December 9, 2016    No Comments yet    Posted in: Blog

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Legal experts back Palestinian BDS as 'free expression'
Aljazeera.com
Around 200 leading legal experts have signed a statement defending the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement (BDS) as a lawful exercise of freedom of expression. The legal experts from 15 countries agreed the BDS movement should be …
200 legal scholars back right to boycott IsraelThe Electronic Intifada (blog)

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