[The Militant Libertarian] This is possibly the funniest thing I’ve read in a very long time!Old Testament Lessons - Why can’t I own a Canadian?From: dovewarrior@hughes.netDr. Laura Schlessinger is a radio personality who dispenses advice to people who call in to her radio show. Recently, she said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22 and cannot be condoned under any circumstance.The following is an open letter to Dr. Laura penned by an East Coast resident, which was posted on the Internet. It’s funny, as well as informative:Dear Dr. …
[TalkLeft] Adding to Jeralyn's post on the Itraq Supplemental, I want to discuss an issue Kid Oakland mentions: Speaker Pelosi was most emphatic on this point, this bill will also define under law that the President does not have the authority by any Act of Congress to continue his chosen course of action unfettered in Iraq. . . . Speaker Pelosi emphasized that Congress must reassert itself and say, and I'm paraphrasing here, when Congress defines the limits of the authorization in Iraq, that is the law. …
[The International Libertarian] In a stunning development in the private currency movement, the US Mint today announced that, along with clarifications about the private collectible medallions of other private mints not being US Mint issued, was the headline story that the Mint claims the Justice Department has declared that the National Organization for Repeal of the FEDeral Reserve Act (NORFED), its widely known Liberty Dollars, and anyone who uses Liberty Dollars in commercial transactions, is in violation of federal law. …
[Groklaw] There’s a news story today that I thought you’d enjoy hearing about. It’s not about SCO, but it is about a topic dear to your hearts. Why don’t the courts sanction misbehavior on the part of lawyers? It’s a question I get a lot in email, and I’ve seen it frequently in comments recently too. I’ve told you before that if that happens, it’s usually at the very end.
Here’s an example. In a $10 billion trade secrets case SPS Technologies Corp. …
[BBC News | Wales | UK Edition] Fewer women are getting injured in drink-related fights, but figures for men remain the same under new pub licensing laws.
[GigaOM] With a reprieve from the courts, what’s Vonage’s first public step in its patent battle against Verizon? Hire more lawyers? Partner with other patent holders? Nah — instead, Vonage went and bought some newspaper ads, and built a net-neutrality style “grassroots” website designed to enlist public support for its fight against the big telco. Just […]
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Vonage v. Verizon (Fed. Cir. 2007). In a rare emergency hearing on April 24, the Federal Circuit heard Vonage’s plea for a stay of an injunction that would bar the upstart VOIP company from contracting with new customers. Soon after the hearing, the CAFC agreed — staying any injunctive relief pending appeal. The full appeal will also follow an expedited schedule and is scheduled for oral arguments on June 25, 2007. This appeal comes on the heel of the jury verdict finding that Vonage infringes three Verizon patents. (6,282,574, 6,104,711, 6,359,880). …
[InfoWorld: Top News] (InfoWorld) - The same day the company posted strong financials, the board of Apple Wednesday publicly defended CEO Steve Jobs against allegations by a former executive about Jobs’ involvement in stock options backdating.
Fred Anderson, Apple’s former CFO, settled Tuesday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges that he violated securities laws for his role in backdating stock options. He agreed to pay a fine and pay back $3.5 million in ill-gotten gains.
But Anderson blamed the backdating on Jobs. …
[Boston.com / News] A grand jury has indicted a New Haven police lieutenant and three bail bondsmen on corruption charges, a month after they were arrested by federal agents.
[Althouse] Wrote Justice Stevens, as the Supreme Court overturned three death sentences. Chief Justice Roberts writes in dissent: “‘Whatever the law may be today, the Court’s ruling that ’twas always so — and that state courts were ‘objectively unreasonable’ not to know it — is utterly revisionist,” Roberts said.” I’d like to explain that to you, but I’ve got to get my notes together for my federal jurisdiction class, where we happen to be studying the very aspect of habeas corpus law that you need to know to understand what Roberts is talking about. …