It has long been reported that Robert Bork wrote a “75 page” analysis for Presidential Candidate Barry Goldwater arguing that the bill that would become the Civil Rights Act of 1964, including Title VII, was unconstitutional. Ruthann Robson, Professor of…
Posts Tagged ‘ACT’
Ninth Circuit Holds EPCA Applies To Non-Citizens In Foreign Court Disputes
07
Oct
Here’s a little case out of the Ninth Circuit that extends the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) to non-citizens involved in foreign proceedings. The question arose in a civil case in Australia between Suzlon Energy Ltd. And Rajagopalan Sridhar. Suzlon…
California Enacts Book Purchase Privacy Law
04
Oct
California has enacted the Reader Privacy Act (S.B. 602) which requires search warrant to access customer data on regular and e-books purchased online or from bricks-and-mortar store. All the law and privacy groups are cheering. Here’s the ALCU press release,…
Time for AALL to "Interfere" in Licensing: An Approach for Petitioning State Governments
29
Aug
Initially I thought the title of this post would be “Time for a Model Act on Fair Use Preservation in Licensing of Electronic Content?” Certainly UNC Law’s David Robert Hansen has provided a working draft for consideration by the NCCUSL…
Budget Control Act Eliminates Subsidized Interest Loans for Graduate Students
04
Aug
The CBO estimates that the Budget Control Act of 2011 will save approximately $26.3 billion over 2012-2021 by eliminating the federal government’s subsidized graduate student loan program: Student Loans. As required under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, most…
UK Decides (for now) Against Site Blocking To Combat Internet Piracy
03
Aug
The British government has decided not to introduce measures under the Digital Economy Act (DEA) that would block web sites that facilitate illegal file sharing. The Act had called for blocking in Sections 17 and 18. The Guardian is reporting…
Uniform Law Commissioners Address Official Electronic Legal Publishing
29
Jul
One of the more recent developments when it comes to official online law is the creation of the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act by the Uniform Law Commission. The Act was approved for publication on July 12th. It requires official…
Friday Fun: Congress Passes the Pornographic Media Concealment Act
29
Jul
Congress Announces Plan To Hide Nation’s Porn From Future Generations
Freeing Digitally Conceived Text, Part 3: The Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act is a Good First Step But Not a Major Accomplishment
21
Jul
Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act From the Prefatory Note’s Introduction Providing information online is integral to the conduct of state government in the 21st century. The ease and speed with which information can be created, updated, and distributed electronically, especially…
Sixth Circuit Upholds the Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act
29
Jun
From the opinion: Congress had a rational basis for concluding that, in the aggregate, the practice of self-insuring for the cost of health care substantially affects interstate commerce. Furthermore, Congress had a rational basis for concluding that the minimum coverage…
