Tag Archives: circuit-court

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A horrendous decision on habeas corpus

The rule of law just took a beating the D.C. Circuit Court on Jan. 5, when three conservative judges limited the ability of Guantanamo detainees to challenge their detention.

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A horrendous decision on habeas corpus

Court to cops: Stop tasing people into compliance

The use of Tasers has become increasingly controversial over the last year, following high-profile cases such as the Tasering of a 10-year-old girl who had refused to take a shower and video of a 72-year-old great-grandmother who was Tasered following a driving offense. Now a federal appeals court in San Francisco has set down new rules for when police officers are allowed to use Tasers.

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Court to cops: Stop tasing people into compliance

Scholars reject Obama’s Stance on Warrantless Cellphone Recording

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/04/scholars-reject/ The Obama administration’s position that the government can force mobile carriers to hand over cellphone tower location information on their customers without a warrant is wrong, two legal scholars say. “Because CSLI acquisition is hidden, indiscriminate and intrusive, and because it reveals information over a period of time, it should be subject to the highest level of Fourth Amendment oversight (the same procedures used for wiretapping and video surveillance),” the scholars wrote late Friday.

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Scholars reject Obama’s Stance on Warrantless Cellphone Recording

TLC-Your Ass in Court: Jon Gosselin Sued For Breach of Contract By Network

Jon Gosselin hasn’t played by the rules as an exclusive employee of TLC, the network alleges, accusing the Jon & Kate Plus 8 dad of appearing on other shows for pay and making unauthorized disclosures about the TLC show. As a result, the King of Pimps is being sued for breach of contract . The lawsuit, filed today in Maryland’s Circuit Court of Montgomery County, says that in June, in recognition of “the Gosselins’ difficult personal circumstances,” TLC asked both to refrain from making public statements about each other.

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TLC-Your Ass in Court: Jon Gosselin Sued For Breach of Contract By Network