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No JMOL, Immunity for Cop Who Emptied a Clip in Unarmed Suspect
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Karen Eklund crossed the Bay Bridge at over 100 miles per hour. She then took to the surface streets of San Francisco at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour,...
Why is Judge Richard Cebull Retiring?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull is retiring next month in the wake of the fallout from a racist joke he emailed from an official government account. (Brief...
Indian Supporters File Amicus Briefs in Montana Voting Case
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Indian tribes in Montana say that the time and cost associated with voting infringes on their right to vote. Last year, 15 Indians from the Crow, Northern...
Ninth Circuit Backtracks on DMCA Safe Harbors in isoHunt Case
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
The Ninth giveth, and the Ninth taketh away. Seven days after releasing the Veoh decision, which buttressed the DMCA Safe Harbor protections by extending...
isoHunt First Search Engine to be Liable for Inducing Piracy
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Before you can understand the latest file-sharing case, it might help to understand how Bittorrent works. Let's say you want to download a pirated movie (or a...
Hayat Decision: Reactions and Future Proceedings
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Here's what we know about the Hamid Hayat case. Hayat isn't the sharpest tool in the shed. As we covered in our discussions of the majority decision and the...
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