All posts by Jimmy Hoover
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Remembering Aaron Swartz and His Battle With PACER
In September 2008, Aaron Swartz commissioned a friend to walk into a federal law library in Sacramento with...
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Disorder in the Court! 5 Weird Courtroom Moments From 2013
5. Costa Concordia Trial, A Literal Drama Holding true to the twists and turns of the Costa Concordia shipwreck...
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While Law School Enrollment Drops, Outsourcing Surges
According to the American Bar Association’s latest findings, law school enrollment is down 11%, or 5,000 students from...
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When the Government Floods Your Property
In Oct. of 2012, the Supreme Court heard oral argument from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission on...
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ABA Lends Support to House Bill Honoring Gay Vets
In a letter to a congressional subcommittee on Nov. 21, American Bar Association President (ABA) James Silkenat voiced...
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3 Kinds of Teen Drug Dealers, Study Says
Picture a drug-dealing teenager in your head. Maybe he’s white. Maybe he’s black. Maybe he’s hispanic or asian....
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Petition Denied to Death Row Inmate Convicted of Killing Daughter
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition of habeas corpus last Wednesday to Oklahoma death...
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Secure Email, a Myth?
It’s been a week since the last Lavabit court documents were filed and here I am, still trying...
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DOJ to Lavabit’s Levison: ‘Too Bad, So Sad’
In a highly anticipated statement, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) pilloried claims by secure email provider,...
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Would a Nationally Imposed E-Verify System Infringe on Your Constitutional Rights?
Let’s assume that you, our beloved reader, are of a common variety these days—you’re in the market for...
