Supreme Court will Classify ruling for Patents

Will this new ruling encourage developers to innovate?" This patent rule will bar processes and methods in doing businesses. Among those are online shopping techniques, medical diagnostic tests, procedures for executing trades on Wall Street and even undercut patents on...

Strained by Katrina, a Hospital Faced Deadly Choices

Katrina will, I am sure, show itself as a real blight in American history - but as this story shows, will it also show that patients were euthanised by the very people who are writing and passing laws that will negate most civil law suits?"Anna Pou, defended herself on...

NH governor will sign gay marriage act

NH and other recent states are doing it right, through the legislature rather than courts." Gov. John Lynch said Thursday he will sign a bill to make his state the sixth to legalize gay marriage as soon as the...

Weekly Radio Spin: Sex, Ads and Rocky Roads

Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, we look at an off-key gift, education that doesn't teach and...

The Internet Ablaze with Citizen Status Obama Drama

According to a post attributed to the Kansas City Star, implying anyone who disagrees with those seeking to overturn this year's 2008 election for President of the United States as possible...

Cursory Lip Service: A Wider Conspiracy?

Reasonable doubt continues to exist related to the eligibility of United States president-in-waiting, former junior Illinois State Senator Barack Obama, to assume the Office of United States President."Currently,...

Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown urges high court to let Prop. 8 take effect

" Brown, whose office is supposed to defend the initiative, said the lawsuits raised issues of statewide importance that should be addressed by the state's highest court.   L.A. Now blog:...

Bicyclist Hit By Van In Fullerton

In California, bicyclists have the same rights and duties as people operating motor vehicles.  Pay attention to bikers people, their injuries are typically catastrophic."According to reports by bicycle accident lawyers, a bicyclist was involved in a collision with a van...

Gay rights backers file 3 lawsuits challenging Prop. 8

Now that California's Proposition 8 has passed, which cancels the gay marriage ruling and nullifies all the marriages which have been performed - including that of Ellen DeGeneres - gay rights advocates are...

Vancouver Tenant seeks injunction to stop neighbour smoking: The Plight of BC...

Barry Artiste Op/Ed A recent story this week whereby a tenant in an apartment complex complained of health problems from cigarette smoke coming from an adjoining suite by another tenant. The affected tenant...

MnIndy video: RNC protesters show and tell of injuries from cops

"MnIndy video: RNC protesters show and tell of injuries from cops By Chris Steller 9/9/08 8:38 AM With city officials in St. Paul and Minneapolis alternately fanning and smothering the sparks of independent RNC policing investigations, this Minnesota...

US Olympic Committee's history of lawsuits against non profit organisations

What do robots, lab rats, rappers and pet ferrets have in common? They've all come under fire from the U.S. Olympic Committee for using the word "Olympics."Trademark infringement is proving to be an "Olympic" sport as the United States Olympic Committee has threatened to sue...

Abu Ghraib inmates sue contractors, claim torture

Should the cases be heard in the courts it could expose even more details of the abuses at Abu Ghraib. The plaintiff's lawyers keep the door open for more CACI workers being sued and more former prisoners adding...

The Immunity Deal

"Republicans and Democrats in Congress reached a breakthrough compromise yesterday on a bill that would dramatically revamp the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Most significantly, the draft...

Canadian Copyright Law Could Result in 'Police State,' Critic Warns

Yet another copyright issue has been brought to the forefront of Canadian policy, after a highly controversial copyright bill was introduced to parliament on Thursday.The bill, which would see illegal file sharers...

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