Aaron Schwarz, who wrote the RSS specs 10 years ago, when he was 14, has been arrested for "excessive downloading" of documents from JSTOR, the electronic library of academic articles. He obtained access to MIT's computer system somehow and over MORE >>

State Rep. Scott Randolph (D-Orlando) wants to pass a bill that makes it a felony for jurors to try and sell their story within 9 months of a trial. source) Apparently, Mr. Randolph, in his rush to score cheap points in a bill tagged with the Casey Anthony wand, forgot about Simon & Schuster v. [.]. First Amendment Flori-duh imbeciles MORE >>

A district court judge has given leave to appeal his ruling in the Google Street View litigation that concerning wireless electronic communications governed by the Wiretap Act. Link to order staying original order). Judge James Ware handed down his original MORE >>

Alex Ben Block Controversial film financier David Bergstein has won at least a temporary court victory in his battle against the trustee overseeing five companies he ran, including Capitol and ThinkFilm, that have been put into involuntary bankruptcy. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Business MORE >>

District Court Judge Richard Leon is entertaining a motion to dismiss former U. Department of Agriculture Shirley Sherrod's defamation lawsuit against blogger Andrew Breitbart, or, in the alternative, argue Mr. Breitbart's attorneys, to transfer the case to MORE >>