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European Parliament Gives ACTA the Cold Shoulder
The European Parliament reacted to the leak of the Internet portion of the Secret ACTA Treaty(TM) that it voted 633 to 13 with 16 abstentions on Wednesday to oppose the treaty. The EP also threatened to sue the European Commission...

European Union Signs ACTA, But Future of Treaty in Doubt
While the European Union has officially signed ACTA - it's not all bad news for those worried about this anti-piracy treaty negotiated in secret...

European Parliament Sends ACTA to Court of Justice for Review
Europe's Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding has asked the European Court of Justice to sift through the particulars of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and ensure that it is compatible with fundamental rights under current European Union laws...

ACTA & Copyright Reform in Canada
What does an international treaty have to do with ripping songs to your iPod?  You may not have heard much about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), but this international treaty may have significant impacts on the domestic copyright reform process in Canada...

European Parliament to EU: Turn over ACTA docs! (Ars Technica)
The European Parliament has demanded more transparency in the EU, and it made a point of singling out the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Parliament has been considering a general transparency bill, but one amendment to the bill demanded access to ACTA documents?access that negotiators have so far been unwilling to provide...

Leaks Show Real Aim Of ACTA, As Trade Chief Declares It Binding
The recently completed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), negotiated by the countries that own most of the world's intellectual property rights, is aimed at developing countries they hope will give value to those rights by protecting them, leaked documents show, according to French group La Quadrature du Net...

Heart of Atlanta v United States
Supreme Court Decision: Civil Rights Act Protected by Interstate Commerce Clause

Trade Secrets
Former execs are hit with doctrine of inevitable disclosure.

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Law of the Sea Treaty
United Nations Convetion on Use of World's Oceans

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

Cumulative Voting
Protecting minority shareholder interests

Texas, USA
alleging the Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Act of 2003 violates several provisions of the Constitution.

Rally Rights
Gettysburg Borough awards arrested protester $22,500 civil rights settlement.

European Style Smoked Salmon
Recalled due to Possible Listeria Contamination

FDA Issues Update on Safety Review Orlistat
Orlistat FDA Issues Update on Safety Review

Windows Software
Microsoft fined $1.3 billion for failing to comply with the European Union's antitrust order.

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