Archive for ‘Current Events’

Camille Painter Turner, a JMC grad, sent me info on this story regarding attempts by Republicans in the House and Senate to stave off any reapplication of the Fairness Doctrine. More »

WASHINGTON (AP) – Auditors say the FBI’s stepped up effort to fight Internet child pornography has led to an evidence backlog in the bureau’s computer labs. More »

Comm Law alum Rolando Gutierrez passes this story along. More »

The Entertainment Consumers Association has this list of legislation aimed at regulating video games. More »

I suspect this will go on to an appeal. The standard for restricting student speech on campus is whether it is “disruptive” of the learning environment. Don’t see that here. More »

Cases like this make me wonder why some people extoll the virtues of European law. More »

SCOTUS won’t hear the a case involving the Child Online Protection Act, which was struck down by a trial court in 2007. In 2004, the court upheld an injunction that had prevented the law from going into force and indicated the law was probably unconstitutional. More »