Archive for January, 2006

This past weekend I attended a seminar at the University of Minnesota Law School that is put on by the Civil Rights Moot Court (“CRMC”). The CRMC puts on a seminar every year that relates to the competition problem. For those who are not familiar, law school moot court programs offer law students a chance [...]

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State representative Scott Newman plans to retire at the end of the 2006 legislative session, and seek the Republican Party endorsement as a judicial candidate in the 1st Judicial District.
Newman said. “The ruling means that judicial candidates can finally talk about the issues so voters can make informed decisions. Too many times, [...]

Intentional Fraud
Fraud is a relatively simple concept, but takes on quite a lot of complex variants. That’s why there are fraud laws for every little thing you can imagine. What follows is general information about fraud, with a view towards automobile-related fraud, and varies from state to state.
Fraud consists of the following elements (key words [...]

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If you haven’t been following Sony BMG’s DRM (digital rights management) woes, the BoingBoing post contains a roundup of posts on the subject. In brief, many Sony CDs contain a “rootkit” that installs itself without permission and sends information about you and your computer to Sony. It can also damage your computer. [...]

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What happened: Blogger Michael Brodkorb (link to blog: Minnesota Democrats Exposed) claimed a source told him Democrat Coleen Rowley’s campaign refused to hire Democrat Blois Olson’s PR firm, New School Communications. Olson criticized the Rowley campaign. Olson then sued Brodkorb for implying that his firm tried to get consulting work with the Rowley [...]

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The Supreme Court ordered terrorism suspect and U.S. citizen Jose Padilla transferred from military custody Wednesday to stand trial in Miami, Florida.
Padilla will now be brought to trial as any other U.S. Citizen. His appeal of his “enemy combatant” status will still be heard separately. In that case, the Court has been asked [...]