DOJ cuts off Guantanamo lawyer access after federal court ruling

• Court transcripts and copyright awards

  Should a court reporter own the copyright on his or her work product, and be able to force everyone to pay for it into the future. "No," says an appeals court, overruling a lower court decision to the contrary.

  
  
• Secret evidence is incompatible with the rule of law

  While the use of secret evidence may be acceptable initially (as part of an investigation or short-term detention while more evidence is gathered), the defense needs access to this evidence. Without it, any trial or legal process is simply unfair.

  
  
• Access to federal court records gets less free

  I had always hoped that PACER--which I hear runs a surplus anyway--would trend downward in price as the cost of delivering electronic access decreases. Instead comes the news that the price will rise by 25%, from 8 to 10 cents per page.

  
  
• Are universities about selling information?

  I don't believe universities (in their best form, at least) are easily replicated by technological means of information dissemination. But despite the advantages their physicality and tradition offers, many universities have tended to see themselves as simply the means to fill students up with information, stick an "approved" stamp on them, and send them out into the world.

  
  
• The FCC re-classifies in response to Comcast

  Last month, Comcast won its appeal in a federal appeals court in D.C. against the FCC's attempt to require network neutrality. As predicted by some, the FCC is proceeding with plans to reclassify broadband providers, and thus escape the ruling entirely.

  
  

Post title: DOJ cuts off Guantanamo lawyer access after federal court ruling

Authored by: krisnelson

Date posted: Sep 23, 2007

Categorized as: constitution • law

Tagged with: law

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