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Lofgren floats 'Aaron's law' on Reddit after Aaron Swartz's death
SAN FRANCISCO -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) posted a draft bill to social news website Reddit that would change a controversial computer hacking law used to prosecute Internet activist Aaron Swartz. Swartz, a Reddit co-founder, was found dead Friday in...
Tags: Computer Crime, Lawyers, Social Media, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Punishment
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One bit of Aaron Swartz's legacy: Fixing a bad law?
As predicted, the suicide of Aaron Swartz, the widely admired hacktivist who helped create RSS and Reddit, has provoked at least one lawmaker to seek changes in the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, or CFAA -- the law that federal prosecutors were using to...
Tags: Computer Crime, Lawyers, Suicide, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Trials
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The pushback against Aaron Swartz misses the point
Aaron Swartz may be a galvanizing figure for Internet activists, but his exploits didn't exactly make him popular among copyright holders. In fact, the tributes to Swartz, who committed suicide last week while awaiting trial on computer fraud charges,...
Tags: Computer Crime, The Wall Street Journal, Lawyers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Aaron Swartz
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Aaron Swartz suicide has U.S. lawmakers scrutinizing prosecutors
Congressional criticism is mounting against U.S. prosecutors for pursuing prison time for a popular hacker in a case that's morphed into a posthumous cause celebre. Aaron Swartz, 26, a cofounder of Reddit and an open-Internet advocate, committed suicide...
Tags: U.S. Congress, John Cornyn, Freedom of Information Act, Laws, Judges
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Aaron's Law: What's in a name?
The Times has an editorial Friday about legislation proposed in the aftermath of the suicide of Aaron Swartz, the computer prodigy who was being prosecuted by the federal government for allegedly gaining unauthorized access to an online repository of...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Assassinations, Prosecution, Laws, Matthew Shepard
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Pelosi, California Democrats urge Gov. Brown to sign Trust Act
L.A. NOWAB 1081, known as the Trust Act, passed the state Legislature last month. The California State Sheriffs' Assn. opposes the bill, arguing that it forces sheriffs to put state law above federal law. Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has said he would defy... -
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E-Verify bill gives agriculture extra time
WASHINGTON (AP) - A bill that would require U.S. businesses to use a government database to verify that new workers are in the country legally is giving the agriculture industry a slight break. The Legal Workforce Act would give the agriculture...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Labor Legislation, Immigration, Heads of State, Employers
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E-Verify bill gives agriculture extra time
 WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill that would require U.S. businesses to use a government database to verify that new workers are in the country legally is giving the agriculture industry a slight break. The Legal Workforce Act would give the agriculture...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Labor Legislation, Heads of State, Immigration, Employers
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Stephen Colbert's testimony: Mocking Congress?
Opinion L.A.House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer confirmed Sunday that Democrats can be just as cranky as Republicans when being made fun of on their own turf. According to the New York Daily News: Even some Democrats thought Stephen Colbert's Capital Hill routine was... -
What's in a name? Ask Charles Rangel
Opinion L.A.The House Ethics Committee has recommended that Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) be "censured" for ethical lapses, including failing to declare rental income from a Dominican villa, improper solicitation of donations on congressional letterhead and... -
Congresswoman calls for investigation of enforcement program that screens for illegal immigrants in jails
L.A. NOWA California congresswoman Friday called for an investigation into the actions of federal immigration officials, saying they lied about whether counties and states had the right to opt out of a controversial nationwide enforcement program that screens for...
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