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By Brendan Conley, staff writer – January 10, 2013 As 2012 drew to a close, Americans were still reeling from the tragic shooting deaths of 26 people, 20 of them children, in Newtown, Connecticut. In the new year, as the 113th Congress introduced a flurry of gun-related bills and a newly-reelected President promised swift action,…
Continue readingThe U.S. Supreme Court rules on a pivotal intellectual property case between a textbook publisher and a college student. Google may be facing yet another IP lawsuit launched by the European Commission. The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the 1965 Voting Rights Act. [powerpress]
Continue readingBy Kristen Friend, staff writer – December 12, 2012. President Obama and House Speaker Boehner met privately on Sunday to discuss a deal aimed at addressing a series of expiring tax breaks and mandatory spending cuts, dubbed the “fiscal cliff,” scheduled to begin next month. Since Sunday, both parties have advanced new proposals. The President…
Continue readingBy Kerrie Spencer, staff writer – November 27, 2012 Google may soon be juggling multiple lawsuits, as the debate over whether the company uses its size to illegally squelch competition becomes increasingly heated. Google is currently in talks with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), after the agency indicated it was leaning in favor of suing…
Continue readingBy Kristen Friend, staff writer – November 20, 2012. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the 1965 Voting Rights Act, a signature piece of civil rights legislation aimed at ensuring equal access to the polls. The Court’s decision to take the case came just three days after the 2012 presidential election.…
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