The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on the Obama administration's efforts to reinstate a 10-year-old ban on the production and sale of graphic videos of animal cruelty. The case pits animal-rights groups and the government against free-speech... ...full story at digg
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Free speech vs. animal cruelty videos in high-court case » digg The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review whether a federal law outlawing the sale of graphic videos of animal cruelty amounts to a violation of free-speech rights. |
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NH Supreme Court Hears Case On Protections For Anonymous Sources Online » slashdot fulldecent writes "The New Hampshire Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that calls into question the legal protections available to independent Web sites that cover news. The case involves mortgage lender Implode-Explode, a Las... |
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Kitty Stomping Is Sick » digg But are depictions of animal cruelty the legal equivalent of child pornography? The Supreme Court will decide. |
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Oz High Court Hears Landmark TV Guide Copyright Case » slashdot highways writes "It's rare that that a copyright case is heard in the Australian High Court, let alone a case heard by all seven sitting judges. At stake is a small company IceTV (which we discussed when it launched four years back) taking on Australia's... |
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Supreme Court denies cert in el-Masri rendition case » the register (uk) Mistaken identity case tossed on mistaken case law The Supreme Court today declined certiorari in the case of El Masri v. United States, effectively endorsing the Cheney administration's notorious extraordinary rendition program.… |
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