- Thu Jan 31 2008 Why Real ID is a flawed law
Internet attorney Sophia Cope says the act will do more harm than good and the better idea is for Congress to revisit the fundamentally flawed law.
- Fri Feb 10 2006 This week in privacy
U.S. attorney general didn't reveal much about controversial eavesdropping program, but White House relented and gave details.
- Fri Dec 7 2001 Proposal cheers Microsoft competitors
A proposal greatly restricting the company's businesses practices had its competitors and some industry trade groups singing the praises of nine state attorneys general.
- Thu Aug 14 1997 "Megan's law" taken online
A California parent makes public information on sex offenders even more public by posting their names on the Internet in spite of a warning from the state attorney general's office.
- Thu Jul 25 2002 On trial: Digital copyright law
By filing suit on Thursday, the American Civil Liberties Union hopes to prompt the first ruling that would curtail the wide reach of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
- Tue Apr 1 2008 Edit wars come to spy agencies' Intellipedia
U.S. government's Wikipedia-for-spies is beset by editing wars, with Attorney General Michael Mukasey repeatedly undoing DNI Mike McConnell's spelling of Osama bin Laden as "Usama."
- Tue May 15 2007 Gonzales proposes new crime: 'Attempted' copyright infringement
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is pressing the U.S. Congress to enact a sweeping intellectual-property bill that would increase criminal penalties for copyright infringement.
- Fri Jul 5 1996 ACLU readies for another Net fight
In preparation for a possible second fight for free speech rights on the Net, the ACLU has asked Georgia's Attorney General to examine a new Georgia law intended to protect trademarks on the Web.
- Mon Mar 8 2004 Ashcroft's new Internet antiporn gambit
CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh explains why the U.S. attorney general's office is about to step up its prosecution of anyone violating federal Internet obscenity statutes.
- Thu Jun 14 2007 Without a Shield: A Free Press in Peril
In most states, journalists are protected by some form of shield law; A Federal Shield Law (The Free Flow of Information Act of 2007) is currently being considered in the House Judiciary Committee. In response the Bush administration has voiced their oppo



