Source: Congress Moves to Overturn Obama-Era Online Privacy Rules – The New York Times
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President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team announced Monday that three more lawyers—all former U.S. Department of Justice officials from the second Bush administration—have joined the group overseeing DOJ hiring and policy for the new administration.
Source: Trump Picks Three More Big Law Attorneys for DOJ Transition Team | Law.com
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Anthem Defends $48B Cigna Merger | Law.com
Posted by: Chris
This story was originally published on National Law Journal. All rights reserved. This material may not be published broadcast rewritten or redistributed. Anthem…
Source: Anthem, Antitrust Enforcers Face Judge as Insurer Defends $48B Cigna Merger | Law.com
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Judges Find Wisconsin Redistricting Unconstitutional Gerrymandering- The New York Times
Posted by: Chris
A federal panel called the 2011 redrawing of Wisconsin Assembly districts an unconstitutional gerrymander, ruling in a case that could go to the Supreme Court.
Source: Judges Find Wisconsin Redistricting Unfairly Favored Republicans – The New York Times
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If Mr. Trump continues, once inaugurated, to profit from transactions with companies controlled by foreign governments, he may run afoul of the Emoluments Clause.
Source: Donald Trump’s Business Dealings Test a Constitutional Limit – The New York Times
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It’s true that the Supreme Court’s infamous 1944 Japanese internment decision hasn’t been overturned. But that’s not what matters.
Source: Why Korematsu Is Not a Precedent – The New York Times
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Why the FBI’s request to Apple will affect civil rights for a generation | Macworld
Posted by: Chris
No legal case applies in a vacuum, and in this case the FBI needs the precedent more than the evidence.
Source: Why the FBI’s request to Apple will affect civil rights for a generation | Macworld
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An eight-member court could split on all of those issues.
Source: These are the key cases facing the Supreme Court after Scalia’s death – The Washington Post
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The debate over who should replace Justice Scalia on the Supreme Court created a complicated calculus for both the Senate and President Obama.
Source: After Antonin Scalia’s Death, Fierce Battle Lines Emerge – The New York Times
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Scalia’s Absence Is Likely to Alter Court’s Major Decisions This Term – The New York Times
Posted by: Chris
Antonin Scalia’s death will complicate the work of the remaining justices, as some cases could result in 4-to-4 deadlocks, and strengthen the Supreme Court’s liberal wing.
Source: Scalia’s Absence Is Likely to Alter Court’s Major Decisions This Term – The New York Times
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Timothy D. Cook, Apple’s chief, said the government’s request to bypass security on the phone used by Syed Rizwan Farook had “chilling” implications.
Source: Apple Fights Order to Unlock San Bernardino Gunman’s iPhone – The New York Times
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How Tim Cook, in iPhone Battle, Became a Bulwark for Digital Privacy – The New York Times
Posted by: Chris
As Apple’s products came to house more private information, the chief executive grew wary of prying eyes, leading to the standoff with the F.B.I.
Source: How Tim Cook, in iPhone Battle, Became a Bulwark for Digital Privacy – The New York Times
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An operating system update with enhanced encryption technology in late 2014 set the stage to put Apple increasingly at odds with prosecutors seeking to unlock iPhones.
Source: Apple’s Line in the Sand Was Over a Year in the Making – The New York Times
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If Apple is forced to comply with a court order to create software overriding a security feature on an iPhone owned by a San Bernardino shooter, it wouldn’t take long.
Source: Apple could break into its iPhones in an afternoon, say experts
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Justice Scalia seems to want to turn the Constitution upside down when it comes to government and religion.
Source: Justice Scalia’s Majoritarian Theocracy – The New York Times
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Organizations can compel their customers and employees to resolve disputes in arbitration proceedings bound not by state or federal law, but by religious edict.
Source: In Religious Arbitration, Scripture Is the Rule of Law – The New York Times
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Forced individual arbitration often bears little resemblance to court: The rules tend to favor businesses, and judges and juries are replaced by arbitrators whose rulings are difficult to appeal.
Source: In Arbitration, a ‘Privatization of the Justice System’ – The New York Times
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With a clause in complex contracts that few people read, corporations have insulated themselves from lawsuits and locked Americans into a system where arbitrators overwhelmingly favor business.
Source: Arbitration Everywhere, Stacking the Deck of Justice – The New York Times
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