Obama threatens veto of cybersecurity bill
President Barack Obama threatened on Tuesday to veto a major cybersecurity bill unless Congress amends it to include more protections for privacy and civil liberties.
Internet
Apr 17, 2013
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Days of 'one-size-fits-all' cloud contracts are numbered, report finds
Combined legal and market factors may force online companies to offer more flexible contract terms, suggests new research from Queen Mary, University of London.
Other
May 23, 2012
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Facebook's popularity also brings lawsuits
As Facebook readies for Wall Street's richest high-tech debut, it is wrangling with litigation and bracing for potential new suits.
Internet
Feb 3, 2012
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Carbon sequestration policy must balance private property, public good
The lack of a settled legal framework that balances private property rights while maximizing the public good ultimately hinders the large-scale commercial deployment of geologic carbon sequestration, according to published ...
Environment
Oct 11, 2011
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Research reveals Common-law Marriage is myth created by 1970s press
The myth that co-habiting couples have the same legal rights as those who are married can be traced back to misleading press reports in the 1970s, according to research from the University of Warwick.
Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2011
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Study shows gay couples want legal rights, regardless of marriage
New research from North Carolina State University shows that gay and lesbian couples are forming long-term, committed relationships, even in the absence of the right to marry. However, couples surveyed for the study overwhelmingly ...
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2009
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Study finds new abortion and LGBT policies negatively impact interstate migration
Researchers at the University of Houston say major state-level shifts in social and legal rights available to women and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals are affecting interstate migration attitudes ...
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2023
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Corporate growers' carrots are soaking up water in this arid valley. Locals are fighting back
In the Cuyama Valley north of Santa Barbara, lush green fields stretch across the desert. Sprinklers spray thousands of acres to grow a single thirsty crop: carrots.
Environment
Nov 20, 2023
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A constitutional right to hunt and fish? Florida voters will decide in 2024
Florida voters will decide next year whether to establish a state constitutional right to hunt and fish.
Political science
Oct 12, 2023
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Portuguese youths sue 32 European governments at EU court in largest climate case ever
A little over three years ago, a group of Portuguese youths filed a legal action against 32 European governments to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over what they say is a failure to adequately tackle global heating. ...
Environment
Sep 27, 2023
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