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*General Elections - See your state's Secretary of State for voting details and [https://register2.rockthevote.com/ get registered].
*General Elections - See your state's Secretary of State for voting details and [https://register2.rockthevote.com/ get registered].
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*The Federal Appeals Court stayed the injunction on the NDAA's indefinite detention clause. ([https://www.examiner.com/article/federal-court-rules-favor-of-ndaa Article])
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''August 16<sup>th</sup>''
*US Court upholds patent law allowing "isolated" genes to be patented. ([https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/08/18 Article])
*US Court upholds patent law allowing "isolated" genes to be patented. ([https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/08/18 Article])

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Edit this section Reminder November 6th 2012

  • General Elections - See your state's Secretary of State for voting details and get registered.


October 3rd

  • The Federal Appeals Court stayed the injunction on the NDAA's indefinite detention clause. (Article)

August 16th

  • US Court upholds patent law allowing "isolated" genes to be patented. (Article)

August 15th

  • The US Circuit Court of Appeals in United States vs. Skinner declared that tracking via cell phone GPS falls under "stored communications" and doesn't require a warrant. (Article)

July 19th

  • S.3414 Introduced (govtrack Text)
    • This is a new less destructive form of CISPA, but it still requires work to become an acceptable bill. More about it by the EFF.
    • August 2nd Failed Cloture