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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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''October 9<sup>th</sup>'' | |||
*The Supreme Court declined to hear a telecom privacy invasion lawsuit due to a retroactive protection law passed by Congress in 2008 ([http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-supreme-court-telecom-nsa-20121009,0,5705204.story Article]) | |||
''October 3<sup>rd</sup>'' | ''October 3<sup>rd</sup>'' | ||
*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]) | *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]) | ||
*A Senate panel found anti-terror data-sharing centers are useless ([https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/10/03/162209738/senate-panels-finds-anti-terror-data-sharing-centers-were-useless Article]) | |||
''August 16<sup>th</sup>'' | ''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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**This is a new less destructive form of CISPA, but it still requires work to become an acceptable bill. More about it by the [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/07/new-cybersecurity-proposal-patches-serious-privacy-vulnerabilities EFF]. | **This is a new less destructive form of CISPA, but it still requires work to become an acceptable bill. More about it by the [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/07/new-cybersecurity-proposal-patches-serious-privacy-vulnerabilities EFF]. | ||
**''August 2<sup>nd</sup> Failed Cloture'' | **''August 2<sup>nd</sup> Failed Cloture'' | ||
''June 8<sup>th</sup>'' | |||
*A US Judge shot down a case between Apple and Google calling the US patent system "dysfunctional" ([http://gigaom.com/mobile/famous-judge-spikes-apple-google-case-calls-patent-system-dysfunctional/ Article]) | |||
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Reminder November 6th 2012
- General Elections - See your state's Secretary of State for voting details and get registered.
October 9th
- The Supreme Court declined to hear a telecom privacy invasion lawsuit due to a retroactive protection law passed by Congress in 2008 (Article)
October 3rd
- The Federal Appeals Court stayed the injunction on the NDAA's indefinite detention clause. (Article)
- A Senate panel found anti-terror data-sharing centers are useless (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
June 8th
- A US Judge shot down a case between Apple and Google calling the US patent system "dysfunctional" (Article)