Monthly Archives: March 2007

Per Curium: A Windup for the Court on Standing

Posted on March 30, 2007 by ACS Admin

After Colorado’s legislature failed to pass a redistricting plan in 2000, its courts stepped in to do the job.  The Elections Clause of the Constitution provides that the “Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in … Continue reading →

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Say Hi to Hydrogen

Posted on March 28, 2007 by ACS Admin

Hydrogen, long lauded as a potential alternative to fossil fuels, has had a slow start. But for those of you sick of filling up your gas tank with expensive and polluting fossil fuels take note; Honda has announced that they … Continue reading →

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War on Minorities?

Posted on March 27, 2007 by ACS Admin

As the presidential race heats up, candidates across the political spectrum have paid little attention to the war on drugs.  Time and again those running for political office have made a public show of reaching out to minorities.  They strategically … Continue reading →

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Daily Show v. YouTube

Posted on March 23, 2007 by ACS Admin

Viacom, the parent company of the The Daily Show, recenty accused Google of copyright infringement for hosting clips of Viacom-owned shows onto Google-owned YouTube. Confused? Luckily The Daily Show ran a segment about the legal battle to help explain it … Continue reading →

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… Killed the Radio Star

Posted on March 22, 2007 by ACS Admin

The Senate Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy and consumer rights heard arguments this week from country’s two largest satellite radio providers, Sirius and XM, regarding concerns over their proposed merger. As the only two satellite radio companies of repute, … Continue reading →

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U.S. Mayors’ Taskforce on Poverty

Posted on March 22, 2007 by ACS Admin

In late January 2007, more than 250 mayors nationwide met in Washington, D.C. for the winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Although they met to speak about regional and national concerns involving energy, crime, climate change, affordable housing, … Continue reading →

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Poisonous Plates

Posted on March 20, 2007 by ACS Admin

A Wisconsin bill, introduced last Monday in the Wisconsin State Assembly by Rep. Joel Kleefisch (R), would require the state’s worst sex offenders, including child molesters and sexually violent predators, to affix bright green license plates to their vehicle after … Continue reading →

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Ranking the Cleanest Cities

Posted on March 8, 2007 by ACS Admin

SustainLane Government an “open-source knowledge base” focusing on sustainable development at the state and local level, recently released their rankings for 2006′s top U.S. cities for clean technology incubation clusters. The group defines a Cleantech incubation cluster as a combination … Continue reading →

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The Incestuous Overlap Between Election Law and Political Campaigns

Posted on March 7, 2007 by ACS Admin

There was a cool post on the Wall Street Journal law blog today detailing the overlap that exists between the field of election law and lawyers advising political campaigns. One of the primary purposes of a candidate’s retention of an … Continue reading →

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Is Google Playing by the Book?

Posted on March 7, 2007 by ACS Admin

For at least as long as I’ve been downloading music (only legally these days), the battle between the free sharing ideals of the internet and the copyrights of major companies has centered around the RIAA and Napster. But there may … Continue reading →

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