Montana judge sticks her neck out for terminally ill patients

Let's see . . . who should have the final say over whether a terminally ill person has suffered enough and should be allowed to check out of life Earth.  Based on the debacle involving Terry Schiavo I'm betting that the country will be split down the middle in this…

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Court bans sale of spyware

What do you think?  Should this sort of software be offered for sale?  One federal court based in Florida said "no": When consumer victims clicked on the disguised file, the keylogger spyware silently installed in the background without the victims' knowledge. This spyware recorded every keystroke typed on the victim's…

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George Orwell’s contributions to clear legal writing

Best known for his dystopia, 1984, George Orwell cared deeply about language. A good example is Orwell's "Politics and the English Language."  Judith D. Fischer reviewed Orwell’s contributions to the use of plain English in legal writing in “Why George Orwell’s Ideas About Language Still Matter for Lawyers.” Montana Law…

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