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The Trial of Aaron Swartz 2022

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"Decency, security and liberty alike demand that government officials shall be subjected to the rules of conduct that are commands to the citizen. In a government of laws, existence of the government will be imperiled if it fails to observe the law scrupulously. Our government is the potent, omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill, it teaches the whole people by its example. Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for the law, it invites every man to come a law unto himself. It invites anarchy. (United States v. Olmstead, 277 U.S. 438 (1928).

Justice Louis Brandeis

 

'The Meaning of the Fourth Amendment in a Digital Age (June 16, 2014)

Justice in Digital Age 

The Hon. Alex Kozinski gave the annual B. Kenneth Simon lecture at Cato's Constitution Day Conference on September 15, 2011. He spoke about changing cultural expectations of privacy regarding new technologies and how judicial applications of the Fourth Amendment have changed over time to reflect these expectations.

This brief video provides jurors in a patent case an explanation of what a patent is and the process for obtaining it. It has been carefully crafted, in consultation with judges and members of the bar, to present a balanced view of the patent process, but individual judges will want to review it carefully and consult with counsel before deciding whether to use it in a particular case. (August 2013) A sample patent, developed to accompany the video, is also available 

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The Trial of Aaron Swartz 2024  is connected to The CIitizenism  Project, a multi-year initiative to address the challenges facing the United States.

 

“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” 

James Madison

"All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree."

James Madison, Speech in the Constitutional Convention, July 11, 1787

 

 

 

 

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