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"Everything is being compressed into tiny tablets. You take a little pill of news every day - 23 minutes - and that's supposed to be enough." -Walter Cronkite, RE TV news. The Web has changed that for many, however, and here is an extra dose for your daily news cocktail. This prescription tends to include surveillance and now war-related links, along with the occasional pop culture junk and whatever else seizes my attention as I scan online news sites.:: 11.02.2005 ::
:: "Nominee's past rulings give hint of tech views" ::
From CNET News.com
By Declan McCullagh
As a federal judge at the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia, Samuel Alito has accumulated a lengthy record of written decisions that hint at how he would rule in technology-related cases that come before the Supreme Court.
President Bush nominated Alito for the court on Monday, to succeed retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, widely viewed as a swing vote. Democratic politicians have already promised stiff opposition, with at least one senator saying that a filibuster to block debate is possible.
Alito's confirmation hearings are certain to focus on hot-button constitutional issues such as his views on abortion, affirmative action and gun rights. But a few cases show that the broadly conservative philosophy of Alito, 55, means he takes a limited view of copyright, which could bode well for tech companies, as well as a permissive approach toward electronic surveillance by police.
Read more here.
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