Legal Pad (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
... for Stefan Wathne, international socialite-cum-alleged LSD money launderer. On Monday, Chief Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that Wathne shouldn't have been extradited from India to face his indictment in San Francisco. Arguedas and Assistant U.S. Attorney Waqar Hasib appeared before Walker today, and both indicated they would start negotiating. If they don’t agree, they will litigate...
s o s (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
On Wednesday, Antifascist Calling reported on moves by the Department of Justice to seek blanket immunity for AT&T under provisions of the disgraceful FISA Amendments Act (FAA). If approved by Judge Vaughn Walker, the presiding magistrate hearing the landmark Hepting v. AT&T lawsuit in federal district court in San Francisco, the giant telecommunications corporation and Bush crime family...
Free Speech Blazing (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
Tom Burghardt Antifascist Calling September 22, 2008 On Wednesday, Antifascist Calling reported on moves by the Department of Justice to seek blanket immunity for AT&T under provisions of the disgraceful FISA Amendments Act (FAA). If approved by Judge Vaughn Walker, the presiding magistrate hearing the landmark Hepting v. AT&T lawsuit in federal district court in San Francisco, the giant...
Legal Pad (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
The Lawyers' Club of San Francisco kicked off its new "An Evening With ..." series Sept. 23 with a talk by Morrison & Foerster litigator James Brosnahan. With a roomful of bench and bar stalwarts looking on, Brosnahan described the three qualities that he considers paramount in a good judge (see below). The Lawyers' Club plans at least two more "Evening With" programs, one featuring Judges Vaughn...
s o s (Free subscription) | 20/09/2008
Last Friday the American Civil Liberties Union challenged the FISA Amendments Act (FAA) in Federal District Court in New York. But on the same day, Wired reported that Justice Department special counsel Anthony Coppolino informed U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco that the government would seek blanket immunity under FAA for spying telecoms. Calling the FAA "the most sweeping...
The Intelligence Daily (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
(The Intelligence Daily) -- On Wednesday, Antifascist Calling on moves by the Department of Justice to seek blanket immunity for AT&T under provisions of the disgraceful FISA Amendments Act (FAA).If approved by Judge Vaughn Walker, the presiding magistrate hearing the landmark lawsuit in federal district court in San Francisco, the giant telecommunications corporation and Bush crime family...
Somervell County Salon (Free subscription) | 21/09/2008
... the new law as unconstitutional and that challenge is set for a hearing before federal judge Vaughn Walker, along with the government's [PDF], on December 2, 2008. To support its attempt to shut the courthouse doors on plaintiffs, the Government filed a "certification" from Attorney General Mukasey. The key substance of the Government's submission was filed in secret with the court,...
Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
Last Friday the American Civil Liberties Union challenged the FISA Amendments Act (FAA) in Federal District Court in New York. But on the same day, Wired reported that Justice Department special counsel Anthony Coppolino informed U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco that the government would seek blanket immunity under FAA for spying telecoms.
Threat Level (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
... next. But Mukasey did admit in the public version of his filings to U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker that the carriers either didn't do this or did so after the government told them that government lawyers thought it was legal, even though getting a single American's phone records in a criminal case requires a judge's order. Either way, the AG said, the suits should be dismissed...
ACLU Bog of Rights (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
... don’t forget Hepting v. AT&T , the big-daddy of telco lawsuits that’s still pending before Judge Vaughn Walker in the Northern District of California. (You’ll remember that the 9th Circuit punted Hepting back to district court after the FAA was signed into law.) Well, as expected, the government filed a motion to dismiss Hepting on Friday , on the grounds that the FAA retroactively...
Ars Technica (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008
... of the argument it plans to make. The government's (PDF), submitted to California district judge Vaughn Walker on Friday in anticipation of a hearing scheduled for December 2, was accompanied by (PDF) that the defendant telecoms were immune from civil liability under the FISA Amendments Act. Mukasey also filed a more detailed, classified certification in camera, providing the judge...
Threat Level (Free subscription) | 20/09/2008
... warrantless dragnet surveillance would cause "exceptional harm to national security." He demanded Walker grant the nation's telecoms immunity from lawsuits accusing them of participating in the alleged dragnet. It was the first time the government invoked immunity legislation Congress approved July 9 and signed by President Bush the next day. The attorney general's statements Saturday were...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
He admitted that the pornography "depicted prepubescent children, including depictions of sadistic or masochistic conduct or other depictions of violence," Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Huang wrote in a sentencing memorandum in which he urged U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker to impose a 78-month sentence.
StarTribune.com (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
... in a document submitted by Northwest's CEO to Northwest's board of directors.U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker is set to preside over the Nov. 5 trial in San Francisco. Testimony is expected to last 10 days, and Walker could rule by Thanksgiving.The Delta-Northwest stock-swap deal announced April 14 would create the world's largest carrier in terms of traffic. The deal is likely...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
... schedule and the carriers' ability to complete the combination by year end.U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker is set to preside over the Nov. 5 trial in San Francisco. Testimony is expected to last 10 days, and Walker could rule by Thanksgiving.The Delta-Northwest stock-swap deal announced April 14 would create the world's largest carrier in terms of traffic. The deal is likely...
