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...will say that in general, factual information is not something the University can restrict as a copyright thing,” said Jason Schultz, a staff attorney who specializes in intellectual property law at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. “From a legal point of getting sued, factual information is one of the solid grounds you can have for republishing...
...clever retorts at others. At times, his performance is almost too perfect and a bit too familiar, but Hopkins impresses. Gosling holds his own considerably well, though his experience is no match for Hopkins’s. His delivery in the courtroom misses a convincing punch, disappointing for an attorney who is supposed to have a 97 percent conviction rate. The film boasts a strong supporting cast, including Academy Award-nominee David Strathairn (Edward R. Murrow in “Good Night, and Good Luck”) and Rosamund Pike (“Pride & Prejudice”), who plays Gosling?...
...Tuesday, the Senate and House judiciary staffs interviewed William Moschella, the former Justice liaison to the Hill who pushed through changes in the Patriot Act to allow the interim appointment of prosecutors by the Attorney General. This Friday they will interview Bill McNulty, Gonzales' deputy, who was looped in on all key decision-making. Next week, according to the blog Talking Points Memo, former Deputy Attorney General James Comey is expected to testify before the House committee about his role in an earlier plan to fire certain attorneys, many of whom were not ultimately dismissed by Gonzales...
...Justice Department, which is in a fair state of disarray as a result of Gonzales' continued presence. "There's a vacuum of leadership at the top of the department," says one senior Justice official. Privately, even top Gonzales aides admit that the impression in the department is that the Attorney General was, at best, out to lunch during the U.S. Attorney firings - his lack of recall during hearings only further underscored that impression. And the subject of the scandal has the ability to undermine morale there as well: nothing saps enthusiasm among prosecutors like the politicization of their work...
...Asked several times about whether Alberto Gonzales should resign, McCain was coy on Wednesday: "Ask me tomorrow," he said, grinning, clearly implying that tomorrow, he'd make some news by calling for the Attorney General's resignation. Reporters nudged each other, happy to be in on the joke. But why not now just tell us now, we asked. "I don't want to step on the story," he said. And then, he did. Hours later reporters learned that McCain had, literally, hopped off the Straight Talk Express to talk to noted White House correspondent Larry King, with whom...