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* {{conservapedia}}: article pages currently returning 503 error, so can't verify if there's an article -- but the header at the top of the Main Page currently says "MIT, but not the Obama Administration, investigates its role leading up to the tragic death of Aaron Swartz. [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/14/technology/aaron-swartz-a-data-crusader-and-now-a-cause.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0] The Obama Administration played a far bigger role than MIT did." For once, they may be [https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/remove-united-states-district-attorney-carmen-ortiz-office-overreach-case-aaron-swartz/RQNrG1Ck correct].
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* {{!in|dkosopedia}}: no information as of 2013-01-14
 
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* {{!in|sourcewatch}}: see [[sourcewatch:Progressive Change Campaign Committee]]
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* {{!in|sourcewatch}}: no article as of 2015-02-03; see [[sourcewatch:Progressive Change Campaign Committee]]
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* [https://www.aaronswartzday.org/ Aaron Swartz Day]
 
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* http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/12/aaron-swartz-suicide_n_2462819.html
 
* http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/12/aaron-swartz-suicide_n_2462819.html
 
* https://plus.google.com/u/0/101896915525351208408/posts/Xr3KUinQr2C - includes more links
 
* https://plus.google.com/u/0/101896915525351208408/posts/Xr3KUinQr2C - includes more links
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* http://unhandled.com/2013/01/12/the-truth-about-aaron-swartzs-crime/ "I was the expert witness on side of US vs Swartz, engaged by his attorneys last year to help prepare a defense for his April trial."
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* http://unhandled.com/2013/01/12/the-truth-about-aaron-swartzs-crime/ "I was the expert witness on Aaron's side of US vs Swartz, engaged by his attorneys last year to help prepare a defense for his April trial."
 
** http://io9.com/5975592/aaron-swartz-died-innocent-++-here-is-the-evidence - repost
 
** http://io9.com/5975592/aaron-swartz-died-innocent-++-here-is-the-evidence - repost
 
* http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/technology/aaron-swartz-internet-activist-dies-at-26.html?_r=1&
 
* http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/technology/aaron-swartz-internet-activist-dies-at-26.html?_r=1&
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* '''2012-01-12'''
 
* '''2012-01-12'''
 
** [http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-tag/2013Jan/0017.html Aaron is dead.]: email from [[Tim Berners-Lee]]
 
** [http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-tag/2013Jan/0017.html Aaron is dead.]: email from [[Tim Berners-Lee]]
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** [https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/remove-united-states-district-attorney-carmen-ortiz-office-overreach-case-aaron-swartz/RQNrG1Ck Remove United States District Attorney Carmen Ortiz from office for overreach in the case of Aaron Swartz.] (petition: 61,179 signatures; response: "Consistent with the [https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/how-why/terms-participation terms we laid out when we began We the People], we will not address agency personnel matters in a petition response, because we do not believe this is the appropriate forum in which to do so.")
 
* '''2013-01-14'''
 
* '''2013-01-14'''
 
** http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/aaron_swartz_freedom_fighter/
 
** http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/aaron_swartz_freedom_fighter/
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** http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/14/technology/aaron-swartz-a-data-crusader-and-now-a-cause.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
 
** [http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/201301142335-0022478 Tribute without copyright] "Scholars break down paywalls to honour activist Aaron Swartz, igniting debate over academic freedom."
 
** [http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/201301142335-0022478 Tribute without copyright] "Scholars break down paywalls to honour activist Aaron Swartz, igniting debate over academic freedom."
 
** [http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/molecules-to-medicine/2013/01/14/an-elegy-for-aaron/ An Elegy for Aaron]
 
** [http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/molecules-to-medicine/2013/01/14/an-elegy-for-aaron/ An Elegy for Aaron]
 
** [https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130113/20555621651/response-to-aarons-death-dont-take-down-build-up-dont-attack-share.shtml In Response To Aaron's Death: Don't Take Down, Build Up; Don't Attack, But Share]
 
** [https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130113/20555621651/response-to-aarons-death-dont-take-down-build-up-dont-attack-share.shtml In Response To Aaron's Death: Don't Take Down, Build Up; Don't Attack, But Share]
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** [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/01/aaron-swartz-fix-draconian-computer-crime-law In the Wake of Aaron Swartz's Death, Let's Fix Draconian Computer Crime Law]
 
* '''2013-01-15'''
 
* '''2013-01-15'''
 
** [[youtube:jXviHRU8Tb8|Inside Story Americas - What is Aaron Swartz's legacy?]] (Al Jazeera video): interview with [[Lawrence Lessig]] and 2 others
 
** [[youtube:jXviHRU8Tb8|Inside Story Americas - What is Aaron Swartz's legacy?]] (Al Jazeera video): interview with [[Lawrence Lessig]] and 2 others
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** http://falkvinge.net/2013/01/15/petition-to-fire-aaron-swartz-prosecutor-reaches-goal/
 
** http://falkvinge.net/2013/01/15/petition-to-fire-aaron-swartz-prosecutor-reaches-goal/
 
** [https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/c1dgkl96m37o6a8m4dh5l1t4q88 Event: vigil for Aaron Swarz]
 
** [https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/c1dgkl96m37o6a8m4dh5l1t4q88 Event: vigil for Aaron Swarz]
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** [http://www.boston.com/business/innovation/blogs/inside-the-hive/2013/01/15/attorney-carmen-ortiz-husband-attacks-swartz-family-twitter/vzxbY5lrrG7BvGjQGnNDtJ/blog.html US Attorney Carmen husband attacks Swartz family on Twitter] - completely missing the point that Aaron would have had to admit guilt and become a convicted felon (with all the consequences thereof) when he hadn't actually done anything illegal
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** [http://www.boston.com/business/innovation/blogs/inside-the-hive/2013/01/15/attorney-carmen-ortiz-husband-attacks-swartz-family-twitter/vzxbY5lrrG7BvGjQGnNDtJ/blog.html US Attorney Carmen Ortiz's husband attacks Swartz family on Twitter] - completely missing the point that Aaron would have had to admit guilt and become a convicted felon (with all the consequences thereof) when he hadn't actually done anything illegal
 
* '''2013-01-16'''
 
* '''2013-01-16'''
 
** [http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2013/01/17/us-attorney-statement-on-the-prosecution-of-aaron-swartz/ US Attorney Statement on the Prosecution of Aaron Swartz]
 
** [http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2013/01/17/us-attorney-statement-on-the-prosecution-of-aaron-swartz/ US Attorney Statement on the Prosecution of Aaron Swartz]
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** [http://rt.com/usa/news/swartz-cfaa-aaron-law-148/ Congresswoman introduces "Aaron's Law" to honor Swartz]
 
** [http://rt.com/usa/news/swartz-cfaa-aaron-law-148/ Congresswoman introduces "Aaron's Law" to honor Swartz]
 
** [http://www.forbes.com/sites/timothylee/2013/01/17/aaron-swartz-and-the-corrupt-practice-of-plea-bargaining/ Aaron Swartz and the Corrupt Practice of Plea Bargaining]
 
** [http://www.forbes.com/sites/timothylee/2013/01/17/aaron-swartz-and-the-corrupt-practice-of-plea-bargaining/ Aaron Swartz and the Corrupt Practice of Plea Bargaining]
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* '''2013-01-19''' video: [[youtube:myYzfsEOaDw|Aaron Swartz Memorial in Full at The Great Hall of Cooper Union]]
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* '''2013-01-21''' [http://truth-out.org/news/item/14033-aaron-swartz-financial-fraud-and-the-justice-department Aaron Swartz, Financial Fraud, and the Justice Department]
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* '''2013-01-22''' [http://www.michaeleisen.org/blog/?p=1254 How academia betrayed and continues to betray Aaron Swartz]
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* '''2013-01-23''' [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/why-did-the-justice-system-target-aaron-swartz-20130123 Why Did the Justice System Target Aaron Swartz?]
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* '''2013-01-24'''
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** video: Aaron Swartz Memorial at the Internet Archive: [[youtube:x3Fz1V3LZtw|Part 1]], [[youtube:BI4Udqk56dI|Part 2]] (open mic)
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** [http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/molecules-to-medicine/2013/01/24/prosecutorial-excess-a-pattern-of-abuse/ Prosecutorial Excess: A Pattern of Abuse]
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* '''2013-01-26''' [http://blog.thephoenix.com/BLOGS/phlog/archive/2013/01/26/dispatch-amp-pics-anonymous-rallies-for-aaron-swartz-in-boston-declares-war-on-department-of-justice.aspx Dispatch & Pics: Anonymous Rallies for Aaron Swartz in Boston, Declares War on Department of Justice]
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* '''2013-01-31''' [http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/01/aaron_swartz_jstor_mit_can_honor_the_internet_activist_by_fighting_to_make.html How MIT Can Honor Aaron Swartz]: Fight to make academic journals open to everyone.
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* '''2013-02-04''' [http://tarensk.tumblr.com/post/42260548767/why-aaron-died Why Aaron Died] by TarenSK: it wasn't depression, it was oppression
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* '''2013-02-19''' [http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2013/02/lessig-chair-lecture-aarons-laws.html Lessig on 'Aaron's Laws - Law and Justice in a Digital Age' (video)]
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* '''2013-02-23''' [https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130223/02284022080/doj-admits-it-had-to-put-aaron-swartz-jail-to-save-face-over-arrest.shtml DOJ Admits It Had To Put Aaron Swartz In Jail To Save Face Over The Arrest]
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* '''2013-02-28''' [http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-brilliant-life-and-tragic-death-of-aaron-swartz-20130215 The Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of Aaron Swartz]
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** '''2013-03-24''' [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/wikileaks-was-just-a-preview-were-headed-for-an-even-bigger-showdown-over-secrets-20130322 Wikileaks Was Just a Preview: We're Headed for an Even Bigger Showdown Over Secrets] by [[Matt Taibbi]]
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* '''2013-03-03''' [http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/03/life-inside-the-aaron-swartz-investigation/273654/ Life Inside the Aaron Swartz Investigation] - includes a lot of details about the rights violations that are a legally-mandated part of federal investigations
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* '''2013-03-08''' [https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130308/01330322250/aaron-swartzs-partner-accuses-doj-lying-seizing-evidence-without-warrant-withholding-exculpatory-evidence.shtml Aaron Swartz's Partner Accuses DOJ Of Lying, Seizing Evidence Without A Warrant & Withholding Exculpatory Evidence] "[[Eric Holder|Holder]] claims that Aaron was only facing months in prison while [[Steve Heymann|Heymann]] and [[Carmen Ortiz|Ortiz]] were actively pursuing a penalty of 7 years if the case went to trial. ... Steve Heymann engaged in serious prosecutorial misconduct on multiple occasions. Public documents show that he instructed the Secret Service to seize and hold evidence without a warrant, violating the Fourth Amendment. He then lied to the judge about that fact in written briefs. And he withheld exculpatory evidence from Aaron's lawyers for over a year, despite both a legal and ethical obligation to turn it over."
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* '''2013-03-09''' [http://www.salon.com/2013/03/09/how_to_remember_aaron_swartz/ How to remember Aaron Swartz]
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* '''2013-03-13''' [http://www.talkleft.com/story/2013/3/13/21474/4122 Aaron Swartz Lawyers Seek Misconduct Review Against Prosecutor]
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* '''2013-03-15''' [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/03/aaron-swartzs-lawyers-accuse-prosecutors-misconduct-help-next-aaron-reforming-cfaa Aaron Swartz's Lawyers Accuse Prosecutors of Misconduct; Help the Next Aaron By Reforming the CFAA]
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* '''2013-03-24''' [http://www.popehat.com/2013/03/24/three-things-you-may-not-get-about-the-aaron-swartz-case/ Three Things You May Not Get About the Aaron Swartz Case]
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** '''05-01''' [https://plus.google.com/103112149634414554669/posts/jDvNM1fEEAg Sai comments]
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* '''2013-03-27'''
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** [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/03/congress-new-cfaa-draft-could-have-put-aaron-swartz-jail-decades-longer-he-was Congress' New CFAA Draft Could Have Put Aaron Swartz in Jail For Decades Longer Than the Original Charges]
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** [http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/26/4149752/library-journal-resigns-for-open-access-citing-aaron-swartz Entire library journal editorial board resigns, citing 'crisis of conscience' after death of Aaron Swartz]
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* '''2013-04-02''' [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/04/swartz-death-inspires-expanded-effort-to-liberate-paywalled-court-docs/ Swartz death inspires expanded effort to liberate paywalled court docs] - [[RECAP service]]
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* '''2013-08-04''' [http://boingboing.net/2013/08/04/prosecutor-stephen-heymann-tol.html Prosecutor Stephen Heymann told MIT that Aaron Swartz was like a rapist who blames his victim]
  
 
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* https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/remove-united-states-district-attorney-carmen-ortiz-office-overreach-case-aaron-swartz/RQNrG1Ck
 
* https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/remove-united-states-district-attorney-carmen-ortiz-office-overreach-case-aaron-swartz/RQNrG1Ck
 
* http://rememberaaronsw.com/ redirects to http://rememberaaronsw.tumblr.com/
 
* http://rememberaaronsw.com/ redirects to http://rememberaaronsw.tumblr.com/
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* http://www.fixthecfaa.com/

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