Difference between revisions of "Aaron Swartz"

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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)]
 
* '''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)]
 
* '''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]
 
* '''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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* '''2013-03-03''' [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
 
* '''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
 
* '''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."
 
* '''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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