Marisa Taylor reports: The attorney general of Maine has decided not to enforce a controversial law that bans the use of personal information about minors for marketing purposes. The law, which goes into effect Sept. 12, caused an outcry from businesses and institutions, including Yahoo and Lexis-Nexis, that claimed the law unconstitutionally restricted their ability…
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Fate of Maine gay marriage law in hands of voters
David Sharp of Associated Press reports: Election officials announced Wednesday that gay marriage foes surpassed the threshold of signatures necessary to put the state law on the November ballot, setting the stage for a furious, two-month campaign that’ll determine whether the number of states allowing same-sex nuptials shrinks to five. Read more on WCCO
Appeals court upholds online gambling ban
David Kravets reports: A move to scuttle legislation outlawing online gambling suffered a major setback when a federal appeals court set aside constitutional and other legal challenges to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006. A three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals brushed aside assertions that the act (.pdf) breached…
ACLU lawsuit says student’s cell phone was illegally searched
John Cox of Network World reports: A middle school honor student who was expelled after authorities searched his cell phone and found evidence of what they claimed were “gang-related activities” now has a lawyer: the American Civil Liberties Union. The Mississippi ACLU this week filed a federal civil rights lawsuit, arguing that the 2008 cell…