Tim DeChristopher, who was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison and a $10,000 fine for ‘disrupting’ a Bureau of Land Management auction in 2008, had an opportunity to address the court and the judge immediately before his sentence was announced. This is his statement:

“Stern says if the early cases are any guide, the outlook is grim for religious groups.”

“Traditionalist religious groups and religious-liberty activists had better get busy right now building momentum toward passing an amendment to the US Constitution granting a religious exemption to civil rights laws with regard to homosexuality.”

“Sergey Brin and Larry Page, the founders of Google, believe that expanding their company’s lobbying operation in Washington, D.C., has become a necessity.”

Blogger John Halton questions whether Google News has any legal defence

“Let’s hope that the entertainment industry realizes that digital copy protection is a losing game here, and starts trying to make money by embracing the characteristics of digital technology instead of fighting against them.”

‘Later in the chapter, the legislature clearly states, “No person shall practice surveying and mapping unless such person is registered pursuant to ss.472.” Is that clear, or is that clear?’