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Washington, D.C. – While most people are now aware of the National Security Agency (NSA) domestic spying program, uncovered by documents released by Edward Snowden, far fewer are aware of how this information is being used illegally in domestic criminal prosecutions.
While the NSA is unconstitutionally listening in on the conversations of American citizens in the proclaimed hopes of uncovering a terrorist plot, if they happen to hear someone discussing a shipment of drugs for example, they will pass on this illegally collected information to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
The NSA of course misrepresents this posture to the FISA court that …read more

Here is the Connecticut sample ballot for the November 4, 2014 election. Connecticut, like Delaware, New York, and most counties in New Jersey, no longer uses mechanical voting machines. But those four states continue to design general election ballots as though the mechanical voting machines were still in use. This ballot is unfair to the(More)… …read more

On October 7, former New York city Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated $1,250,000 to “Yes on 90″, the chief committee that is advertising in support of the top-two system that is on the November 4 ballot in Oregon. As previously reported, another billionaire, John Arnold, donated $500,000 on September 17, and another $1,000,000 on October 1,(More)… …read more

The journey through the night was uneventful and we passed by Madrid sometime in the early morning. By midafternoon we were nearing the border and the boys had the rather …

Released documents show that New York City shelled out hundreds of millions of dollars to settle civil rights lawsuits involving the New York Police Department.
RT.com
The documents – released by the New York City Law Department – show more than 12,000 cases since 2009 where the city paid out $428 million in police-related settlements. The records were released after a Freedom of Information Act request was made by MuckRock, asking the department just how many civil rights lawsuits were filed against the city when the police department was listed as a defendant over a five-year period.
While the list will require further …read more

Marquette County, Mich. – The family of an unarmed man who was gunned down by an officer on July 14 of this year plans to sue in federal court after prosecutors cleared the officer of any wrong doing.
The circumstances surrounding the shooting are extremely troubling. Auto mechanic Timothy Mitchell, 46, had gotten into a verbal dispute at an area auto dealership. A call was placed to 9-1-1 alleging that he was highly intoxicated.
A police chase ensued but was broken off due to high speeds. At a later point the officer saw Mitchell’s vehicle crashed on the roadside with Mitchell standing …read more

On October 14, U.S. District Court Judge William O. Bertelsman, a Carter appointee, struck down Kentucky’s law that forbids any election signs or electioneering within 300 feet of the entrance to a polling place. Russell v Grimes, eastern district, 14cv-112. Here is the eleven page decision. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1992 that such(More)… …read more

On October 14, U.S. District Court Judge James I. Cohn denied injunctive relief in Adrian Wyllie’s lawsuit seeking an invitation into the Florida gubernatorial debate. Wyllie for Governor Campaign v Leadership Florida Statewide Community Foundation, sou. dist., 0:14cv-62322. The basis for the lawsuit was Wyllie’s contention that the debate sponsors had originally required a 12%(More)… …read more

Coinbase is currently available in 19 countries, including the United States and across Europe, having recently announced our international expansion to 13 European countries followed by an additional five last week.

As we continue to expand, we’re always interested in hearing feedback from our users to make improvements to our product and the consumer experience, as well as show our appreciation to the bitcoin community. To help kickoff feedback in Europe, co-founders Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam will be hosting a series of meet-ups overseas in London, Paris, Madrid and Helsinki to connect with users, discuss the current and future …read more

From the outset, our team has always invested a great deal of time and energy to help educate and inform regulators and other public officials about bitcoin. But as more merchants and consumers adopt the digital currency, and as more policymakers seek to understand its core value and promise, that responsibility has become increasingly large.
Today, we’re pleased to welcome a new member to the Coinbase team, who will help us maintain and grow this commitment: John G. Collins, Head of Government Affairs.

John brings invaluable expertise on regulatory and compliance issues related to bitcoin, and a wealth of experience at the …read more