Jared Polis
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Aaron Swartz’s Suicide Triggers Response From Top U.S. Lawmakers
Aaron Swartz, the brilliant and mercurial young programmer who killed himself in Brooklyn last Friday, was memorialized in his hometown of Highland Park, Ill., Tuesday, as the shockwaves from his death reached Washington, D.C. Read More »
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Carmen Ortiz And Stephen Heymann: Accountability For Prosecutorial Abuse
Imposing real consequences on these federal prosecutors in the Aaron Swartz case is vital for both justice and reform Read More »
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Darrell Issa Probing Prosecution Of Aaron Swartz, Internet Pioneer Who Killed Himself
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is investigating the Justice Department's prosecution of Aaron Swartz, the Internet activist who committed suicide on Friday after fighting felony hacking charges for two years. [...] Read More »
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In A Close Vote, Congress Shamefully Defeats Amendment That Sought To Curtail NSA Surveillance
The US House of Representatives came within a few votes of passing a novel amendment that attempted to strike out funding for the highly contentious NSA calling records surveillance program... Read More »
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Open Source Software Now Permitted in the U.S. House of Representatives
The OpenGov Foundation, the Sunlight Foundation and the Congressional Data Coalition (CDC) today announced that Members, Committees, and staff within the U.S. House of Representatives are now able to use official resources to procure open source software, to fully participate in open source software communities, and to contribute software code developed with taxpayer dollars back to the public under an open source license. Read More »
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Slaughter Joins Legislation To Overturn Citizens United And Limit Contributions To Super PACs
Today, Congressman John D. Dingell (D-MI12) announced the introduction of H.R. 1338, the Restoring Confidence in Our Democracy Act, legislation to set contribution limits on donations to Super PACs and establish findings that would allow for the overturning of the flawed Citizens United v. FEC decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. Rep. Louise Slaughter (NY-25) joined Dingell as a co-sponsor of this important legislation. Read More »
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The Internet Radio Fairness Act: What It Is, Why It’s Needed
The 2012 campaign is almost over, which means Congress may soon be able to get back to business. One of the things it should prioritize is fixing a longstanding tax on innovation that most folks don’t know about, but they should: the unfair legal treatment of Internet radio. Read More »
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