Category Archives: Hacktivism

Prosecutorial overreach and the “sick culture” of the Department of Justice

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As a follow-up to my post last week on overreach by federal prosecutors, I highly recommend an excellent piece by lawyer Dan Kennedy on Aaron Swartz and the “sick culture” that pervades the Department of Justice. A few excerpts: It seems never to have occurred to [the federal prosecutors] that there is something wrong with overcharging, and then raising […]

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Aaron Swartz, prosecutorial abuse, and accountability

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A very busy week and not much time to post. But I must share some bits from this excellent editorial by Glenn Greenwald in the Guardian on the Aaron Swartz suicide and prosecutorial overreach. Like Greenwald, I am deeply concerned over increasing federal prosecutorial abuse. A few additional and appalling examples, in my opinion, include the […]

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