Thursday, May 17, 2012

Updates related to Harvey's book Three Felonies a Day, a critical take on the Justice Department

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Wall Street Journal highlights intersection of law and technology, cites TFD


In today's Wall Street Journal, columnist L. Gordon Crovitz examines the minefield that is cutting-edge technology and the criminal law. Using case studies discussed in Three Felonies a Day, where seemingly law-abiding citizens became federal felons, Crovitz describes how "technology exacerbates the problem of laws so open and vague that they are hard to abide by, to the point that we have all become potential criminals."


Boston civil-liberties lawyer Harvey Silverglate calls his new book "Three Felonies a Day," referring to the number of crimes he estimates the average American now unwittingly commits because of vague laws. New technology adds its own complexity, making innocent activity potentially criminal.

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