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  • Supreme Court Lets Ruling on Illinois Eavesdropping Law Stand
  • The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the law — one of the toughest of its kind in the country — violates the First Amendment when used against those who record police officers doing their jobs in public.

  • Washington Gov. Gregoire Works to Broker Online Sales Tax Deal
  • As her second term winds down, Gov. Chris Gregoire is working to build support for a congressional plan that would allow states to collect sales tax from online retailers based elsewhere.

  • Maryland a Hub for Cybersecurity
  • Maryland lawmakers have jockeyed for years to position their state as an epicenter for protecting the nation’s digital defenses.



  • Courts, Legislatures Divided over Police Searches of Cellphones
  • Judges and lawmakers across the country are wrangling over whether and when law enforcement authorities can peer into suspects’ cellphones, and the cornucopia of evidence they provide.


  • South Carolina Revenue Chief Resigns After Tax System Hacked
  • State officials did not do enough to prevent a cyberattack at South Carolina’s tax collection agency that exposed the personal data of nearly 4 million individual filers and 700,000 businesses, Gov. Nikki Haley said.


  • Massachusetts Pushes Amazon to Collect Sales Taxes
  • The Patrick administration is pressing Amazon.com Inc. to begin collecting sales taxes from Massachusetts customers as early as next year, arguing it is no longer exempt under federal law from charging the tax.




  • Utah to Run Its Own Health Exchange -- For Now
  • Instead of bringing Utah’s exchange, Avenue H, up to new federal standards, Republican Gov. Gary Herbert announced that he wants to keep it as is.

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