Earlier this year, the California Supreme Court ruled on the outer reach of a state statute meant to protect consumers during credit card transactions – the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971.  See Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma Stores, Inc., 51 Cal. 4th 524 (2011).  Specifically, Song-Beverly precludes retailers from requesting and recording a customer’s “personal identification [...]

On August 23, 2011, Anonymous released a video endorsing the September 17, 2011 planned “Day of Rage” occupation of Wall Street and other financial areas around the world.   Specifically, in its video, Anonymous urges protesters on September 17th to “flood into lower Manhattan, set up tents, kitchens, peaceful barricades and occupy Wall Street for [...]