Legal Issues

The trial of computer programmer Hans Reiser on charges that he murdered his wife Nina Reiser was delayed for three weeks today because his lawyer is busy with another case.

Dressed in a…

Wired reported Friday on a twist in a high-profile murder investigation that may truly be worthy of a show like CSI.

Crim Blog breaks the story down for us.

A former lover of the missing wife of Linux programmer and accused spouse killer Hans Reiser has confessed to killing eight people unrelated to the case, prosecutors informed the defense last week…

Well, obviously, I can't say much about this new SCO filing [PDF] at this time. It's all about moi.

I can say this: SCO in its wisdom has just guaranteed that the judges in SCO v. IBM and…

Oakland computer programmer Hans Reiser pleaded not guilty last friday to murdering his estranged wife in a case that could go to a jury next month after he exercised his right to a speedy trial…

Here's IBM's Reply Memorandum in Further Support of its Motion for Summary Judgment on its Claim for Declaratory Judgment of Non-Infringement with respect to its Linux Activities (IBM's Tenth…

Here is the transcript of the March 7th hearing in SCO v IBM, the last of the summary judgment hearings transcripts.

Transcript of the March 7 Hearing in SCO v IBM.

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property is making another attempt to reform patent law. I need your help to lobby them to add protection from software…

Hans Reiser wanted a speedy preliminary hearing on charges that he murdered his wife Nina Reiser, but owing to his attorney's busy schedule, will have to wait at least until March 9 for the…

We have seen SCO's answers to IBM's Second Set of Interrogatories, but not the text of the interrogatories themselves [PDF], so here it is, IBM's Second Set of Interrogatories and Second Request…