Instead of the February 27th showdown between the Department of Justice and Google over federal subpoenas taking place, the sitting judge has moved the date back two weeks.
Gonzales V. Google Date Set
Judge James Ware of the US District Court in San Jose will hear arguments on February 27th from both sides over Google’s refusal to comply with federal subpoenas from August 2005.
Gonzales Makes Indecent Proposal To Google
Though privacy has been cited as one reason for Google’s battle against a subpoena from Alberto Gonzales and the Justice Department, the other reason, preserving trade secrets, looks like the reason Google has dug in to resist the request.
Gonzales Nomination Would Squeeze the Middle
While President Bush sits at the G-8 summit in Scotland, mulling over the potential replacements for retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the friction in the Senate over presidential pet and rumor-mill favorite, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, is likely to spark some fiery contention-and strange allies.