Category: Legal News

  • The Challenge Of Deep Learning And Natural Systems

    Project Summary Technical Abstract The technology in The Challenge of Deep Learning and Natural Systems effectively addresses the proprietary payload causing the complementary eigenstructure by applying the eigenbeamformer. This technology will provide Vector Systems Inc. with the handshake. Vianet Management LLC has years of experience in a conceptually interconnected beamformer that reacts and has built…

  • Nationwide Transit Ridership Drops Precipitously

    Over on my National Transit Database visualization site, you’ll see that nationwide transit ridership has dropped precipitously due to the coronavirus lockdowns. March saw a decline of 41.8%, negative 83% in April, and negative 81% in May. We should get the June stats in the next couple of days.

  • Monthly transit ridership gainers and losers added

    I added monthly statistics to the National Transit Database web site which show the monthly year-over-year gainers and losers in ridership for each month. Some transit systems are rather small, so big swings will be seen for some of those smaller systems. However, there are some larger systems that are seeing large gains and losses.…

  • List of Abbreviations used on Twitter

    These are the abbreviations used on my Jeff Steinport twitter. Abbreviation Meaning Abbreviation Meaning Amer. American.   Luc. Lucan. Apul. Apuleius.   Lucr., Lucret. Lucretius. Arist. Aristotle.   M. Motto. Aul. Cell. Aulus Gellius.   Macrob. Macrobius. Bret. Breton.   Mart. Martial. Cæs. Cæsar.   Mol. Molière. Catull. Catullus.   Per. Persius. Cic. Cicero.  …

  • That Michigan case dealing with speeding tickets issued by a moving police vehicle

    133 Mich.App. 526 Court of Appeals of Michigan. PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Zolton Anton FERENCY, Defendant-Appellant. Docket No. 73004. | Submitted Dec. 14, 1983. | Decided April 2, 1984. | Rehearing Denied May 21, 1984. | Released for Publication June 7, 1984. Synopsis Defendant appealed from an order of the Circuit…

  • National Transit Database site updated with February 2018 data

    The National Transit Database site has been updated with February 2018 data. In looking at most cities in Michigan, transit ridership continued to decline. For instance, February ridership in Grand Rapids, Detroit, and Kalamazoo all declined by over 8%. Ann Arbor saw a decline of about 2%, and Lansing saw an increase of just over…

  • Federal judge releases DNA software source code that was used by New York City’s crime lab

    A federal judge unsealed the source code for a software program that was used to compare DNA samples in New York City’s crime lab. In July 2016, Judge Valerie Caproni of the Southern District of New York determined in U.S. v. Johnson that the source code of the Forensic Statistical Tool, a genotyping software, “is ‘relevant ……

  • U.S. Senate panel puts self-driving cars in fast lane

    A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday unanimously gave the green light to a bill aimed at speeding the use of self-driving cars without human controls, a measure that also bars states from imposing regulatory road blocks. The bill still must clear a Senate vote, but it appears on track to passage. This should rev up…

  • Zoning regulations are problematic for tiny-house buyers

    Tiny-house buyers have to cope not only with the challenges of living in a smaller space. There are also zoning regulations that make it difficult to find a spot for the homes. In densely populated areas and most other areas, zoning regulations typically don’t allow full-time living in temporary structures such as RVs or movable…

  • Supreme Court adds 11 cases to 2017 docket

    The US Supreme Court [official website] granted certiorari in 11 cases [order list, PDF] on Thursday. Dalmazzi v. United States [cert. petition, PDF] Cox v. United States [docket], and Ortiz v. United States[cert. petition, PDF] are three cases that will be consolidated and will be given one hour each for oral argument. These cases deal with whether active-duty military officers can serve on the Court…

  • Iowa’s Supreme Court Hears Dispute Over $75 Speeding Ticket

    A dispute over a $75 speeding ticket has climbed through the levels of Iowa’s court system, reaching the lofty heights of the Iowa Supreme Court for oral arguments. Marla Leaf got a speeding ticket because a camera allegedly caught her driving 68 mph in a 55-mph zone on an interstate freeway through the city of Cedar…

  • Federal judge overturns Massachusetts city law regulating drones

    In the first federal court ruling (PDF) concerning attempts by city and state jurisdictions to regulate the use of drones, a judge denied a requirement by a city near Boston regarding local registration and significant bans on where and how low they can fly. The law giving the Federal Aviation Administration responsibility for regulating the use of…

  • Copyright and Algorithms

    While in 2011 the “case of the macaque[monkey] selfie” went viral on wordwide social networks, recent exchanges between the Luxembourg Federation of Authors and Composers (Fédération Luxembourgeoise des Auteurs et Compositeurs), the Association of Authors, Composers and Musical Publishers’ Successor Advisory Committee (Commission Consultative des Ayants Droits de la Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs…

  • No, I have nothing to do with leagle.com

    For some time a crazed individual online has claimed that I have some sort of relationship with leagle.com. This is untrue. I do not now nor have I ever had any relationship with that web site. Out of curiosity, I looked up some court records and it appears as though the owner’s name really is…

  • Jerry Steinport Orchestra

    If you found this page because you found a recording (record album or tape or any other type of recording) of the Jerry Steinport Orchestra, please contact me at [email protected]. Band Members: Front row (left to right): Tenor Sax – Herb Beam, Alto Sax – Elaine Shaw, Alto Sax – Leroy Clements, Tenor Sax –…