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Limbaugh Detained at Palm Beach Airport

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Rush Limbaugh was detained for more than three hours
Monday at Palm Beach International Airport after authorities said they found a bottle of
Viagra in his possession without a prescription. Customs officials found a prescription
bottle labeled as Viagra in his luggage that didn't have Limbaugh's name on it, but that
of two doctors, said Paul Miller, spokesman for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

Road Rules for Open-Source Licensing Special to Law.com Many lawyers and software procurement officers for law firms are surprised to find out that open-source software is licensed just like the programs you get from Microsoft or IBM. The problem prospective firms face is that OSS licensing is often freighted with confusing terms and quirky conditions. Columnist John K. Waters unpacks the sometimes contradictory language to limn a few guidelines. Now that open source is here to stay, it's time to learn the rules it's run by. Visit Legal Technology

High Court Affirms Defendants' Right to Counsel of Choice Legal Times The Supreme Court on Monday gave a ringing endorsement to defendants' Sixth Amendment right to the counsel of their choice in criminal cases. Writing for a 5-4 majority, Justice Antonin Scalia said that when the right is violated, the defendant's conviction must be reversed -- whether or not the violation resulted in an unfair trial. The decision was one of several handed down Monday, in what is likely to be the final week of the current high court term.


Congress Questions Bush's Claims He Can Ignore Laws He Signs The Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee is opening hearings into what has become the White House's favorite tool for overriding Congress in the name of national security: signing statements reserving the president's right to ignore the law. Committee Chairman Arlen Specter has been keeping a laundry list of White House practices he bluntly says could amount to abuses of executive power. But the hearing also is about countering any influence that the signing statements may have on court decisions.