A man’s spirit broke on Jan.11, 2013. Under unrelenting pressure from federal prosecutors and facing 35 years in prison, Aaron Swartz, 26, co-founder of Demand Progress and a member of the developing team for the RSS feed, Creative Commons and Infogrami -- who at the time was severely and chronically depressed -- killed himself. One year after
Anniversary Of Aaron Swartz’s Death Brings Threat Of Proprietorial Overreach
Leahy’s amendment suggests an undeniable impression that fairness under the law is sacrificable to grander notions, such as “national security” and “corporate protection.”
