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From Wikipedia: The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), also known as House Bill 3261 or H.R. 3261, is a bill that was introduced in the United States House of Representatives on October 26, 2011, by House Judiciary Committee Chair Representative Lamar S. Smith (R-TX) and a bipartisan group of 12 initial co-sponsors. The bill, if made law, would expand the ability of U.S. law enforcement and copyright holders to fight online trafficking in copyrighted intellectual property and counterfeit goods. Presented to the House Judiciary Committee, it builds on the similar PRO-IP Act of 2008 and the corresponding Senate bill, the PROTECT IP Act.

The first month of the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona at the Senate from Jan. 16 to Feb. 16 unearthed a wealth of information on the Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth (SALNs), bank accounts, and real estate properties of the country's top magistrate. In the order of trial, the prosecution gets to present its evidence before the defense. The marking of documents and the testimonies of witnesses are a preliminary step to the offer of evidence, which comes after both sides have finished arguing their case before the court. By the end of the first month of the trial, the prosecution has not moved beyond Article II and a little of Article III. This summary presents the highlights of the trial so far, including entries from a recap of the first seven days.