Germany's Federal Court of Justice ruled Thursday that a Facebook feature is unlawful. Confirming two lower court decisions, the court ruled that Facebook's "friend finder" feature constitutes advertising harassment. The...
Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit on Thursday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California against anti-abortion activists. The organization claims criminal misconduct by the activists who produced undercover videos [BBC...
UN human rights experts called Monday for a review of the UK's draft Investigatory Powers bill . They fear that the present draft of the bill could threaten freedom of expression and association. The bill is intended...
The Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court granted the two largest daily fantasy websites a stay on Monday allowing them to continue to operate within the state during their appeal. The appeal comes in a...
The New York Police Department (NYPD) came to a settlement agreement on Thursday in two civil rights lawsuits accusing the NYPD of wrongfully monitoring Muslims after the 9/11 attacks. In October the US Court of Appeals for...
An Ohio grand jury decided on Monday not to indict two officers involved in a 2014 shooting resulting in the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. In November 2014 officers Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback were dispatched to...
Israel's Supreme Court on Tuesday reduced the prison sentence of former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert from six years to 18 months. Olmert was convicted in March 2014 and sentenced to six years imprisonment on...
District Judge Edward Chen for the Northern District of California last Monday ruled that California's policy for reimbursing out-of-state hospitals that care for California Medicaid (Medi-Cal) patients is unconstitutional. Hospitals in Oregon, Nevada, and...
South Korea and Japan agreed on Monday to a final resolution on the issue of "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japanese brothels during World War II. Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida admitted responsibility...
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal circuit ruled Tuesday that the government cannot refuse to register trademarks that might be considered disparaging or offensive. The ruling sided with the Asian-American rock band The Slants,...
