Privacy regulators from EU member states expressed their concerns on Wednesday over potential privacy breaches by Google and are considering reopening their privacy investigations into the company. The concerns revolve around fines and a report ...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday granted qualified immunity to former Bush administration official John Yoo over allegations of wrongdoing in relation to controversial memos...
The High Court of Australia ruled Friday that internet service providers (ISPs) cannot be held liable for the copyright infringement of their customers in the case of Roadshow Films v. iiNet Limited. The court ruled that...
The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) , a Jewish human rights organization committed to finding and prosecuting Holocaust war criminals, called on the government of Hungary to prosecute former Nazi Laszlo Csatary in its annual report [text, PDF; press...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued a request for information to the US Department of Defense on Tuesday under the under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Dorsey v. United States on whether minimum sentencing mandates in the Fair Sentencing Act (FSA) should be applied to crimes...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday struck down parts of a federal statute that prohibit public broadcasters from transmitting public issue and political advertisements. The suit was brought by the...
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed a bill on Friday that bans abortions after 20 weeks into a pregnancy unless there is a medical emergency. The bill imposes other restrictions...
The Arizona House of Representatives approved a bill on Tuesday that bans abortions after 20 weeks into a pregnancy, with an exception carved out only for medical emergencies. In addition to...
A panel of judges for the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard oral arguments on Tuesday over the constitutionality of new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations requiring cigarette...
