A Canadian human rights group unveiled research Tuesday indicating that a number of nations are using American-made Internet surveillance technology which could be used to censor content and track their citizens. The group, Citizen Lab ,...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday signed legislation intended to impose tighter restrictions on gun and ammunition sales. By enacting the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013 (NY SAFE) , New...
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard arguments Thursday on whether to release photos of the body of former al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden...
The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Smith v. US that it is defendants' burden to prove they had removed themselves from a conspiracy in cases where their departure from the conspiracy happened long enough...
A US military judge ruled Tuesday that the pre-trial punishment of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning , who is accused of leaking confidential documents to WikiLeaks , was illegal and excessive. Army Colonel...
Philippine House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales III announced on Friday that Philippine President Benigno Aquino III had quietly signed into law on the 21st of December a bill which will make...
China adopted new rules on Friday which impose new restrictions on the country's Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and individual users. The rules, called the Decision to Strengthen the Protection of Online Information, were adopted by China's highest...
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Friday gave final approval to a settlement between British Petroleum (BP) and those who experienced economic and property loss...
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted an injunction on Friday to temporarily block enforcement of a California law banning mental health providers from engaging in sexual orientation...
Brazilian Police announced Friday that they have arrested former Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Michael Misick, who has been in hiding since fleeing TCI 2009. Misick fled TCI following an inquiry into corruption...
