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When a federal judge starts calling out government lawyers for “willful and bad faith” behavior and “deliberate evasion of fundamental discovery obligations,” you know thing…
Nintendo wants Discord to give up GameFreakOUT’s identity
Nintendo wants Discord to give up GameFreakOUT’s identity
Case file: https://www.scribd.com/document/852242652/GameFreakOUT-subpoena-via-Polygon
Moscow court finds Google guilty of disclosing Russian war casualties, TASS says
A Moscow court has found Alphabet's Google guilty of disclosing personal data of Russian servicemen who died in Ukraine, Russia's TASS news agency reported on Monday, citing court documents.
In a 10-1 decision, a U.S. appeals court said Shopify can be sued in California for collecting personal identifying data from people who buy things on websites of retailers from that state
A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived a proposed data privacy class action against Shopify SHOP-T, a decision that could make it easier for American courts to assert jurisdiction over internet-based platforms.
US | 7 women and 5 men picked for jury in Harvey Weinstein's #MeToo retrial
A jury of seven women and five men has been picked for Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo rape retrial
A jury of seven women and five men has been picked for Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo rape retrial
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Thursday held that a Massachusetts law banning the sale, transfer or possession of an assault weapon is not unconstitutional under the Second Amendment...
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Thursday held that a Massachusetts law banning the sale, transfer, or possession of an assault weapon is not unconstitutional under the Second Amendment to the US Constitution. This decision comes after Massachusetts resident, Joseph Capen, contended that he was planning on purchasing items covered by the law for purposes of self-defense.
Case file: https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/myvmjqrbdpr/04172027mass.pdf
US | Indian, Chinese students sue Trump over visa rules
Three Indian and two Chinese students are part of a suit brought against the Trump administration over the termination of several international students' F1 visas.
Three Indian and two Chinese students are part of a suit brought against the Trump administration over the termination of several international students' F1 visas.
US | Federal judge orders detained Türkiye student be returned to Vermont to await trial
A US federal judge on Friday ordered Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk to be returned to Vermont, where she will remain in custody, pending a bail hearing. Ozturk, a PhD student at Tufts University, was...
A federal judge on Friday ordered Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk to be returned to Vermont, where she will remain in custody, pending a bail hearing. Ozturk, a PhD student at Tufts University, was detained by Department of Homeland (DHS) agents near the university’s Massachusetts campus last month after her F-1 student visa was revoked.
Case file: https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/dwvkjqmnnpm/04182025ozturk.pdf
Anti-war graffiti and poetry costs Russian activist nearly three years in prison
The 19-year-old was protesting against the war in Ukraine.
The 19-year-old was protesting against the war in Ukraine.
A federal judge in New York says the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs will proceed as scheduled in early May despite his lawyer's claims that they need an extra two months to prepare
A federal judge in New York says the sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs will proceed as scheduled in early May despite his lawyer's claims that they need an extra two months to prepare
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers
US | Oregon Revives Lawsuit Against Coinbase That Trump's DOJ Killed
President Trump might be a fan of crypto, but companies in the industry still face state regulators.
President Trump might be a fan of crypto, but companies in the industry still face state regulators.
US | Judge strikes down an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media as unconstitutional
A federal judge has permanently struck down an Ohio law that would have required children and teens under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps. U.S.
A federal judge has permanently struck down an Ohio law that would have required children and teens under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps. U.S.
A trial has begun in Poland of 45 doctors who spread anti-vaccine claims during the Covid-19 pandemic. If found guilty of disseminating information inconsistent with medical knowledge, they could lose their medical licences.
Judge says tower dumps violate the 4th amendment, but will let the cops do it this one time, as a treat.
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A judge in Nevada has ruled that “tower dumps”—the law enforcement practice of grabbing vast troves of private personal data from cell towers—is unconstitutional. The judge also ruled that the cops could, this one time, still use the evidence they obtained through this unconstitutional search.
Cell towers record the location of phones near them about every seven seconds. When the cops request a tower dump, they ask a telecom for the numbers and personal information of
Ex-media boss moved from Rikers Island jail to Manhattan hospital as he awaits rape and sexual assault retrial
Ex-media boss moved from Rikers Island jail to Manhattan hospital as he awaits rape and sexual assault retrial
US | Federal judge blocks Musk team’s effort to shutter top consumer agency
Order comes a day after the ‘efficiency’ team sent out orders to lay off 1,500 of the agency’s 1,700 employees
Order comes a day after the ‘efficiency’ team sent out orders to lay off 1,500 of the agency’s 1,700 employees
US | Judge won’t take further steps to enforce his order in AP case against Trump administration
A federal judge who ordered the Trump administration to stop blocking The Associated Press from presidential events has refused to take immediate steps to get White House officials to comply.
A federal judge who ordered the Trump administration to stop blocking The Associated Press’ from presidential events has refused to take immediate steps to get White House officials to comply.