US government made precise GPS available to non-governmental users
May 2, 2013
On May 2, 2000, the US discontinued the use of Selective Availability, a program that degraded the ability of non-governmental users to have access to precise Global Positioning Systems (GPS). President Bill Clinton made the announcement on May 1 that at midnight precisely, GPS would be made availa....... [more] 
An Analysis on Independent Reports: Uses, Reliability and Legality
April 8, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Kathryn Young, University of Virginia School of Law Class of 2013, analyzes the uses, reliability and legality of independent reports in light of their increased uses in collegiate sports...When sports scandals break, a common tool used by universities is the "independent repo....... [more]
Federal judge rules national security security letters unconstitutional
March 17, 2013
A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Thursday that the use of national security letters under 18 USC § 2709 is unconstitutional. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) challenged the use of national security letters by the FBI on behalf of an unnamed....... [more]
Seven men were killed in St. Valentine's Day Massacre
February 14, 2013
On February 14, 1929, seven men were shot and killed in a garage in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago as part of the prohibition era gang wars. The men were affiliated with mob boss George "Bugs" Moran. Many historians signal this incident as a turning point, solidifying Al Capone as the undi....... [more]
FBI admitted to monitoring radiation levels of US Muslim mosques, businesses, homes
December 23, 2012
On December 23, 2005, an FBI official verified that the US government had been monitoring radiation levels at hundreds of Muslim businesses, homes and places of worship across several major metropolitan areas. The government undertook this monitoring program on the belief that, since it was measurin....... [more]
Four California men charged with terrorist plot
November 20, 2012
A spokesperson from the FBI (FBI) announced Monday that four Southern California men were charged with terrorism-related offenses and plotting to join al Qaeda. The criminal charges were brought in the US District Court for the Central District of California for "conspiring to provide material suppo....... [more]
FBI: violent crime drops again in 2011
October 29, 2012
The FBI released its annual report on violent and property crime, Crime in the United States 2011, on Monday, which found that the number of violent crimes reported to law enforcement decreased for the fifth consecutive year and the number of property crimes reported decreased for the ninth consecu....... [more]
Clarence Thomas confirmed as Supreme Court justice
October 15, 2012
On October 15, 1991, the US Senate confirmed Clarence Thomas's nomination to serve as US Supreme Court Justice in place of retiring Justice Thurgood Marshall. Justice Thomas's confirmation passed 52-48, the narrowest margin of a US Supreme Court confirmation in more than a century. The hearings beca....... [more]
DNA evidence confirmed buried body as Emmett Till
August 26, 2012
On August 26, 2005, DNA evidence confirmed that the remains buried in a Chicago grave were in fact those of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American boy who was murdered in Mississippi in 1955 for allegedly flirting with a white woman. The two men charged with Till's murder were acquitted by an a....... [more]
DOJ shuts down top Android piracy websites
August 24, 2012
The US Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it is shutting down three of the most highly trafficked Android piracy websites. This marks the first time the DOJ has seized website domains involving cell phone apps. The DOJ acted in conjunction with the FBI and Dutch and French agencies. FBI Sp....... [more]
ACLU files lawsuit seeking FBI memos on GPS tracking
August 16, 2012
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit on Wednesday under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to compel the FBI to release two memoranda detailing the agency's policy on GPS tracking. The ACLU asserts that the memos were written shortly following the US Supreme Court decision Un....... [more]
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