Albania sentence of opposition parliamentarian for false reporting upheld ahead of election
Albania’s Court of Appeals upheld a one-year sentence on Thursday that will imprison opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Ervin Salianji during the next election for falsely reporting a crime, after he alleged that the former Minister of Interior Affairs Fatmir Xhafaj had connections to drug trafficking. According to the former Minister of Justice Ylli Manjani, [...]
From Society Papers to Paparazzi: Public Figure Privacy Expectations in Netflix's Bridgerton
“Dear reader, if there is a scandal, I shall uncover it.” Bridgerton, the newest hit show on Netflix, follows the Bridgerton family’s forays in high society Regency-era London, complete with debutantes, royal balls, steamy romance, and plenty of gossip. Key to the story is the mysterious Lady Whistledown and her salacious gossip column detailing the [...]
France ex-president Sarkozy appears in court over judicial bribery charges
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy appeared for a hearing Monday to face several charges related to corruption while he was in office, marking the first time a former leader has faced criminal charges in the country. The hearing was brief, and the judge agreed to a continuance because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The most prominent [...]
US Ninth Circuit rules mass surveillance program exposed by Snowden was unlawful
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that the US government’s mass surveillance program exposed by Edward Snowden seven years ago was unlawful. The ruling was handed down as part of the court’s decision in a case involving four members of the Somali diaspora who were convicted for sending or conspiring to [...]
DOJ Inspector General uncovers pervasive problems in FBI wiretap applications
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Micheal Horowitz announced on Tuesday that his office has uncovered pervasive problems in FBI wiretap applications. The Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) report comes out of an investigation into the FBI’s Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) applications, which was sparked after a report last year found inconsistencies [...]
Supreme Court rules Kansas wiretap order not 'insufficient on its face'
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that a wiretap order authorized by a Kansas judge in an investigation of a drug ring was not insufficient on its face, thereby denying the petitioners’ request for suppression of the evidence. Los and Roosevelt Dahda had asked the court to suppress evidence obtained through wiretap orders due to [...]
Democratic National Committee sues Trump, Russia, Assange for conspiracy
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) filed a lawsuit Friday against Donald Trump, Russia, Julian Assange, Wikileaks, and several Trump aids including Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, and Paul Manafort. The complaint, filed in the US District...
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in two criminal procedure cases
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in two criminal procedure cases. In Rosales-Mireles v. US , the petitioner framed the question for the court as: "How should a court of appeals exercise its discretion...
Supreme Court takes up Microsoft data privacy, American Express antitrust cases
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in four cases, including a Microsoft data privacy case, and an American Express antitrust case. In US v. Microsoft Corp. , the court will...
Taiwanese prosecutors indicted former president Ma Ying-jeou on Tuesday on charges of leaking classified information and state secrets. The Taipei District Public Prosecutor's Office indicted Ma after a six-month investigation and now alleges that Ma...
