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News South Korea police find Google violated privacy laws
South Korea police find Google violated privacy laws
John Paul Putney
January 6, 2011 01:40:49 pm

The South Korea National Police Agency announced Thursday that it has found evidence that Google illegally collected private data in the process of producing its popular Street View mapping...

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News Bangladesh court opens trial of 800 soldiers charged in 2009 mutiny
Bangladesh court opens trial of 800 soldiers charged in 2009 mutiny
Ashley Hileman
January 6, 2011 11:16:53 am

The civilian trial of 800 soldiers charged with crimes stemming from their roles in a February 2009 mutiny began Wednesday in the Bangladeshi capital city of Dhaka. The soldiers were charged in...

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News Federal appeals court finds California memorial cross unconstitutional
Federal appeals court finds California memorial cross unconstitutional
Julia Zebley
January 5, 2011 03:01:06 pm

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled unanimously Tuesday that California's Mount Soledad cross, a 43-foot cross erected as a Korean War veterans' memorial, is unconstitutional under the...

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News Federal judge blocks government’s Microsoft e-mail contract in Google challenge
Federal judge blocks government’s Microsoft e-mail contract in Google challenge
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 5, 2011 02:27:00 pm

A judge for the US Court of Federal Claims has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the US Department of Interior (DOI) from accepting a bid from Microsoft to overhaul its e-mail system, according...

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News Ninth Circuit seeks guidance on same-sex marriage appeal from California high court
Ninth Circuit seeks guidance on same-sex marriage appeal from California high court
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 5, 2011 11:33:37 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court of California to weigh in on whether supporters of Proposition 8 , California's same-sex...

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News Milwaukee Catholic diocese to file for bankruptcy citing clergy abuse lawsuits
Milwaukee Catholic diocese to file for bankruptcy citing clergy abuse lawsuits
LaToya Sawyer
January 5, 2011 10:40:58 am

Archbishop Jerome Listecki announced Tuesday that the Archodiocese of Milwaukee will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as a result of financial strain from lawsuits over the clergy sex abuse scandals . The...

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News Spain judge launches probe into Iraq refugee killings
Spain judge launches probe into Iraq refugee killings
Julia Zebley
January 5, 2011 09:00:37 am

Spanish National Court judge Fernando Andreu on Tuesday issued a writ to pursue an investigation against Iraqi Lieutenant General Abdol Hossein Al Shemmari for allegedly ordering a July 2009 strike against Iranian exiles at Camp Ashraf...

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News Hungary defends controversial media law in face of EU criticism
Hungary defends controversial media law in face of EU criticism
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 4, 2011 02:20:02 pm

The Hungarian government on Tuesday continued to defend its controversial new media law in the face of criticism from the EU. The new law, which entered into force this week, creates the National Media and Communications Authority (NMHH) [official...

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News California high court rules no warrant needed to search cell phone text messages
California high court rules no warrant needed to search cell phone text messages
Zach Zagger
January 4, 2011 12:19:43 pm

The Supreme Court of California ruled Monday that law enforcement officers can legally search text messages on a suspect's cell phone without a warrant incident to a lawful custodial arrest. The court held 5-2 that...

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News Pakistan governor opposing blasphemy law assassinated
Pakistan governor opposing blasphemy law assassinated
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 4, 2011 11:41:55 am

The governor of Pakistan's Punjab province, Salman Taseer, was shot and killed Tuesday by one of his own security guards, apparently because of his opposition to Pakistan's blasphemy law . Taseer, a senior member of the...

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