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News Germany reopens privacy investigation into Facebook facial recognition software
Germany reopens privacy investigation into Facebook facial recognition software
Dan Taglioli
August 16, 2012 02:55:13 pm

German data privacy authorities on Wednesday reopened an investigation into facial recognition software used by Facebook that automatically recognizes facial features in pictures and "tags" users when others upload photos...

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News UK court rules against paralyzed man in right-to-die case
UK court rules against paralyzed man in right-to-die case
Dan Taglioli
August 16, 2012 01:50:55 pm

The High Court of England and Wales on Thursday denied the plea of a paralyzed man challenging the legitimacy of the Suicide Act 1961 and other laws barring his ability to commit suicide. Tony Nicklinson, 58, along...

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News Third Circuit reconsiders Hazleton anti-illegal immigration ordinances
Third Circuit reconsiders Hazleton anti-illegal immigration ordinances
Dan Taglioli
August 16, 2012 12:44:35 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Wednesday again heard arguments on two anti-illegal immigrant laws enacted in 2006 by the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Hazleton's Illegal Immigration Relief Act Ordinance ...

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News Bahrain rights activist sentenced to 3 years for anti-government protests
Bahrain rights activist sentenced to 3 years for anti-government protests
Dan Taglioli
August 16, 2012 10:57:38 am

A Bahraini court on Thursday sentenced prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to three years in jail for instigating and participating in several anti-government protests. Rajab, president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights ,...

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News Mladic cousin receives suspended sentence for haboring fugitive
Mladic cousin receives suspended sentence for haboring fugitive
Dan Taglioli
August 14, 2012 12:30:46 pm

A cousin of former Bosnian Serb Army commander Ratko Mladic on Tuesday received a suspended sentence of one year in prison for hiding the accused war criminal in his house for five years before...

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News Somali pirate negotiator sentenced to 12 life sentences
Somali pirate negotiator sentenced to 12 life sentences
Dan Taglioli
August 14, 2012 11:56:33 am

A judge for the US District Court Eastern District of Virginia on Monday sentenced a convicted Somali pirate negotiator to a dozen life sentences. Judge Robert Doumar sentenced Mohammad Shibin to serve 10 concurrent life...

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News House committee sues Holder to force subpoena compliance
House committee sues Holder to force subpoena compliance
Dan Taglioli
August 14, 2012 10:54:53 am

A US House of Representatives committee filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to compel Attorney General Eric Holder to produce subpoenaed documents relating to a failed arms-tracking operation. The House Oversight and Government...

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News Federal appeals court reverses its own ruling in motorist privacy case
Federal appeals court reverses its own ruling in motorist privacy case
Dan Taglioli
August 9, 2012 03:09:38 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Monday overturned the decisions of both a panel of its own judges and a lower court in the case of Senne v. Palatine , a...

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News Federal judge vacates $147.2 million jury award against RIM
Federal judge vacates $147.2 million jury award against RIM
Dan Taglioli
August 9, 2012 02:08:18 pm

The US District Court for the Northern District of California on Wednesday overturned a $147.2 million jury award against Research in Motion (RIM) . Chief Judge James Ware granted a motion by RIM for...

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News UK court rejects claims that two work programs amount to slave labor
UK court rejects claims that two work programs amount to slave labor
Dan Taglioli
August 6, 2012 03:44:22 pm

The UK High Court ruled Monday that two government back-to-work schemes do not constitute slave labor, rejecting plaintiffs' arguments that the programs breach human rights laws on slavery. The court's ruling upholds the Jobseeker's Allowance (Employment,...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

English legal historian Frederic Maitland born

Frederic Maitland, legal historian and co-author of the History of English Law, was born on May 28, 1850.

Learn more about Frederic Maitland.

Indian Removal Act passed

On May 28, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed into law the Indian Removal Act. The act authorized Johnson to exchange federal lands in the West for Indian lands in the American Southeast. While some tribes gave up their lands peacefully, others resisted. The "Trail of Tears" killed approximately 4,000 Cherokees in a forced march into the West. Learn more about the Indian Removal Act from the US Library of Congress.

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