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News European privacy regulators express new concern over Google Street View data collection
European privacy regulators express new concern over Google Street View data collection
Jerry Votava
May 3, 2012 02:45:55 pm

Privacy regulators from EU member states expressed their concerns on Wednesday over potential privacy breaches by Google and are considering reopening their privacy investigations into the company. The concerns revolve around fines and a report ...

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Bush administration lawyer granted qualified immunity in torture lawsuit
Jerry Votava
May 3, 2012 12:51:10 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday granted qualified immunity to former Bush administration official John Yoo over allegations of wrongdoing in relation to controversial memos...

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Australia High Court denies copyright infringement liability for ISPs
Jerry Votava
April 20, 2012 04:34:05 pm

The High Court of Australia ruled Friday that internet service providers (ISPs) cannot be held liable for the copyright infringement of their customers in the case of Roadshow Films v. iiNet Limited. The court ruled that...

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News Hungary urged to prosecute alleged Nazi war criminal
Hungary urged to prosecute alleged Nazi war criminal
Jerry Votava
April 20, 2012 03:55:28 pm

The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) , a Jewish human rights organization committed to finding and prosecuting Holocaust war criminals, called on the government of Hungary to prosecute former Nazi Laszlo Csatary in its annual report [text, PDF; press...

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Advocacy groups file information request on missile attack that killed Yemen civilians
Jerry Votava
April 18, 2012 08:34:52 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) issued a request for information to the US Department of Defense on Tuesday under the under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)...

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Supreme Court hears arguments on application of Fair Sentencing Act
Jerry Votava
April 18, 2012 07:41:44 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Dorsey v. United States on whether minimum sentencing mandates in the Fair Sentencing Act (FSA) should be applied to crimes...

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Ninth Circuit strikes down ban on political ads on public television
Jerry Votava
April 13, 2012 03:30:45 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday struck down parts of a federal statute that prohibit public broadcasters from transmitting public issue and political advertisements. The suit was brought by the...

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Arizona governor signs bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks
Jerry Votava
April 13, 2012 01:18:20 pm

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed a bill on Friday that bans abortions after 20 weeks into a pregnancy unless there is a medical emergency. The bill imposes other restrictions...

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Arizona House votes to ban abortions after 20 weeks
Jerry Votava
April 11, 2012 08:29:00 am

The Arizona House of Representatives approved a bill on Tuesday that bans abortions after 20 weeks into a pregnancy, with an exception carved out only for medical emergencies. In addition to...

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Federal appeals court hears arguments on tobacco warning labels
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April 11, 2012 07:04:05 am

A panel of judges for the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard oral arguments on Tuesday over the constitutionality of new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations requiring cigarette...

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UN replaces Republic of China with People's Republic of China

On October 25, 1971, the United Nations dismissed the Republic of China (Taiwan) and allowed the People's Republic of China to replace it in all UN bodies, including China's permanent seat on the Security Council. The Republic of Taiwan has sought to rejoin the UN in its own right, but these efforts have been consistently blocked by the People's Republic of China.

First trial televised in New York

On October 25, 1988, the murder trial of Joel Steinberg became the first trial to be televised in New York during an 18-month experiment with televised courtroom proceedings that eventually led to the founding of Court TV in July 1991.

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