The ongoing saga over the attempted extradition from New Zealand of Kim Dotcom continues to wend its way through the New Zealand courts with a Court of Appeal judgment showing the 2012 raid was in fact legal. The removal of information to the US by the FBI, seeking to work with New Zealand authorities […]
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The NSA spied on an American law firm working on a trade dispute issue with the US, according to a report that emerged from the New York Times. A top-secret document obtained by the former NSA contractor Edward Snowden showed the law firm was monitored “while representing a foreign government in trade disputes with the
Constitutional law expert and law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has written seven books on legal matters as well as more law review articles than he can probably remember. He has written in the ABA Journal suggesting that emerging technology has given the police an unprecedented chance to gather information about all of us. However there are
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Attorney General Eric Holder is applying same-sex marriage rules from a Supreme Court ruling to the Justice Department’s conduct in same-sex matters. Holder announced on Saturday that same-sex spouses cannot be required to give evidence against each other and should be able to file jointly for bankruptcy, as well as having the same rights in
We’ve had the same sex marriage debate, by and large, the gay rights and not mentioning racial issues. But the transgender debate appears to be the next to be debated over the legal and other rights of transgender citizens. Piers Morgan’s interview with trans gender rights proponent Janet Mock has received widespread comment and lead
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It’s the “Affluenza” case that has victims and many others appalled. Should Ethan Couch, a 17 year old who grew up with a sense of entitlement and poor judgment who became involved in drunk driving fatality, be simply placed on probation instead of drawing a jail term? Couch was sentenced by a Texas judge, Jean
Paintings of Johann Conrad Seekatz that were stolen by the Nazis during World War II are to be returned to Poland, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bahara has announced. The paintings are of the Johann Conrad Seekatz painting, “St. Philip Baptizing a Servant of Queen Kandaki” (the “Seekatz Painting”),
A middle-of-the-night phone call almost always means trouble. Someone you know may have had an accident or become sick, and you need to rush to the hospital. Or maybe a friend has been arrested and has chosen you as the person to call. Would you know what to do in the latter situation? Or what
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A Class D felony is a serious crime in the United States. However, where exactly does it stand on the scale of crimes? And what penalties typically apply to someone convicted of a Class D felony? Here is a guide to what you need to know about Class D felonies. Felonies & Misdemeanors There are
We all know Facebook is a precocious success developed by a precocious 22 year old who turned down a billion for a company making losses. Now its worth $150 billion and faces some serious challenges from Google Plus and other social media developments. But privacy too is a major issue for Facebook, which collects data
