US appeals court: Warrants needed for GPS tracking
A U.S. appeals court in Philadelphia has ruled that police can't routinely put GPS devices on vehicles without search warrants.
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Nov 3, 2013
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News tagged with federal court
Study shows judges' backgrounds matter in high court selection
Some federal judges are tossing out civil cases based on their own opinions, a disturbing trend that makes background checks even more important in the search for a new associate justice for the U.S. Supreme Court, a University ...
Social Sciences
May 18, 2009
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Appeals court reverses ruling that found NSA program illegal
A federal appeals court on Friday ruled in favor of the Obama administration in a dispute over the National Security Agency's bulk collection of telephone data on hundreds of millions of Americans.
Internet
Aug 28, 2015
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TV-over-Internet service Aereo expands to Boston
Aereo, the television-over-the-Internet service that is threatening the broadcast and cable TV industries, is expanding to Boston on May 15.
Telecom
Apr 23, 2013
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Half the nation's wetlands just lost federal protection. Their fate is up to states
States' to-do lists just got a little longer: Decide how—or whether—to oversee building, planting and water quality in some wetland areas.
Environment
Jun 19, 2023
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Samsung's $1B bill in Apple case reduced by $450M
A federal judge on Friday slashed nearly half of the $1 billion damage award a jury ordered Samsung Electronics to pay Apple Inc. after a high-profile trial over the rights to the design and technology running some of the ...
Business
Mar 1, 2013
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US court clash on 'Open Internet' rules, version 3.0
Backers and opponents of "Open Internet" rules clashed Friday in a federal appeals court, in the third round of a battle on how US broadband providers may be regulated.
Telecom
Dec 4, 2015
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Chinese man pleads guilty in global software piracy case
A Chinese businessman has pleaded guilty to his role in an international, multimillion dollar software piracy case.
Security
Sep 20, 2017
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Q&A: Net neutrality rules go into effect
New rules that treat the Internet like a public utility and prevent companies from blocking or slowing down some online traffic took effect Friday.
Telecom
Jun 12, 2015
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In 2015, chasing illegal downloaders backfired—Netflix and VPN were the winners
For Voltage Pictures, producers of the movie Dallas Buyers Club, extracting substantial fines from a large number of Australians who downloaded their movie illegally should have been relatively straightforward. They had used ...
Internet
Dec 28, 2015
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