In its patent dispute with Apple, Samsung is asking the Supreme Court to take a digital-age look at an issue it last confronted in the horse-and-buggy era.
Business
Dec 14, 2015
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New structural and nonstructural solutions could better protect the Houston-Galveston region from the impact of hurricanes and severe storms, according to a research paper by energy, engineering and environmental law experts ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 13, 2015
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The U.S. Navy has received authorization from federal biologists to expand sonar testing and other warfare training off the coast of Washington, Oregon and Northern California.
Ecology
Nov 12, 2015
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Google is not violating copyright laws by digitizing books for a massive online library, a federal appeals court ruled Friday in a decadelong dispute by authors worried that the project would spoil the market for their books.
Business
Oct 16, 2015
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Police officers and firefighters are leveraging big data to do their jobs more efficiently and more accurately.
Business
Oct 6, 2015
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US animal rights activists filed an unusual lawsuit on Tuesday on behalf of a macaque monkey who snapped selfie photographs, arguing it owned the photos rather than the nature photographer involved.
Plants & Animals
Sep 22, 2015
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The federal government needs to be clearer about the importance of accessing encrypted smartphone evidence in order to prosecute criminals, a Justice Department lawyer acknowledged Monday.
Security
Sep 21, 2015
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For a Pennsylvania mom who has waged a closely watched Silicon Valley legal battle for nearly 10 years with the music industry, it appears, perhaps, her baby should have simply been allowed to dance to a Prince song on YouTube ...
Internet
Sep 16, 2015
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Federal law enforcement officials will be routinely required to get a search warrant before using secretive and intrusive cellphone-tracking technology under a new Justice Department policy announced Thursday.
Security
Sep 3, 2015
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A federal appeals court Monday upheld a California law banning the sale, distribution and possession of shark fins.
Ecology
Jul 28, 2015
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