In a time when chat rooms, social networking and online forums are commonplace, how far can a company go in monitoring them for negative comments from discontented employees before they are guilty of "cybersnooping"?
Internet
Jun 25, 2009
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Cornell researchers have shown that data science and artificial intelligence tools can successfully identify when prosecutors question potential jurors differently, in an effort to prevent women and Black people from serving ...
Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2023
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The recent sudden end to the Bruce Lehrmann trial last month raises again whether the jury is fit for purpose in a 21st century hyper-connected world.
Social Sciences
Nov 8, 2022
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Sen. Lindsey Graham has proposed a national U.S. abortion ban barring the procedure after 15 weeks. This push to restrict abortion access across the country follows a rash of new state laws passed by Republicans after the ...
Social Sciences
Sep 20, 2022
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On March 23 2020, jury trials in England and Wales were suspended in response to COVID-19. This was done to protect public safety as social distancing measures were difficult to implement in courtrooms. Since then, several ...
Social Sciences
Jul 16, 2020
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A US judge permanently barred California from placing a cancer warning on Bayer's Roundup, handing a victory to the German company as it battles litigation over the product.
Other
Jun 23, 2020
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Although some may try to avoid jury duty, it's still regarded as a valuable contribution to society.
Social Sciences
Feb 21, 2020
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New research has found that two factors—an outdoor location and the presence of a weapon—have a significant bearing on the verdict of juries in cases of child stranger rape.
Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2020
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Jailhouse informant testimony in a legal trial seems to exist at the intersection of two old TV shows, "Law and Order" and "Let's Make a Deal." There's almost always a reward for it, and you'd think that should mitigate against ...
Social Sciences
Oct 31, 2019
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The FBI has shut down a website it says was a gateway to illegal marketplaces on the darknet and announced the arrest of its two alleged Israeli operators. They are accused of making millions of dollars in kickbacks for their ...
Security
May 8, 2019
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