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Child Porn Suspect Can Refuse to Decrypt Hard Drive: 11th Cir

By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The government can't force you to decrypt your hard drive -- unless they give you complete immunity, that is. In a first-of-its-kind ruling, the 11th Circuit...

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Love and Affection Can't be Consideration for Contract: OH Court

By Andrew Chow, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

All you need is love, the Beatles famously proclaimed. But if you're entering into a contract, you need a lot more than that, the Ohio Supreme Court has...

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'Underwear Bomber' Gets Life for Trying to Blow Up Delta Flight

By Andrew Chow, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A Nigerian man accused of igniting an "underwear bomb" on a U.S.-bound jetliner has been sentenced to four consecutive life terms in prison. Umar Farouk...

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Texas Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Law Enforceable: Fed. Judge

By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Opponents of Texas' abortion ultrasound law may need to go all the way to the Supreme Court. In August, District Court Judge Sam Sparks issued a preliminary...

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Supreme Court to Consider International Wiretapping Law

By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A 2008 amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is heading to the Supreme Court. A group of activists, lawyers and journalists, including...

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Viewing Child Porn Not a State Crime: NY Appeals Court

By Edward Tan, JD | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The line for acceptable behavior when it comes to child pornography just got blurrier in New York. The state's highest court just ruled that viewing child...

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