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Seven Years After Being Exposed, NSA Program Collecting American Phone Data Held to Be Illegal
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Edward Snowden remains in Russia. Should he ever return to the U.S. he could face prosecution for exposing a National Security Administration program that...
Private Prison That Recorded Attorney-Client Privileged Conversations Can Be Sued
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
Most jurisdictions have held that prisons must inform inmates if they are recording attorney-client conversations from prison. Otherwise, inmates may have an...
Journalists Win Big in Ninth Circuit Freedom of Information Act Appeal
By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on
Journalists in the Ninth Circuit may have an easier time accessing government data after an appeals panel held that search query results fall under the scope...
States, Tribes Sue Federal Government to Stop Sale of Seattle National Archives Building
By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed suit in the Western District of Washington this week, aiming to prevent the sale of the National Archives and...
Family of Young Man Who Thought He Owed Robinhood $170,000 Sues Over the App's Role in His Death
By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on
Alex Kearns was 20 years old in June 2020 when he rode his bicycle to a railroad crossing near his home and ran in front of an oncoming train. His family says...
Ninth Circuit Lifts 3D Printed Gun Restriction Even as Biden Administration Action Imminent
By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on
President Biden has promised the Department of Justice will issue new regulations regarding ghost guns by May 8. Ghost guns are unregistered gun kits that can...
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