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To Save Whales, 9th Cir. Strikes Down Navy Sonar Program
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
By sending out a wall of sound through the oceans, Navy sonar can detect enemy ships hundreds of miles away, day or night, in weather fair or foul. But that...
Unpermitted Use of Facebook Violated Federal Hacking Law, 9th Says
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
A social media company that accessed Facebook user's profiles, with the user's permission but against warnings from Facebook, violated a federal anti-hacking...
Sharing Your Password Is a Federal Crime, 9th Circuit Rules
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The final decision from the Ninth Circuit case of United States v Nosal II has finally been filed and should make casual users of this thing we call the...
1997 Settlement Could Free Immigrant Children From INS Custody
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Under the terms of a 1997 settlement, minors must be released from Immigration and Naturalization Service detention centers, the Ninth Circuit ruled last week....
Washington's Culverts Violated Tribal Fishing Rights, 9th Finds
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Culverts can be tricky things, especially if you're a fish. Culverts, those tunnels and pipes that carry creeks and streams under roadways, are an easy way to...
#DearFindLaw: What's Up With Guns, Scrutiny, and Standards of Review?
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
At FindLaw, we love to get questions from our readers. So when you ask, we try to answer. One reader recently wrote us to wonder about the relationship between...
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