Maryland Supreme Court Limits Testimony on Bullet-Matching Evidence
The ruling is likely the first by a state supreme court to undercut the popular forensic technique.
The ruling is likely the first by a state supreme court to undercut the popular forensic technique.
When your business relies on volunteer moderators and user-generated content, angry denizens can threaten the whole enterprise.
Just published as part of the symposium on Media and Society After Technological Disruption, edited by Profs. Justin "Gus" Hurwitz & Kyle Langvardt.
Spiked's leading polemicist defends J.K. Rowling, Brexit, and Enlightenment values of free speech and pluralism.
We once ranked No. 4 in the world, according to the Heritage Foundation. Now we're 25th.
The Colorado Supreme Court holds that the state constitution precludes revival of claims on which the statute of limitations has expired.
The answer's more complicated than you might think.
In the U.S., we arrest parents who let their 8-year-olds walk half a mile.
Plus: New rules limit asylum applications, the bad math behind economic doomerism, and more...
Just published as part of the symposium on Media and Society After Technological Disruption, edited by Profs. Justin "Gus" Hurwitz & Kyle Langvardt.
The guilty verdict came the same day the Justice Department blasted Minneapolis for harassing the press.
The government appears to agree that Charles Foehner shot a man in self-defense. He may spend decades behind bars anyway.
The E.U.'s new virtual currency regulations will endanger privacy and trigger an exodus of tech talent from Europe, hobbling its role in the future of finance.
Just published as part of the symposium on Media and Society After Technological Disruption, edited by Profs. Justin "Gus" Hurwitz & Kyle Langvardt.
If the government floods private property on a recurring basis, it is automatically required to pay compensation, and owners' claims are not subject to a balancing test.
The Pacific Legal Foundation is sponsoring a symposium on this important issue, which may be of interest to legal scholars and others.
Just published as part of the symposium on Media and Society After Technological Disruption, edited by Profs. Justin "Gus" Hurwitz & Kyle Langvardt.
Just published as part of the symposium on Media and Society After Technological Disruption, edited by Profs. Justin "Gus" Hurwitz & Kyle Langvardt.
Only 20% rely on armed private security personnel, and 5% on uniformed police officers.
"I don't know this kid, I don't know his mom, I don't know where he lives," she said in a viral video.
notwithstanding the First Amendment.
Minneapolis police used gratuitous force, discriminated against black and Native American residents, and retaliated against people exercising their First Amendment rights.
Just published as part of the symposium on Media and Society After Technological Disruption, edited by Profs. Justin "Gus" Hurwitz & Kyle Langvardt.
Snooping through emails, video, and photos isn’t the same as stumbling on containers full of cocaine.
Her arrest may have been retaliation for her involvement in a lawsuit against the local police department.
Plus: Court using anti-pornography software to track a criminal defendant, $25 million verdict against Starbucks over fired employee, and more...
Just published as part of the symposium on Media and Society After Technological Disruption, edited by Profs. Justin "Gus" Hurwitz & Kyle Langvardt.
[UPDATE 5/19/24: This trial court decision has since been reversed by the Ninth Circuit.]
Left-wing totalitarianism and right-wing authoritarianism are not our only options.
A new bill from Sens. Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal would stifle the promise of artificial intelligence.
Only two clemency applications from death row inmates in Louisiana have been granted in the past 50 years.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence warned that the practice threatens civil liberties, risks "mission creep," and could increase intelligence agencies' power.
It just can't limit such comments in a viewpoint-based way.
Actually, the resolution just dictates what flags may be flown on city flagpoles; and that, I think, is constitutionally permissible.
The Seventh Circuit so holds, applying Wisconsin tort law, and not reaching the 47 U.S.C. § 230 issue.
The FAIR Act includes several substantial reforms that would make it harder to take property from innocent owners through civil forfeiture.
Joanna Schwartz on how law enforcement "became untouchable"
on the grounds that the firing was for "misconduct" (such as violation of a social media policy)?
Just published as part of the symposium on Media and Society After Technological Disruption, edited by Profs. Justin "Gus" Hurwitz & Kyle Langvardt.
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