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Director Roman Polanski attends the opening ceremony of the 8th edition of the Marrakesh film festival in 2008

Wikipedia locks Polanski page after editing war

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created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Wikipedia page devoted to Roman Polanski was locked on Monday due to fighting over whether the entry should emphasize his accomplishments as a film-maker or his underage sex case.


Ruling delayed again by judge in cyber-bullying case

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created May 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A federal judge in Los Angeles has once again delayed a ruling in the criminal case against Lori Drew in a St. Louis-area cyber-bullying linked to the suicide of teenager Megan Meier.


Internet search engine Mahalo has explained how a convicted hacker wound up a cherished member of their team.

Mahalo vouches for criminal hacker in its midst

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created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The founder of young Internet search engine Mahalo explained on Thursday how a convicted hacker wound up a cherished member of their team.





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SEC drops options case vs former McAfee lawyer

Technology / Business

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission says it has dropped its lawsuit against McAfee Inc.'s former general counsel which accused him of illegally tampering with stock options.


Friendship is mainly about 'me, me and me'

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Young people mainly select their friends according to the image they have of another person, irrespective of whether the person concerned actually satisfies that image. Dutch researcher Maarten Selfhout has demonstrated that ...


Trial beginning over New Orleans' crime cameras

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created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Jury selection is under way in the civil trial over New Orleans' problem-plagued crime camera system.


Firearms industry should bear financial liability for homicides involving handguns

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created Mar 18, 2008 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (19) | comments 9

George Nation, professor of law and business at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., argues in the April issue of the Baylor Law Review that manufacturers of guns should be required to bear vicarious financial liability for ...


Juvenile justice study: Minority youths of single parents more likely detained

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created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

As a teenager in the juvenile justice system, living in a single-parent household or having a family with criminal history doesn't help your case -- at least if you're a minority.


Craigslist CEO asks SC AG to apologize for threat

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created May 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The CEO of Craigslist is asking South Carolina's attorney general to apologize for threatening to prosecute the company if any advertisements on the Web site lead to a prostitution case.


Appeals court orders new trial in Brocade case (AP)

Appeals court orders new trial in Brocade case

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created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A federal appeals court has tossed out the criminal conviction of the first Silicon Valley executive to go to trial in a stock options scandal that triggered charges against at least a dozen executives.


Legal counsel affects death penalty cases

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created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Legal counsel is a matter of life and death in Houston, but it is not necessarily tied to a defendant's socioeconomic status, according to new research by Scott Phillips, associate professor of sociology and criminology at ...


Intervention reduces delinquent teenage pregancy rates

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A program aimed at reducing criminal behavior in juvenile justice teens has yielded a surprising side benefit. The program is also reducing the teens' rate of pregnancy, according to a new study out this week.


ACLU: US Attorney OK'd GPS to track cell phones

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created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 2

(AP) -- The American Civil Liberties Union says the U.S. Attorney's Office for New Jersey under Christopher Christie, now a GOP gubernatorial candidate, tracked the whereabouts of citizens through their cell phones without ...



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