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High court troubled by warrantless GPS tracking (Update)

The Supreme Court invoked visions of an all-seeing Big Brother and satellites watching us from above. Then things got personal Tuesday when the justices were told police could slap GPS devices on their cars ...

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (13) | comments 17

Romania eBay hacker gets suspended sentence

A Romanian court on Wednesday handed a three-year suspended sentence to a hacker accused of causing auction website eBay millions of dollars in losses by illegally accessing its email accounts.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

High fizzy soft drink consumption linked to violence among teens

Teens who drink more than five cans of non-diet, fizzy soft drinks every week are significantly more likely to behave aggressively, suggests research published online in Injury Prevention. This includes carrying a weapon ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 7

Juror faces jail for Facebook chat with defendant

(AP) -- A British juror will be sent to jail for discussing a drug and corruption trial with a defendant on Facebook, a judge said Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cisco counterfeit conspirators convicted

The US representative of a Chinese company has been convicted of importing and selling counterfeit Cisco-branded computer networking equipment, the Justice Department said Thursday.

Technology / Business

created May 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physicists devise new way to analyze a bloody crime scene

Don't get him wrong: Fred Gittes is, in his words, "extremely squeamish."

Physics / General Physics

created May 24, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Twitter feed lawsuit underscores power of a tweet

(AP) -- When Adorian Deck was home sick from high school, he entertained himself like countless other teenagers have in recent years: He started a Twitter account.

Technology / Internet

created May 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Analysis shows which people most likely found incompetent to stand trial

People found incompetent to stand trial are more likely to be unemployed, have been previously diagnosed with a psychotic disorder or have had psychiatric hospitalization, according to an analysis of 50 years of research, ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

It's who you kill that matters, according to new research

A defendant is much more likely to be sentenced to death if he or she kills a "high-status" victim, according to new research by Scott Phillips, associate professor of sociology and criminology at the University of Denver ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 05, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Legal counsel affects death penalty cases

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 ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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

Researchers find saying 'I'm sorry' influences jurors

Apologizing for negative outcomes -- a practice common even with children -- may lead to more favorable verdicts for auditors in court, according to researchers at George Mason University and Oklahoma State University. The ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Exonerations correct only a small fraction of false convictions

(PhysOrg.com) -- Criminal justice scholars often say that the true number of innocent people convicted of crimes is unknown—in fact, unknowable. A new University of Michigan study challenges that belief in one important context.

Other Sciences / Other

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