APR
20
2016

Apple refused China request for source code in last two years: lawyer

Apple Inc has been asked by Chinese authorities within the last two years to hand over its source code

APR
20
2016

U.S. top court rules against Maryland over power plant subsidies

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Maryland in its bid to revive a program to subsidize natural gas-fired electricity plant

APR
20
2016

HRW: Russia court rejects Europe rights court decision

The European Court of Human Rights ruled three years ago that Russia must reform an absolute ban on voting rights for prisoners

APR
20
2016

When Lies Are Allowed in a Business Deal

Appeals courts have ruled that it is not unusual for parties to conceal their true goals. In other words, no one tells the truth when negotiating a deal.

APR
20
2016

Brazil Impeachment Debate Hinges on a Thorny Legal Question

President Dilma Rousseff has been tirelessly describing the drive to remove her from office as nothing less than a coup.

APR
18
2016

Germany allows criminal inquiry into joke about Turkey president

The comedian made sexual references to Erdogan on the public television station ZDF two weeks ago and could be prosecuted under a rarely used section of the German criminal code which allows prosecution for defamation of officials of foreign state

APR
18
2016

Section 40 threatens freedom of the press

Section 40 would mean that newspapers could face paying both their own costs and the costs of a plaintiff even if they successfully defended a libel action

APR
18
2016

Justices seem divided over Obama immigration actions

The Supreme Court appeared divided between its liberal and conservative justices

APR
18
2016

High Court Won’t Hear Copyright Challenge to Google Books

The copyright dispute between the Authors Guild and Alphabet Inc.’s Google reached a conclusion

APR
18
2016

Brazil crisis: Rousseff loses lower house impeachment vote

The "yes" camp comfortably won the required two-thirds majority in the vote in the lower house in Brasilia

APR
15
2016

Apple-FBI battle over IPhone encryption rages on in New York

The tug-of-war between Apple Inc. and the FBI over encryption shows no signs of easing with the company standing fast in its refusal to help investigators in Brooklyn access a drug dealer’s phone

APR
15
2016

Louisiana govenor signs order banning LGBT discrimination

The legislation specifically prohibits local municipalities from enacting anti-discrimination ordinances

APR
15
2016

Canada´s new assisted suicide bill doesn´t allow visitors

Canada introduced a new assisted suicide law that will apply only to citizens and residents

APR
15
2016

Ukraine parliament approves Volodymyr Groysman as new PM

Groysman vows to tackle corruption and strengthen EU ties as new finance and economy ministers are appointed

APR
15
2016

Microsoft sues to curb government’s secret e-mail searches

The suit, filed in Microsoft’s home turf in US District Court in Seattle, asserts that the government’s frequent use of a gag order statute in the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 is unconstitutional

APR
13
2016

Uber Wants You To Know It´s Tired Of Sharing Data With Regulators

It uses the report to take regulators to task for what Uber sees as excessive data sharing

APR
13
2016

Panama papers: Mossack Fonseca headquarters raided

Prosecutors said the operation had been carried out at the offices of Mossack Fonseca in Panama City "without incident or interference".

APR
12
2016

Tax battle over film scheme set for Supreme Court

Britain’s Supreme Court is set to consider a legal case brought by investors who are battling HM Revenue & Customs

APR
12
2016

Deutsche Bank halts North Carolina expansion plans over anti-gay law

James Shotter in Frankfurt, Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington and Ben McLannahan in New York

APR
12
2016

Led Zeppelin’s ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Heads to Copyright Trial

The trial is set for May 10 in Los Angeles

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