Monthly archive October, 2011

A federal judge temporarily blocked Florida’s new law that requires welfare applicants to pass a drug test before receiving benefits on Monday, saying it may violate the Constitution’s ban on unreasonable searches and seizures. Judge Mary Scriven ruled in response Read More →

An appellate court in New York has refused to hear further arguments why Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss should not have to hand over $13 million to the law firm which helped them draft a settlement agreement with Facebook. The twins famously claimed to have Read More →

Under the current law, investigators and police departments routinely install secret GPS devices on cars and cellphones without being required to first obtain a warrant. Judges in Florida, and elsewhere, have said tracking on public roads using GPS signals is no Read More →