WikiLeaks Founder Assange Gets Bail in UK, But His Release Is Delayed as Swedish Prosecutors Appeal

In a British court hearing that was live-tweeted, with the permission of the judge, the founder of the WikiLeaks whistle-blowing website was granted bail today. However, the release of Julian Assange, who is being held on an Interpol warrant in a Swedish sex-crime case, has been delayed while Swedish prosecutors…

Dec 14, 2010 8:35 PM CST

Jailed WikiLeaks Founder Put in Segregation, as 1st Individual Is Detained in Hack Attacks

Jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange denies, through his legal counsel, that he had anything to do with recent hack attacks on organizations perceived as hostile to his website. And he asserts that WikiLeaks is a news publishing site, not a hack site, Australian Broadcasting Corporation News reports. However, the 39-year-old…

Dec 9, 2010 10:58 PM CST

At Least 90 Verdicts Challenged Because of Jurors’ Alleged Internet Misconduct

Jurors’ Internet research, blog comments and tweets have led to dozens of mistrials, appeals and overturned verdicts. Reuters Legal checked Westlaw for challenges related to jurors’ Internet conduct and found 90 verdicts called into question since 1999. More than half the cases are from the last two years. In 28…

Dec 9, 2010 1:39 PM CST

Judges Can Have Facebook Friends, with ‘Constant Vigil,’ Says Ohio Supreme Court Board

An Ohio judge is allowed to have Facebook friends, the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline of the state’s top court held today. But doing so requires “constant vigil,” the board says in its written opinion, because “a judge must maintain dignity in every comment, photograph and other information…

Dec 9, 2010 12:15 AM CST

Seeming Hack Attacks Hit Prosecutors, Opposing Counsel & Credit Card Co. re WikiLeaks Case

After news that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being held without bail in the United Kingdom on a Swedish arrest warrant in a sex case, seeming hack attacks hit websites for Swedish prosecutors and the opposing counsel representing his accusers in the sex cases. Mastercard Inc., PayPal and Swiss bank…

Dec 8, 2010 10:57 PM CST

The Lessons of WikiLeaks for Lawyers (It’s Not What You Think)

Editor’s note: The New Normal is an ongoing discussion between Paul Lippe, the CEO of Legal OnRamp, and Patrick Lamb, founding member of Valorem Law Group. Paul and Pat spend a lot of time thinking, writing and speaking about the changes occurring in the delivery of legal services. We hope…

Dec 7, 2010 2:46 PM CST

Feds Arrest Internet Retailer Who Said He Scared Customers for Better Google Results

An Internet retailer who said he mistreated customers for better Google search results has been charged with cyberstalking. Vitaly Borker was charged after a customer told the New York Times about an alleged campaign of intimidation spurred when she tried to return the glasses she bought from decormyeyes.com, the New…

Dec 7, 2010 2:11 PM CST

WikiLeaks Cites New Woes for Site & Founder as Officials Warn US Workers & Students to Stay Away

After last week’s refusal by Amazon to continue hosting WikiLeaks in the wake of a massive U.S. State Department data dump by the secret-spilling website, as well as news that its founder, Julian Assange, 39, is being sought by Interpol for questioning concerning alleged sex crimes, both the site and…

Dec 6, 2010 6:52 PM CST

Feds Arrest Russian ‘Spam King,’ 23, Accuse Him of Generating 10 Billion Garbage E-Mails Daily

Federal agents say they have arrested a 23-year-old Russian “spam king” allegedly responsible for generating some 10 billion unwanted e-mails daily—a third of the world’s total—from a network of infected computers. Oleg Nikolaenko was arrested in Las Vegas last month and is scheduled to appear tomorrow in federal court in…

Dec 2, 2010 10:00 PM CST

Interpol Seeks WikiLeaks Founder Assange for Questioning in Swedish Sex Case

The founder of the WikiLeaks whistle-blower website is being sought by Interpol for questioning in a Swedish sex case. Julian Assange, 39, has made headlines recently for publishing some 250,000 classified U.S. State Department documents on the site. But, in a move that he claims is in retaliation for WikiLeaks’…

Dec 1, 2010 10:33 PM CST

Feds Propose ‘Do Not Track’ List to Protect Web-Surfers’ Privacy

Updated: Amidst myriad recent reports of the extent to which those who surf the Internet are being profiled for advertisers’ benefit, the Federal Trade Commission is planning to create a “do not track” function akin to the “do not call” registry. Web-surfers who wish to protect their privacy by preventing…

Dec 1, 2010 6:47 PM CST

Click With Caution: Online Toolbox Can Throw Wrench Into Your Life

Dec 1, 2010 6:07 AM CST

Okla. Law Determines Who Controls Social Media Accounts After Death

Estate executors in Oklahoma have been granted control over a dead person’s social media accounts according to a new law that went into effect Nov. 1. Although the legislation conflicts with most social media users agreements by assuming the accounts to be the property of the creator, rather than belonging…

Nov 30, 2010 11:07 PM CST

EU Launches Antitrust Probe Into Google’s Search Results

The European Union has begun an antitrust probe of Google’s treatment of competing services in its online search results. The European Commission will investigate whether Google gave preferential treatment to its own services and unfavorable treatment to competitors that offer services such as online price comparisons of retail goods, the…

Nov 30, 2010 12:16 PM CST

US Rep: Use Terror & Spy Laws to Probe WikiLeaks & Founder re Site’s Dump of 250K State Dept. Docs

After a dump of some 250,000 U.S. State Department cables by WikiLeaks, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today called the incident an “attack” and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder promised a criminal investigation of those responsible for the release of the classified documents. But the expected incoming chair of a…

Nov 30, 2010 12:34 AM CST