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Police: WiFi Enables Child Porn Users

In miracles of modern technology, cell phone transmission records can locate lost users and provide evidence to suggest alleged criminals were—or were not—at the scenes of their crimes. Cameras record practically everything that happens in public in London. And radio speakers reportedly installed by the government in every home in…

Jul 17, 2007 7:20 PM CDT

Cell Phone Calls Can Make, Break Cases

When Paul Cortez was tried for the murder of the stripper he had been dating, there was an unexpected witness against the New York actor—his cell phone. Records showed he had called her more than a dozen times in the two hours before her death, and then never again. Plus,…

Jul 16, 2007 9:33 PM CDT

Now Outsourced to India: Child-bearing

It isn’t just data entry, computer programming and some legal work that’s being outsourced to India these days. Infertile couples from the U.S. and other foreign countries are now paying women there to bear their biological children, in part because it costs less than hiring a surrogate mother at home,…

Jul 12, 2007 10:37 PM CDT

Justice Targets Export Law Violations

Companies that ship products abroad in violation of U.S. export laws could find themselves in the sights of a new amped-up Justice Department enforcement program. Billed as a crucial component of the war on terrorism, it seeks to prevent American technology from being stolen by foreign companies. Technology thefts are…

Jul 5, 2007 6:39 PM CDT

Bomb Image in Business Fax a Bad Idea

Among the new causes of action and subjects of potential claims constantly developing in the ever-changing American legal arena, add one to the list that some might consider a no-brainer – faxing an image of a bomb in an internal business communication. A faulty fax containing such an image, from…

May 31, 2007 6:37 PM CDT

Stock Tip: Check Status of Exchange

Publicly traded Nasdaq may be liable for fraud, appeals court says

May 1, 2007 10:59 AM CDT

Crisis Pending

Can a patent on a legal strategy prevent a client from taking your advice? The courts may soon decide.

May 1, 2007 10:25 AM CDT

Metadata Minefield

Opinions disagree on whether it’s ethical to look at hidden electronic information

Apr 1, 2007 12:11 PM CDT

The Search is On

Who’s Watching The Watchers?

Jun 23, 2006 12:17 PM CDT

Out From the Stacks

Librarians Lead Legal Battles Over the Patriot Act, Copyright, Tech Issues

Aug 29, 2005 6:18 AM CDT

The Uncertain Science of Evidence

Some Testimony from Expert Witnesses in Criminal Trials Is Having Trouble Standing Up to Tougher Scrutiny from the Courts

Jul 28, 2005 4:47 PM CDT

Thinking Globally

Committee Begins to Address Electronic Privacy Issues on an International Scale

Jun 28, 2005 4:31 PM CDT

Beware of Spyware

Litigants Sometimes Resort to Computer Snooping, But It Could Be a Crime

Jun 28, 2005 4:20 PM CDT

The Paperless Chase

Litigators and Courts Wrestle With Database Discovery

Apr 28, 2005 6:44 AM CDT

Computing Time for Crime

Critics Say Vague Hacking Law Leads to Bad Prosecutions, Inconsistent Sentences

Feb 25, 2005 1:22 PM CST

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