One of the last acts of the Suharto dictatorship in 1997 was illegal privatization of Jakarta City’s water services. Finally the 20-year long legal fight … Indonesian Supreme Court Terminates Water PrivatizationRead more
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Google Must Hand Over Data From Overseas Servers, judge ruled
Earlier this year, a Pennsylvania magistrate judge decided Google needed to turn over data to US law enforcement despite it being housed (possibly temporarily) in … Google Must Hand Over Data From Overseas Servers, judge ruledRead more
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Supreme Court a millionaire’s club
Members of the nation’s highest court are as wealthy as ever. At least six — and possibly all nine — Supreme Court justices are millionaires, … Supreme Court a millionaire’s clubRead more
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Meet the Arkansas Judge Who Faces Impeachment for Protesting Against the Death Penalty
Judge Wendell Griffen talking: First of all, let me correct the narrative. The case in which I ruled was not a death penalty case. The … Meet the Arkansas Judge Who Faces Impeachment for Protesting Against the Death PenaltyRead more
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NAACP Renews Demands for Police Reform
Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The family of Alton Sterling, the African-American father of five who was killed by police in 2016—the family called Wednesday for the … NAACP Renews Demands for Police ReformRead more
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Fla. Lawmakers Apologize to Families of “Groveland Four”
Black Men Falsely Accused of Rape in 1949 Lawmakers here in Florida have taken an unusual step and apologized for what happened to four young … Fla. Lawmakers Apologize to Families of “Groveland Four”Read more
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Wikimedia Scores ‘Important Victory’ in Fight Against NSA Surveillance
A federal appeals court on Tuesday reversed a previous decision by a lower court that dismissed a challenge to the National Security Agency’s (NSA) mass … Wikimedia Scores ‘Important Victory’ in Fight Against NSA SurveillanceRead more
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Reshaping the US Judiciary
All eyes are on the Supreme Court nomination of Neil Gorsuch, who is facing his second day of confirmation hearings. But Trump has 123 other … Reshaping the US JudiciaryRead more
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Jailed for 3 Years, Speaks Out on Intimate Partner Violence
The case of Marissa Alexander, the African-American mother of three who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing what she maintains was a … Jailed for 3 Years, Speaks Out on Intimate Partner ViolenceRead more
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Protect citizens’ freedom
SC should not allow Aadhaar to eliminate constitutional right of privacy As a law teacher and lawyer working in my home system, but concerned with … Protect citizens’ freedomRead more