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In both state and federal courts, lawyers call upon the United States and California Supreme Courts to decide whether a prior ...

A federal appellate court recently held that cellphone users do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their cellphon...

A federal appellate court recently held that cellphone users do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their cellphon...

Congress should support the Stopping Mass Hacking Act and encourage legislative and public scrutiny of remote access searches ...

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The recall of nearly 70 million Takata airbags — so many that regulators have been forced to conduct a "rolling recall" — has...

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Given the unique circumstances of Oracle v. Google, there is a reasonable possibility that the Federal Circuit appeal will res...

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9th Circuit holds that the class action show must go on even when defendant deposits named plaintiff's requested damages into ...