When Tiawanda Moore secretly taped a conversation with two Chicago police officers, she had no idea that she would soon be indicted on criminal charges under an obscure Illinois eavesdropping law. Prohibiting the recording of public conversations without permission, the…

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IL Jury Acquits Woman Facing 15 Years for Recording Talk with Cops

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Jimmie Lee Scott is supposed to be buried at Oakwood Cemetery Annex in Montgomery, Alabama, but according to a lawsuit filed by her three daughters, their mother’s body is currently missing. The women have now sued Ross-Clayton Funeral Home, which…

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AL Funeral Home Lost Woman’s Body, Daughters Sue

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Can you base your decision to fire an employee on his beard? American Patriot Security, a California-based security company, did just that. Now, they are being sued

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Can I Fire Employee for Not Shaving?

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It seems that the TSA’s privacy issues came to a boil when they announced full-on body scans that seemed to let TSA agents get a complete eyeful of a passenger’s naked body. New TSA body scan software, however, might make… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.

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New TSA Body Scans More Private, End Naked Images

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In Los Angeles, porn and condoms traditionally don’t seem to mix - at least according to a lawsuit filed by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation against the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.And, porn stars and condoms won’t be legally… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.

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Porn Condoms: LA Porn Stars Not Required to Wear Condoms

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Are TSA body scanners constitutional? In a long-awaited decision by the D.C. Circuit, the court affirmatively ruled last week that the controversial technology does not run afoul of the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition against unreasonable searches.

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TSA Body Scanners Constitutional, Rules D.C. Cir.

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A former Oak Room pastry chef at New York’s Plaza Hotel has filed a $25 million lawsuit against former Executive Chef Eric Hara, claiming that, as her boss, he subjected her to sexual and physical harassment for the year she… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com

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Plaza Hotel Chef Thrown in Trash by her Boss

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Police can soon use their iPhones for facial recognition software, which has led many to wonder about whether or not facial recognition is legal without a warrant. The new device attaches onto the humble smartphone, or in this instance, is… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com.

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Legal for Cops to Use iPhone Facial Recognition?

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How is it that the legal system is allowing Weldon Marc Gilbert, an accused child rapist and child molester, to view child porn in jail? Gilbert, currently held in a jail in Washington, stands accused of multiple counts of child… Continue reading this article, and get more legal news and information, at FindLaw.com

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Loophole Allows Inmate to View Child Porn in Jail

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Can the government compel you to decrypt your laptop? Ramona Fricosu says no, which is why she’s fighting federal prosecutors in Colorado who want access to her encrypted laptop, which they believe contains information relating to her alleged criminal activities….

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Can Your Laptop Plead the Fifth Amendment?

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