Tag: law
Police facial-recognition scanners raise privacy concerns
Law enforcement outfitted with iPhones capable of scanning a person's face and matching it to a database of people with criminal records. ...
Several states pass new laws limiting abortions
Several states' newly elected conservative lawmakers are pushing legislation that restrict funding to, and regulate clinics that provide abortions....
Media coverage of Casey Anthony trial
Methods news outlets used to cover the trial may have permanently changed the way the media will report on high-profile court cases in the future....
Strauss-Kahn case may collapse over doubts about accuser
Investigators have serious doubts about the credibility of the hotel housekeeper who accused Dominique Strauss-Khan of rape and sexual assault....
New immigration law controversies: Some harsher, some more forgiving
Alabama has passed the most severe anti-immigration law in the country, while Massachusetts has pulled out of federal immigration enforcement programs....
Water Wars: Water pollution, protection, and politics
Access to fresh water may be the most pressing issue of the twenty-first century. Protecting it may be a matter of life and death....
Kids vs. Global Warming: Suing the government for the environment
Alec Loorz, a 16-year-old, started the group Kids vs. Global Warming at 12. Now he's suing the federal government to try to help clean up the environment. ...
Walmart Wins, female workers lose in Supreme Court case
The Supreme Court passed down a decision yesterday in favor of Walmart that could make it much harder for employees to sue companies in the future....
Supreme Court rules: EPA, not states, must regulate greenhouse gasses
The Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit brought by six states, including New York, that sought to regulate greenhouse gasses from major power plants....
Saudi Arabian women defy driving ban
Women aren't allowed to drive cars in Saudi Arabia, but some, inspired by the Arab Spring, are defying the ban and driving openly. ...
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