Watson is helping heal America’s broken criminal-sentencing system

The American criminal-justice system's sentencing system is among the fairest and most equitable in the world ... assuming you're wealthy, white and male. Everybody else is generally SOL. During the past three decades, America's prison population has...

Watson is helping heal America’s broken criminal-sentencing system

The American criminal-justice system's sentencing system is among the fairest and most equitable in the world ... assuming you're wealthy, white and male. Everybody else is generally SOL. During the past three decades, America's prison population has...

Supreme Court held by Dogs with Fake Paws on John Oliver


John Oliver takes a very funny swing at the Supreme Court. Cameras aren’t allowed in the Supreme Court, but there are audio recordings. John Oliver's team created a reenactment with real animals and...

Yelp: Challenging the ‘unmasking’ order for anonymous Reviewers


On February 6, Yelp filed an appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court challenging an order to provide information about the authors of allegedly defamatory reviews. The case, Yelp, Inc. v. Hadeed Carpet...

Court: Bloggers have First Amendment protections


US appeals court rules bloggers, public have same First Amendment protection as journalists GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Friday that bloggers and the public...
    






Technology? Some justices want to keep distance


Supreme Court justices wary of bold action by judges weighing new technology, privacy issues WASHINGTON (AP) — At the Supreme Court, technology can be regarded as a necessary evil, and...
    






Sonia Sotomayor will Lower the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball


The preparations for the Times Square celebrations at the year’s end are picking up speed. And this time around it will be Bronx resident and success role model, Justice Sonia Sotomayor who will...