law crime
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U.S. Pinky Swears Not to Kill Julian Assange If He’s Extradited
It’s still an open question whether Assange would given the protections of the First Amendment as a non-U.S. citizen.
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Court Says Elon Musk’s Lawsuit Against Anti-Hate Group Is an Attack on Free Speech
A California court dismissed Elon Musk and X Corp.’s lawsuit against the Center for Counseling Digital Hate (CCDH) on Monday. The court ruled Musk was trying to “punish” researchers for criticizing X after the CCDH reported a rise in hate speech and misinformation on the platform. The lawsuit tried to blame the CCDH for pushing…
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Scammers Sent Fake iPhones ‘For Repair’ to Get $3 Million in Authentic Phones From Apple
Two men in Maryland who sent thousands of counterfeit iPhones to Apple for repairs in order to get authentic replacement iPhones in return were found guilty by a federal jury on Tuesday, according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. The men now face up to 20 years in…
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Former Apple Engineer Gets Prison Time for Stealing Driverless Car Tech
Apple engineers deal with a lot of confidential information, but leaking those secrets could land you in jail. Xiaolang Zhang was sentenced to 120 days in prison this week after being convicted of stealing Apple’s self-driving car technology, according to California court filings first reported by 9to5Mac Thursday. The former Apple engineer will also pay…