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FBI Infiltrates Hacktivist Groups, 5 Charged in Hacking Conspiracy

March 12, 2012

On Tuesday, the FBI announced the arrest and indictment of 5 members of the “hacktivist” collective Anonymous and related groups on charges of computer hacking conspiracy and other counts stemming from the groups’ online campaign of online security breaches, vandalism, and theft. Additionally, the August 2011 indictment and guilty plea of Hector Xavier Monsegur—a prominent […]

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Georgia Attorneys File Lawsuit Alleging Abuse at Fulton County School Leading to Death of Special Needs Student

March 3, 2012

The parents of Aaron Hatcher, an 18-year-old suffering from muscular dystrophy and cerebral palsy, are suing the Fulton County School District alleging abuse by the school. Though the school district is not being sued for Hatcher’s death, the conduct of school personnel seems to be implicated in it. According to Hatcher’s father, Ronald, the boy […]

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Kentucky Sheriff and Deputies Charged with Federal Civil Rights Violations

February 17, 2012

On Wednesday, a federal grand jury indicted the Sheriff of Barren County, Kentucky, along with four of his deputies, on multiple charges stemming from the 2010 beating of a man in their custody and the cover-up that followed. The charges against the men include civil rights violations for the attack itself as well as making […]

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Copyright Infringement Cases on the Rise in Federal Court

February 14, 2012

Recently, the U.S. government seized and shut down the website megaupload.com, which it accused of illegally distributing copyrighted materials to users all over the world. On the same day, authorities in New Zealand arrested the site’s founder and 3 others involved with the site. According to the Department of Justice, Megaupload was an “international organized […]

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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Brought Against Kentucky Jail for Inadequate Medical Treatment

February 2, 2012

This Tuesday, the mother of a 26-year-old man who died while in a Lexington, Kentucky jail has sued a number of jail employees, accusing them of causing his wrongful death. Janet Davis claims that last summer, when her son Anthony Dwayne Davis was booked into the Fayette County Detention Center, jail employees ignored their pleas […]

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