U.S. laws protect police, while endangering civilians

Jan 18, 2016 11:04 am UTC| Law

In the sixth GOP debate, Donald Trump told Americans: The police are the most mistreated people in this country. On the same day, the Chicago Police Department released a video showing an officer killing Cedric Chatman...

Australian copyright reform stuck in an infinite loop

Jan 17, 2016 23:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

Copyright matters. It is a body of law that affects what we know, how we experience and understand the world, and what we are allowed to do with the knowledge we gain. But for most of us copyright is more of a snarl. We...

Twitter, terror and liability: who gets to pay?

Jan 15, 2016 08:57 am UTC| Law Technology

If ISIS and its supporters use Twitter to facilitate terrorist action or merely spread propaganda, is the social network liable? A lawsuit against Twitter in the United States in which a family is seeking compensation...

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Shareholders of GoPro, Inc. of Class Action Lawsuit and a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of March 14, 2016 – GPRO

Jan 14, 2016 17:03 pm UTC| Business Law

NEW YORK, Jan. 14, 2016-- The following statement is being issued by Levi Korsinsky, LLP: To: All persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of GoPro, Inc. (GoPro) (NASDAQ:GPRO) between July 21,...

Parliament urgently needs to keep tabs on Britain’s arms exports

Jan 14, 2016 10:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

The aphorism that history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce, seems cruelly relevant to the arms trade. Its history is littered with examples of arms transfers pursued on the basis of short-term interests,...

What Islamic State speaking in an English accent tells us about the group's strategy

Jan 13, 2016 16:04 pm UTC| Law

A new year brings with it the feeling of hope that can only come with starting afresh. It did not take long, however, for us to be abruptly reminded of the most unpleasant aspects of 2015. The release of a new Islamic...

Capture of El Chapo won't stop drug war in Mexico as long as the rest of society is corrupt

Jan 13, 2016 15:05 pm UTC| Law

The recent capture of Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzmán Loera, better known as El Chapo, is but the latest episode in the absurd, unending and media-driven spectacle of the drug war. El Chapo had topped the...