"Bitcoin's Dark Side Could Get Darker"

That's the title of this interesting article by Tom Simonite over at the MIT Technology review. Simonite outlines a myriad of ways that...

New Jersey Court Reportedly Bars Woman From Entering All Walmart Stores in Country

The ABA Journal has this story about a court that may have gone too far to protect Walmart from a shoplifter: A judge in Mount Olive Townsh...

California Penal Code 602.12 and Unlawful Entry Onto Property to Interfere With Research

Consider a couple of hypothetical situations. Al is a graduate student at UCLA who lives in Los Angeles, California. It is summertime so Al...

San Diego 'Zombie Walk' Cancelled as Criminal Case and Lawsuit Looms

So reports NBC San Diego and Fox 5 . In previous years the "Zombie Walk," has been a popular attraction associated with Comic-Con...

Bail Decisions Based on Algorithms

The New York Times has this interesting report on using algorithms to make bail determinations. From the article: Setting bail is a difficu...

Google to Remove Revenge Porn Images from Search Results

From the BBC : Victims of revenge porn will be able to put in requests to Google to take down content from search results.  The images will ...

It is Legal to be Intoxicated on the Front Steps of a Private Residence in Iowa

So ruled the Iowa Supreme Court last week, holding that Iowa Code section 123.46(2) , which prohibits a person from being "intoxicated ...

Supreme Court Narrowly Decides Online Threats Case, Elonis v. U.S.

At long last, the Supreme Court has issued an opinion in Elonis v. United States . I blogged about the opinion back when the Court granted c...

New Florida Law Restricting Private Drone Use

Florida's governor recently signed S.B. 766, a bill that expands and clarifies restrictions on drone use listed in section 934.50, Flori...

Court Convicts Dead Man of Stealing Electricity

Kevin Underhill at Lowering the Bar comments on an unusual case where a Greek court convicted a defendant in absentia for stealing electri...