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The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently reversed a decision by the Superior Court that a police officer had reasonable suspicion to conduct a warrantless search of a woman’s handbag for safety reasons…

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a New Jersey U.S. District Judge’s decision to impose a sentence of less than the mandatory minimum for a defendant convicted of child pornography…

Although a federal judge ordered peer-to-peer (“P2P”) network LimeWire to shut down last month due to copyright infringement issues, investigations continue by law enforcement officials into the use of older versions of…

Florida hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel recently was sentenced to 14 years in prison, stemming from a $162 million Ponzi scheme. Nadel, 77, had pled guilty to 15 counts of securities fraud,…

An FBI official recently reported to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee that the bureau has uncovered “massive frauds” in its continuing effort to fight financial crime. Kevin Perkins, Assistant Director of the…

Hacking of Facebook accounts has become a “major issue” for the popular social networking site. Richard Allan, Facebook’s head of European public policy, recently addressed the growing concern, promising that the site…

Prosecutors recently dropped drug charges against rapper T.I. stemming from his September arrest in Los Angeles with his wife, Tiny. Police had stopped the two after their vehicle made an illegal U-turn,…

The Florida Court of Appeals recently overturned a manslaughter conviction because a juror used his iPhone to look up a definition during jury deliberations. In 2006, Jose Tapanes was convicted of manslaughter…

The New Jersey Superior Court recently threw out a lawsuit filed by the State against ticket resellers Orbitz Worldwide and TicketNetwork Direct. The suit arose from the sale of tickets to Bruce…

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently vacated a defendant’s conviction for drug charges upon a finding that the evidence was obtained as a result of an unlawful search and seizure. In 2008,…