Two lawyers are taking on legal database providers Westlaw and LexisNexis with what appears to be a novel interpretation of copyright law in a new lawsuit over the copying of publicly filed legal briefs.
Supreme Court justices expressed sympathy Wednesday for the aims of the Stolen Valor Act, a law that makes it a federal offense to lie about earning military honors, but had concerns about how far the government could go in punishing liars of all stripes.
California's Attorney General Kamala D. Harris reached an agreement with six of the largest companies in the mobile device market that could change how app makers handle personal data and the way millions of people download apps.
