Law

Verizon Settles With FCC Over 'Supercookies' Allegations

5:09am March 08, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

Verizon has agreed to pay a fine over allegations it did not tell customers it was adding "supercookies." Those trackers keep collecting data on users even when he or she tries to delete all cookies.

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Polygamous Border Towns In Utah And Arizona Violated Non-Church Members' Rights

6:41pm March 07, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The towns serve as headquarters for the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, known as FLDS. A jury found them guilty of discriminating against nonmembers.

Fox Sportscaster Erin Andrews, who also hosts ABC's Dancing with the Stars (center), in court March 4. She sued a hotel after another guest secretly filmed her nude through a hotel door peephole.

Jury Awards Erin Andrews $55 Million In Lawsuit Over Nude Video

6:05pm March 07, 2016

by Laura Wagner

A stalker filmed the Fox sportscaster through a peephole in a hotel door in 2008. The video was put online, where it was viewed millions of times. Andrews sued the hotel for $75 million in damages.

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New York City Enacts Gender Identity Rules For Restrooms, Locker Rooms

4:30pm March 07, 2016

by Hansi Lo Wang

In New York City, transgender people are now guaranteed the right to use whatever single-sex restrooms and locker rooms they identify with in city-owned buildings. New York's mayor signed the executive order Monday amidst a national debate over gender identity and access to single-sex facilities.

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Does Encryption Make Phones 'Warrant-Proof?' Fact-Checking The FBI

4:30pm March 07, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

FBI Director James Comey says encryption is making phones "warrant-proof," and it will allow criminal suspects to conceal evidence in a way that's unprecedented in American history. NPR checks on the validity of his claim.

Seven families are part of a new federal lawsuit that seeks class-action status in Flint, Mich. Here, signs warn not to drink lead-contaminated water from a water fountain at a church in the city earlier this year.

National

Families Seek Class-Action Status In Federal Lawsuit Over Flint's Water

3:44pm March 07, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Attorneys representing seven families who've been affected by lead-poisoned water in Flint, Mich., filed a lawsuit Monday that cites federal environmental laws.

National

Supreme Court Blocks Louisiana Law Aimed At Clinics That Perform Abortions

5:16pm March 04, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The Supreme Court has blocked enforcement of a Louisiana law that could force all but one clinic to close, a sign that a similar law in Texas also could be in peril.

National

LAPD Investigate Knife Found On Former Property Of O.J. Simpson

4:28pm March 04, 2016

by Kirk Siegler

Los Angeles Police say they're investigating a knife that is alleged to have been found on the former estate of O.J. Simpson.

Global communications, finance and travel

National

Should Law Enforcement Have A Warrant To Know Where You've Been?

1:23pm March 04, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

Among many privacy issues debated in the courts and Congress is whether law enforcement officials should be able to know someone's whereabouts, as recorded by cellphone towers, without a warrant.

Supporters of abortion rights rallied Wednesday outside the U.S. Supreme Court, where justices heard arguments about a Texas law that imposed health and safety requirements on clinics in the state.

Legal Foes In Texas Abortion Case Are Using New Playbooks

11:19am March 04, 2016

by Julie Rovner

National foes of abortion rights helped facilitate a Texas law that is now being tested before the U.S. Supreme Court. Advocates for abortion rights have measured the law's effects in real time.