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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 24, 2015
U.S. broadband trade group sues FCC over net neutrality rules
A U.S. trade group representing broadband providers on Monday appealed in court the Federal Communications Commission's recently approved net neutrality rules, marking the first of several anticipated legal challenges.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 11, 2015
NSA sued by Wikimedia, rights groups over mass surveillance
The U.S. National Security Agency was sued on Tuesday by Wikimedia and other groups challenging one of its mass surveillance programs that they said violates Americans' privacy and makes individuals worldwide less likely to share sensitive information.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 9, 2015
Four Syrian asylum seekers to sue for refugee status
Four asylum seekers from conflict-ridden Syria will soon initiate a lawsuit against the central government to seek official refugee status, the first from their nation to do so.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 10, 2015
Lawsuits claim Ferguson, other Missouri town engaging in debtors' prison scheme
Ferguson, Missouri, and a second St. Louis suburb are being accused in separate lawsuits of operating a "debtors' prison scheme," illegally jailing poor people who are unable to pay traffic tickets or fines tied to other minor offenses.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2015
Grand jury member in Ferguson police shooting case sues prosecutor, demands to speak out
A member of the grand jury that declined to indict the white Missouri police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black 18-year-old sued the prosecutor in the case on Monday, criticizing the way evidence was presented to grand jurors and seeking court permission to speak publicly about the way the case...
BUSINESS
Jan 2, 2015
Apple customers sue over shortage of storage space in iOS 8
Apple Inc. misleads consumers about the amount of storage space used by its iOS 8 operating system in iPhones, iPods and iPads, two users claimed in a suit targeting the software, adding a new wrinkle to a product introduction that has been riddled with hiccups, snafus and missteps.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 21, 2014
Female civil servant sues over 'institutional sexism' in her ministry
In what may be a legal first, a female civil servant sues the government over what she calls institutional sexism at the ministry she works for, citing almost two decades of blocked promotions and pay raises.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2014
Ruling denying welfare for foreign residents finds homegrown, biased support
The landmark Supreme Court ruling in July that found permanent residents of Japan legally ineligible for public assistance is already having an impact. Moves are afoot both at the national and local levels to try to scale back or remove welfare payments to foreign residents.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 3, 2014
Google threatened with lawsuit over leaked nude celebrity photos: New York Post
A lawyer who represents about a dozen female celebrities whose private photos were posted online by hackers has threatened to sue Google Inc for failing to take the photos off its websites, according to the New York Post.

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