Supreme court

Supreme Court orders rethink on Texas, Florida laws banning web moderation

Sites and apps aren't given a say? That doesn't seem very free speech

Personal Tech01 Jul 2024 | 21

Ex-IBM staff ask US Supremes for help in bringing age-discrimination battle to court

Clock is ticking, in more ways than one

On-Prem23 Jan 2024 | 13

US Supreme Court doesn't want to hear Apple, Epic's gripes about in-app purchases

Updated Get ready for links to non-Cupertino payment systems, America, hopefully

Personal Tech16 Jan 2024 | 25

Musk takes SEC 'Twitter sitter' consent decree appeal to US Supreme Court

Same old argument about free speech – let's see if it sticks this time

Legal08 Dec 2023 | 53

CISA barred from coordinating with social media sites to police misinformation

The 5th Circuit's re-ruling adds CISA to a list of alleged first-amendment violators. Next stop: Supreme Court

Security04 Oct 2023 | 25

Epic snub by Supreme Court in battle to escape Apple App Store payment prison

This fight over IAP is getting, dare we say, unreal

Personal Tech10 Aug 2023 | 7

US Supreme Court allows 'ghost guns' to fall under federal purview

3D printers beware, Biden's on the Build-Your-Own-Blunderbuss beat

Offbeat09 Aug 2023 | 49

SCOTUS rules Google and Twitter didn't contribute to terrorist attacks

And holds off on Section 230 for another time

Personal Tech19 May 2023 | 12

White Castle collecting burger slingers' fingerprints looks like a $17B mistake

Wow Harold, you could buy, like, 23 billion sliders with that

Personal Tech18 Feb 2023 | 143

One man's battle to get patent rights for AI inventors in America may be over

Analysis Stephen Thaler is fighting the law, and the law is winning

AI + ML01 Sep 2022 | 46

Big Tech silent on data privacy in post-Roe America

We asked what they will do to prevent cases being built against women. So far: Nothing

Personal Tech24 Jun 2022 | 240

FTC urged to protect data privacy of women visiting abortion clinics

Updated As Supreme Court set to overturn Roe v Wade, safeguards on location info now more vital than ever

Personal Tech23 May 2022 | 45

Oracle really does owe HPE $3b after Supreme Court snub

Appeal petition as doomed as the Itanic chips at the heart of decade-long drama

Databases17 May 2022 | 59

UK Supreme Court snubs Assange anti-extradition bid

Home Secretary ponders putting WikiLeaker on one-way US flight

Security15 Mar 2022 | 35

Alphabet still can't kill off Google+ insecurity lawsuit

You forgot about this social network? A small army of lawyers haven't

Personal Tech07 Mar 2022 | 11

Google swats away £3bn Safari Workaround ad-tracking cookie lawsuit in Supreme Court victory

Campaigners' case had 'no real prospect of success'

Legal10 Nov 2021 | 32

No return of the JEDI: Supreme Court declines to hear Oracle's challenge to now-dead cloud deal

Blown up like a Death Star

Off-Prem04 Oct 2021 | 9

US Supreme Court rules teens cussing out schools on social media is protected speech

F-bomb tirade cheerleader triumphs over school board in landmark First Amendment case

Bootnotes25 Jun 2021 | 33

UK watchdog would cease to enforce data protection law if Supreme Court sided with Google, its lawyer tells judges

Plus: Anti-Chocolate Factory campaign says it'll collect all the class-action damages, thank you

Legal30 Apr 2021 | 32

Billions in data protection lawsuits rides on Google's last-ditch UK Supreme Court defence for Safari Workaround sueball

Biggest data protection case for years teeters on brink

Security29 Apr 2021 | 35

US Supreme Court puts a stop to FTC extracting big bucks from crooks to refund victims

Oops, watchdog doesn't actually have the power to do so, panel unanimously point out

Legal23 Apr 2021 | 14

America's Supremes give Facebook nothing but heartaches: Top court won't stop '$15bn wiretap' lawsuit

Class action accusing antisocial media giant of privacy infringement will now move forward

Personal Tech23 Mar 2021 | 16

Supreme Court mulls whether a cop looking up a license plate for cash is equivalent to watching Instagram at work

Analysis America's outdated Computer Fraud and Abuse Act gets a roasting

Security01 Dec 2020 | 67

US Supreme Court Justice flames lower courts for giving 'sweeping immunity' to Facebook, YouTube, etc when it comes to harmful content

Analysis Clarence Thomas reckons web giants need to do more to curb abuse

Personal Tech14 Oct 2020 | 43

After ten years, the Google vs Oracle API copyright mega-battle finally hit the Supreme Court – and we listened in

Special report Don’t worry, it’s only the future of software development at stake

Software07 Oct 2020 | 236

Supreme Court rules against Huawei in long-rolling Unwired Planet patent sueball: Take the licence terms we set or else

British courts can set global royalty rates for foreign firms

Networks26 Aug 2020 | 19

Big Tech on the hook for billions in back taxes after US Supreme Court rejects Altera stock options case hearing

Stop! In the name of tax! Before you break my bank!

Science22 Jun 2020 | 93

Does a .com suffix make a trademark? The US Supreme Court will decide as Booking marks its legal spot

Supremes go live on video

Legal06 May 2020 | 36

CFAA latest: Supremes to tackle old chestnut of what 'authorized use' of a computer really means in America

And it's all thanks to a stripper and a corrupt cop. No, seriously

Security20 Apr 2020 | 26

At the Supreme Court, Morrisons pops data breach liability win into its trolley – but it's not a get-out-of-compo free card for businesses

Vicarious liability now applies to intentional leaks, top court says

Security01 Apr 2020 | 22

Some good coronavirus news: Monster Google-Oracle API copyright battle on hold as bio-nasty shuts Supremes

Tesla Delaware lawsuit also delayed

Software16 Mar 2020 | 9

Oracle and Google will fight in court over Java AGAIN and this time it's going to the Supremes

The case that just won't die

Software15 Nov 2019 | 87

Morrisons is to blame for 100k payroll theft and leak, say 9,000 workers

Supreme Court wraps up legal submissions from supermarket and breach victims

Security08 Nov 2019 | 36

Morrisons tells top court it's not liable for staffer who nicked payroll data of 100,000 employees

Supermarket takes appeal to most senior legal eagles

Security07 Nov 2019 | 87

Now Intel taken to US Supreme Court over retirement fund gripes: Ex-staffer demands right to sue over risks, losses

America's highest court agrees to mull over whether lawsuit can proceed

Legal10 Jun 2019 | 5

Supreme Court says secret UK spy court's judgments can be overruled after all

It all went a bit Pete Tong for the Peeping Toms

Security15 May 2019 | 41

Apple won't be appy: US Supremes give green light to massive lawsuit over App Store prices

Legal action over 30% cut iGiant takes from software sales allowed to continue

Software13 May 2019 | 50

Oracle asks Supremes to snub Google's Java API copyright protest – and have a nice cuppa tea, instead

Big Red makes its case to America's highest court that... there's no case to hear

Software28 Mar 2019 | 44

What links US Supreme Court, copyright legal bills, and stadium hot dog prices? A: Oracle

You can't full me, Larry: Rimini swerves $13m invoice in crucial ruling on 'full' versus 'all'

Software04 Mar 2019 | 7

UK Supreme Court considers whether spy court should be immune to legal probes

Privacy International lays out its case to El Reg

Security07 Dec 2018 | 31

Apple heading for Supreme Court showdown over iOS App Store 'monopoly' gripe

Cupertino getting little love from the Supremes so far

Legal27 Nov 2018 | 49

Supreme Court tells Big Cable to shut up for once: Net neutrality challenge shot down

Even America's top court is bored of 'open internet' legal shenanigans

Personal Tech05 Nov 2018 | 31

Supreme Court raises eyebrows at Google's cozy $8.5m legal deal

Justices question whether money should go to lawyers and their old universities

Legal31 Oct 2018 | 40

Wannabe Supreme Brett Kavanaugh red-faced after leaked emails contradict spy testimony

Analysis Who knew what on warrantless state snooping?

Security06 Sep 2018 | 37

No do-overs! Appeals court won’t hear $8.8bn Oracle v Google rehash

Only thing left now is a Supreme Court bid in row over Android and Java copyright

Software28 Aug 2018 | 76

Trump's Supreme Court pick will decide critical tech issues for decades – so what are the views of the contenders?

Privacy, net neutrality, mass surveillance... the small stuff

Legal09 Jul 2018 | 12

In huge privacy win, US Supreme Court rules warrant needed to slurp folks' location data

A digital era defining decision

Legal22 Jun 2018 | 58

US Supreme Court blocks internet's escape from state sales taxes

5-4 decision brings ecommerce in line with physical shops

Legal21 Jun 2018 | 78

Apple hauled into US Supreme Court over, no, not ebooks, patents, staff wages, keyboards... but its App Store

'Monopoly' game continues

Software18 Jun 2018 | 41

Trademark holders must pay for UK web blocking orders – Supreme Court

Top judges say ISPs – but not webhosts or caches – can pass the buck

Legal13 Jun 2018 | 30

Let's be Frank: Bloke drags Google to the US Supreme Court over $8.5m privacy payout

Interview New rules needed for an increasingly dubious aspect of American law

Legal01 May 2018 | 33

Supreme Court punts on Microsoft email seizure decision after Cloud Act passes US Congress

Dublin case closed but very big legal question remains

SaaS17 Apr 2018 | 48

US Supremes take a look at Microsoft's Irish email slurp battle, and yeah, not a great start

Unless you're rooting for the American government

SaaS28 Feb 2018 | 66

Should ISPs pay to block pirate websites? Supreme Court to decide

BT and EE take it all the way to the top

Legal31 Jan 2018 | 65

Slapping crap bosses just got cheaper: Blighty's Supreme Court nixes tribunal fees

£1,200 upfront cost denied the public access to justice

Legal26 Jul 2017 | 68

We'll drag Microsoft in front of Supremes over Irish email spat – DoJ

US prosecutors ask top court to mull overseas data slurping

SaaS26 Jun 2017 | 56