Apr 23 Lawsuit alleges FBI misused no-fly list to recruit would-be Muslim informants By Ellen Rolfes Four Muslim men who are U.S. residents have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, alleging that their rights were violated because they refused to spy on their local Muslim communities on behalf of the FBI. They claim that the… Continue reading
Jan 27 Quentin Tarantino sues Gawker over leaked film script By Zachary Treu Film director Quentin Tarantino filed a copyright lawsuit against blog network Gawker Media and others for "allegedly facilitating the dissemination of copies" of "The Hateful Eight," an unproduced screenplay that was leaked to the public last week, according to Te… Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch News Wrap: New York State Files Mortgage Fraud Lawsuit Against JPMorgan Chase News Wrap: New York State Files Mortgage Fraud Lawsuit Against JPMorgan Chase… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch Big Stakes on Small Devices: Apple and Samsung Square Off in Federal Court Big Stakes on Small Devices: Apple and Samsung Square Off in Federal Court… Continue watching
May 21 Watch Catholic Groups Sue Over Contraception Coverage A group of Roman Catholic leaders and institutions sued the Obama administration over the federal mandate to provide birth control to employees, saying it violated religious freedom. Gwen Ifill and The Wall Street Journal's Janet Adamy discuss the lawsuit. Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch The E-Book War: the Stakes in the Fight for Readers' Dollars The Latest Chapter in the E-Books Battle… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch Supreme Court Weighs Cheney Confrontation Arrest The Supreme Court on Wednesday dealt a blow to the EPA, siding with an Idaho couple in a property-rights dispute. It also heard arguments over whether a Colorado man can sue the Secret Service over a 2006 confrontation with former… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch Health Reform Law to Face Constitutional Test in Supreme Court On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments next spring on the constitutionality of the health care reform law. Jeffrey Brown discusses the political and legal implications with The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle and NPR's Julie Rovner. Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch DOJ Makes 'Audacious' Move to Block $39B AT&T, T-Mobile Merger The Department of Justice filed suit Wednesday to block the proposed $39 billion merger between AT&T and T-Mobile, which would create the largest wireless company in the country. Ray Suarez discusses the Obama administration's "unprecedented" move to block the deal… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch In 'Mugabe and the White African,' Farmers Struggle Against Brutal Land Reforms The documentary "Mugabe and the White African" follows a white Zimbabwean farmer who files an international lawsuit against Robert Mugabe's violent land-reform program. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films aired in partnership… Continue watching