Law

The Village Voice's Backpage.com is being sued by an underage girl who was pimped out via the classifieds website. But the Communications Decency Act says that websites are protected from liability from what users post.

On Thursday, a House subcommittee heard testimony about Google and the issues of competition and dominance in the digital marketplace....

Last month, President Obama signed a law that bans cell phone use by prisoners. But, phones apparently keep finding their way in facilities -...

It's a complicated issue to explain but in short: when the switch to digital television happened, there were parts of the spectrum that were no...

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A New York Times article got plenty of buzz in tech circles over the weekend. It's about how the Russian government is using the construct of the...

Kai Ryssdal talks to Susan Scafidi, the director of Fordham University's new Fashion Law Institute, which will provide legal services for design students and designers and train future lawyers who would like to focus on the issues confronting the fashion industry.

Apple announced today that it'll relax is its app-development guidelines and published the apps store review guidelines. This was done in response to developers who criticized the limited technology allowed for app-development and the opacity of Apple's store review process.

Kai Ryssdal talks to Matt Frei the host of the BBC World News about the bribery scandal marring the Pakistani cricket team.

Opening statements were given today in the divorce trial of Jamie and Frank McCourt. A judge will determine who gets ownership, or if both have ownership, of the Dodgers baseball team.