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Supreme Court rules your cellphone location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment

Law enforcement officials frequently draw virtual fences around areas of interest and require Google to identify every cellphone in the area using cell location history. Dubbed a “geofence search,” officers obtain a warrant that permits a multistep, give-and-take information sharing process between officers and tech employees that winnows down and…

The Conversation · Jun 30

Virginians vote as all 140 legislative seats in battleground state up for grabs

Republicans look to maintain narrow majority in house and flip state senate, which could carry national implications

The Guardian - US · Nov 7, 2023

Johnny Depp v Amber Heard: Most explosive moments in the star-studded defamation trial

Over six weeks of testimony, jury heard from string of witnesses including the couple’s friends, psychiatric experts, surgeons and the actors themselves. Testimony painted captivating and disturbing portrait of a doomed marriage, laying bare violent fights, drug use and vicious words to each other. Here are some of most dramatic…

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

Johnny Depp v Amber Heard is a defamation case. But it could have a chilling effect on domestic violence survivors

A jury will soon decide on the simple matter at the heart of the celebrity trial. On social media, millions of people have already chosen one side, waging a campaign for the truth that's become tangled up with hate.

ABC News · May 28, 2022

Johnny Depp v Amber Heard: Most explosive moments in the star-studded defamation trial

Over six weeks of testimony, jury heard from string of witnesses including the couple’s friends, psychiatric experts, surgeons and the actors themselves. Testimony painted captivating and disturbing portrait of a doomed marriage, laying bare violent fights, drug use and vicious words to each other. Here are some of most dramatic…

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

Depp vs Heard: Jury urged during closing remarks to think of other abuse victims

Actor Johnny Depp is suing his former partner Amber Heard over a 2018 article she wrote in the Washington Post.

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

Amber Heard’s abuse claims a ‘profound cruelty’ to real survivors, court hears

Lawyers for the actor said a ‘mountain’ of evidence that Mr Depp assaulted his former partner was ‘simply not there’.

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

Amber Heard set for ‘meteoric rise’ before Depp lawyer’s ‘defamatory’ comments

An entertainment industry expert said she thought Ms Heard had lost out on up to £40 million before her abuse claims were labelled as a ‘hoax’.

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

Amber Heard says she carried make-up kit at all times to cover bruises caused by Johnny Depp

‘No woman wants to walk around with a bruise on her face,’ Heard testified

The Independent UK · May 17, 2022

Johnny Depp fulfilling promise that Amber Heard ‘will never see his eyes again’

On the third day of Ms Heard’s testimony, Mr Depp’s lawyer said why the actor has refused to look at his former partner in court.

The Independent UK · May 16, 2022