”U.S. District Court” News

US Justice Dept wants changes to Google book deal

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Justice Department advised a court to reject a legal settlement between Google and authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant
09 20 2009 5:00AM (...more)

Inmate free after 20 years on death row, thanks to DNA test

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A 46-year old inmate who languished on death row for more than 20 years was freed Wednesday after DNA tests called into question his murder conviction.
07 3 2008 5:22PM (...more)

Google ordered to give YouTube user data to Viacom

SAN FRANCISCO, (AFP) - A US judge has ordered Google to expose to Viacom the video-viewing habits of everyone who has ever used YouTube in a decision condemned by the Internet giant and privacy advocates.
07 4 2008 7:56PM (...more)

Judge orders Google to give YouTube user data to Viacom

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Google expressed disappointment and privacy groups voiced outrage Thursday after a judge ordered Google to give entertainment giant Viacom details of video-watching habits of visitors to its popular video-sharing website YouTube .
07 4 2008 5:14PM (...more)

Hearing for US baseball king Bonds delayed three weeks

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - US baseball home run king Barry Bonds had a pre-trial hearing postponed three weeks in his perjury case at the request of lawyers for the embattled 43-year-old former San Francisco Giants outfielder.
02 6 2008 7:58PM (...more)

Disk Defrag Cures Sluggish Servers at US District Court Site

Results from disk defragmentation compared to major hardware upgrade
01 31 2008 12:12AM (...more)

Google-Viacom lawsuit deal cloaks YouTube user identities

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - A deal struck Tuesday lets Google cloak identities of YouTube users while complying with a court order to show Viacom the video-viewing habits of everyone who has ever used the popular website.
07 16 2008 1:36PM (...more)

Australia welcomes accused doctor's decision to face charges

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australian authorities on Thursday welcomed reports that a doctor allegedly linked to the deaths of 17 patients had dropped his fight against extradition from the United States.
06 26 2008 4:28PM (...more)

Verigy US Inc. (VRGY), a Spinoff of Agilent (A), a Spinoff of HP (HPQ) Seeks an Injunction against Two New Startups

A lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California against defendants Silicon Test Systems Inc. and Silicon Test Solutions LLC by plantiff Verigy (VRGY), a spinoff of Agilent Technologies (A), a spinoff of Hewlett Packard (HPQ).
01 19 2008 12:09AM (...more)

Death penalty sought for 9/11 conspirators

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Military prosecutors will seek the death penalty against six alleged September 11, 2001 co-conspirators, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed , the self-confessed mastermind of the attack on the United States, the Pentagon announced Monday.
02 12 2008 6:31AM (...more)