By JOSH GERSTEIN

Federal courts are “far too deferential” to the executive branch’s claims that information classified on national security grounds and shouldn’t be released to the public, a prominent federal judge said Monday.

Speaking at a conference for federal employees who process Freedom of Information Act requests, U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth said his fellow jurists usually rubber-stamp agency claims that disclosing information would jeopardize national security. Read More

(Pat Loeb)  

Judges in the Philadelphia court system are now taking advantage of powerful new computer models to help determine how much jail time an offender should get.

Computers  have been forecasting weather and economic trends for years, but applying algorithms to human behavior is relatively new.

“This all comes about because of new developments in statistics and computer science that are available to us that really weren’t five or ten years ago,” Read More

Judges and lawmakers across the country are wrangling over whether and when law enforcement authorities can peer into suspects’ cellphones, and the cornucopia of evidence they provide. Read More

In May 2011, a team of US Navy Seals allegedly killed Osama Bin Laden, then dumped a bearded body in the ocean before it could be identified. Read More

By Michael Kelley

U.S. courts will soon decide whether Americans can have the expectation of privacy over their DNA, reports Kate Moser at the Recorder. Read More

Inspired by our friends at Occupy Wall Street, and Dr. Cornel West, Move To Amend isplanning bold action to mark the second anniversary of the infamous Citizens United v. FEC decision! Read More