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11th Circuit Rules Video Chat Service Not Liable for Tween’s Exploitation

Dec 17, 2024

In a pivotal decision, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta ruled on December 9th that Omegle.com, a now-defunct video chat service, is not liable for the exploitation of an 11-year-old girl who was coerced into creating child pornography by a stranger she encountered on the platform. The case raises significant questions about…
DOJ Watchdog Reveals Secret Surveillance of Congressional Phone Records During Trump Administration

Dec 14, 2024

In a report released Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) disclosed that the DOJ secretly obtained phone records from two members of Congress and 43 congressional staffers, including Kash Patel, during the Trump administration. The surveillance, part of a broad investigation into leaks of classified information, has raised serious…
President Biden Grants Largest Single-Day Clemency in U.S. History, Includes Nearly 1,500 Commutations

Dec 13, 2024

In a historic use of presidential clemency powers, President Joe Biden granted clemency to nearly 1,500 individuals on Thursday, marking the largest single-day exercise of such authority in modern U.S. history. The sweeping action includes approximately 1,500 sentence commutations for individuals moved to home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic and 39 pardons for non-violent offenders…

11th Circuit Rules Video Chat Service Not Liable for Tween’s Exploitation