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Florida Jury Sides With Hulk Hogan In Gawker Sex Tape Case

5:29pm March 22, 2016

A Florida jury sided with Hulk Hogan in his lawsuit against Gawker Media over a sex tape published on Gawker's website. The jury's decision has brought damages to $140 million. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Steven Perlberg about the case.

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FBI Puts Standoff With Apple On Hold To Test New iPhone Hack

4:52pm March 22, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

The government now says it may have found a way to unlock a terrorist's phone without Apple's help. That announcement caused a judge to delay a highly anticipated hearing over the Justice Department's request to force Apple to unlock the phone used by Syed Rizwan Farook.

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The Delay In The FBI's Clash With Apple: What Does It Mean?

10:34am March 22, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

The FBI is testing a new tool that may allow it to crack into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters without Apple's help. Its success or failure could have major legal implications.

The 227-year-old law at the center of the Apple-FBI debate has withstood several challenges, including at the Supreme Court.

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How A Gambling Case Does, And Doesn't, Apply To The iPhone Debate

10:01pm March 21, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

How the Apple-FBI case progresses will determine whether a new precedent will be set for the 227-year-old law that has been called antiquated, but withstood a Supreme Court challenge.

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A judge agreed to the federal government's request to delay a court hearing scheduled for Tuesday in order to test a possible method for unlocking Syed Rizwan Farook's iPhone.

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FBI Says It May Be Able To Access Shooter's iPhone Without Apple's Help

9:58pm March 21, 2016

by Laura Wagner

A federal judge has postponed a hearing set for Tuesday that would have been the next step toward settling the battle between Apple and the FBI.

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Justice Department Asks To Vacate Hearing With Apple Over Locked iPhone

8:43pm March 21, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

The Justice Department asked to delay a Tuesday hearing with Apple while it tests a new method to unlock the iPhone owned by one of the San Bernardino shooters without Apple's help.

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Jaime Caetano was convicted of violating the Massachusetts' ban on stun guns after one was found in her purse.

Are Stun Guns Protected By Second Amendment? Supreme Court Suggests Yes

6:14pm March 21, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed without dissent that a controversial gun law permitting citizens to keep a gun for self defense also applies to a stun gun.

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A visitor uses his smartphone in front of an advertisement of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphone at a Samsung Electronics shop in Seoul, South Korea, in 2015.

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Supreme Court To Hear Samsung's Appeal In Patent Dispute With Apple

4:22pm March 21, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Samsung says it paid too much in damages after Apple accused it of copying aspects of the iPhone's design, arguing, "The law of the smartphone cannot follow reflexively from the law of the spoon."

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Supreme Court Denies Marijuana Suit From Colorado's Neighboring States

2:42pm March 21, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The two states, Nebraska and Oklahoma, began legal proceedings months after Colorado began allowing marijuana dispensaries to start selling pot for recreational use at the start of 2014.

Zachary Briley lived in a community for people with developmental disabilities.

A Young Man With A Disability Goes Missing. How Do You Find Him?

7:00am March 20, 2016

by Wendy Wolfson

Zachary Briley's family found out that even though he was developmentally disabled, his disappearance was not classified as an emergency. Laws that protect adults' rights can make searches difficult.