Articles Tagged with search

FDSys Opinions Indexed by Google Updated: by

It appears that court opinions in FDSys are being indexed by the search engines now. If you’ll recall, the GPO announced last year that it was importing opinions from some federal courts into its centralized database (FDSys). In theory, this means that users would be able to search across a…

Google, AOL Face Patent Suit Over ‘Snippet’ Search Results, Ads Updated: by

Google and AOL were sued for patent infringement Thursday by New Jersey-based Suffolk Technologies, LLC over their Internet search summary descriptions, or 'snippets.' Suffolk's lawsuit also alleges that AOL and Google are infringing a second patent for an "Internet server and method of controlling an internet server". The second claim…

Supreme Court: Warrantless GPS Tracking Violates 4th Amendment Updated: by

The Supreme Court ruled today that the government cannot use warrantless GPS tracking devices because doing so violates a suspect's Fourth Amendment rights against unwarranted search and seizure. Writing for the Court, Justice Scalia held: that the Government’s installation of a GPS device on a target’s vehicle, and its use…