Facebook reveals the first 20 members of its content supreme court

Facebook on Wednesday announced the first members of its independent ‘supreme court’ empowered to make binding decisions about what content should be allowed or removed at the social network and Instagram. The oversight board is to make final decisions regarding the kinds of posts known to embroil Facebook in controversy about censorship, misinformation or free … Read more

US Supreme Court makes history by hearing cases by teleconference

In a break from tradition prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments by teleconference for the first time on Monday rather than in-person.  The court’s nine justices are set to participate in arguments in 10 cases over the next two weeks, using a dial-in format to combat the spread of the … Read more

Arizona supreme court upholds death sentence of man who locked up girl, 10, in plastic box

Murder conviction and death sentence of man who locked a 10-year-old girl in a plastic box as punishment for stealing an ice pop is upheld by Arizona Supreme Court Ame Deal was killed in 2011 after John Michael Allen forced her into a plastic box  The 10-year-old suffocated after being left in the storage box … Read more