A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that federal investigators’ seizure of drug-test results of more than 90 major league baseball players five years ago was illegal. The decision recommended new guidelines for computer searches to prevent investigators from using information about people who are not named in a search warrant but whose private data is stored on a computer being searched. Investigators looking into steroid use by professional baseball players obtained search warrants and subpoenas for the drug tests results on 10 major league players, but they took the results on 104 players.
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‘Unabomber’ fights plans to auction his possessions
Convicted "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski, who terrorized the country with a series of mail bombs over nearly two decades, is fighting to stop a public auction of his diaries and other personal possessions.
Casey Anthony’s attorney wants trial moved to Miami
Accusing local media in the Orlando, Florida, area of a "barrage" of coverage, Casey Anthony’s lead defense attorney asked Monday to have her death-penalty case moved from Orlando to Miami, Florida.
Agents pick up Nazi war crimes suspect for likely deportation
Nazi war crimes suspect John Demjanjuk was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Tuesday for an expected deportation to Germany. They picked him up at his home in Cleveland, Ohio