The US Court of Appeals ruled that he couldn’t continue to be held for refusing to give up his passcodes.
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“I’m dying from boredom” Facebook posts lead to $1K fine for juror
The fine pales in comparison with the thousands wasted when the posts resulted in a mistrial.
Microsoft held in contempt while it appeals court decision in customer email case
Microsoft and the US government have agreed that the company will be held in contempt for its refusal to hand over email stored in the cloud at its Dublin data center but won’t be fined or punished, giving it a chance to appeal a court order to cough up a customer’s communications.