Supreme Court seems wary of limiting federal regulators’ power in a data privacy case

Supreme Court seems wary of limiting federal regulators’ power in a data privacy case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appeared wary of limiting the power of federal regulators on Tuesday in a case over multimillion-dollar penalties levied against telecommunications giants Verizon and AT&T. The mobile corporations appealed to the justices after the Federal Communications Commission discovered they offered clients’ location data with out correct safeguards. The FCC slapped…

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Houston City Council approves gutting policy limiting ICE cooperation, civil rights groups say

Houston City Council approves gutting policy limiting ICE cooperation, civil rights groups say

HOUSTON – Texas’ largest metropolis has voted 13-4 to amend a policy that limits cooperation between native legislation enforcement and federal immigration authorities, because it faces a serious funding risk from Gov. Greg Abbott. Ahead of the Wednesday vote, civil rights groups known as the proposed adjustments a “backdoor attempt” at repealing the ordinance. But…

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