The government accused Galleon Group titan Raj Rajaratnam of using an illegal network of sources to earn millions in illegal gains while defense lawyers countered the claims saying their client traded stocks on public information and not insider tips.

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Fay won a subsequent court ruling that Conner's catamaran defense was illegal, but the decision was overturned on appeal.

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Feeding an attacker data (so long as its not malware) may not be illegal, but these other active defense actions likely are.

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Most self-reported self-defense gun uses may well be illegal and against the interests of society.

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You know, assuming the war is illegal, that wouldn't be a defense to these charges.

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Defense minister: Peru committed to crush illegal coca production.

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But the Federation for American Immigration Reform said the interior stations are a needed "second line of defense" to track down and apprehend illegal immigrants who make it past international borders and into heavily traveled corridors in the United States.

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Google has maintained in its defense against the class action that it did nothing illegal by gathering data from open Wi-Fi networks.

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The defense will argue that Fastow's thievery was the only illegal activity in Enron's history.

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Yesterday in opening arguments, the U.S. said Rajaratnam used an illegal network of secret sources to earn millions of dollars in illicit profits, while his defense claimed he made decisions based only on public information.

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