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Mexico sues US gunmakers in unprecedented bid to stop weapons crossing border
The Mexican government has launched legal action against US gunmakers in an unprecedented attempt to halt the flow of guns across the border, where US-made weapons are routinely used in cartel gun-battles, terror attacks on civilians – and increasingly to challenge the state itself.
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Lawsuits That Actually Weren't Ridiculous
Sometimes lawsuits sound ridiculous, but when you dig in, you learn that they actually might have something to them.
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Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster not a legal entity but a 'sham religion', tribunal rules
The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster will remain in the realms of satire, after an attempt to secure formal recognition as an incorporated entity was knocked by a South Australian legal authority on the grounds that the purported religion is nothing more than a "hoax".
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The McDonald's Hot Coffee Case & Media Bias | Andrew Urich
OSU professor Andrew Urich explains preconceived media bias (aka how McDonalds manipulated reporting on the "Hot Coffee" case).
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Australia is becoming a surveillance state
Government continues to give more powers to law enforcement.
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Redditors Launch A 'Rescue Mission' For Embattled Sci-Hub, With The Ultimate Aim Of Building A Decentralized Version
You might think somebody helping scholars spread their work to a wider audience would be rewarded with prizes and grants, not pursued by the FBI and DOJ. But of course not, because, well, copyright.
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How not to agree to clean public toilets when you accept any online terms and conditions
Thousands of people were caught in an online prank where they unknowingly agreed to clean public loos, because they didn't read the small-print. But then again, who does?
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Big pharma executives mocked ‘pillbillies’ in emails, West Virginia opioid trial hears
Executives circulated rhymes and emails mocking “hillbillies” who became addicted to opioid painkillers even as the company poured hundreds of millions of pills into parts of Appalachia at the heart of America’s opioid epidemic.
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New York Police Union Tells NYPD End Of Qualified Immunity Will Force Officers To... Act Lawfully
One of the NYPD's unions -- the Sergeants Benevolent Association (SBA) -- is feeling ways about stuff again. Last month, the New York City Council passed a number of police reforms which included taking away qualified immunity as a defense in...
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Family of man injured in trucking accident criticizes Texas House bill that would make it harder to sue trucking companies
A Texas House bill is drawing criticism from families of loved ones injured in trucking accidents, but supporters say it would cut down on frivolous lawsuits.
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Florida Family Indicted for Selling Toxic Bleach as Fake “Miracle” Cure for Covid-19 and Other Serious Diseases, and for Violating Court Orders
The Grenons were manufacturing MMS in a shed. Officers seized dozens of blue chemical drums containing nearly 10,000 pounds of sodium chlorite powder, thousands of bottles of MMS, and other items used in the manufacture and distribution of MMS.
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Peloton refuses to recall its Tread+ treadmill after 39 accidents. Its stock is tumbling
Peloton shares fell nearly 9% in afternoon trading following an "urgent warning" from the United States government telling owners of the company's Tread+ to stop using the machine.
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Nike to Lil Nas X: Go to Hell
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Xinuos—owners of what used to be SCO—file suit against Red Hat and IBM
Suit alleges stolen intellectual property in IBM AIX, and collusion with RHEL.
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Connecticut Legislature Offers Up Bill That Would Make Prison Phone Calls Free
A lot of rights just vanish into the ether once you're incarcerated. Some of this makes sense. You have almost no privacy rights when being housed by the state. But rights don't disappear completely.
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Georgia House passes election bill that would add restrictions to voting process
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Binning single-use plastic for good: how businesses are preparing for SA's plastic ban
The countdown is on until South Australia's single-use plastics ban begins to roll out, with business owners preparing for the change next week.
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Charges dropped against woman who called police on Black birdwatcher
Amy Cooper completes therapy involving racial bias instruction. Video of encounter in New York’s Central Park went viral in 2020.
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"I’m here live, I’m not a cat": lawyer appears with kitten filter in Zoom court
The video was immediately shared widely and brought joy to many. The lawyer, Rod Ponton, said he was happy people got a much-needed laugh.
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How will the 'Anthony Fauci effect' influence jurors?
Lawyers and jury consultants are considering whether the COVID-19 pandemic will influence juror attitudes in what Law.com is dubbing the “Anthony Fauci effect.”
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