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Snopes turns to readers to avoid shutting down: ‘we need your help’
It seems that the ongoing legal battle between Snopes and one of its former contractors is beginning to take a toll. The popular debunking site published a plea to its readers Monday requesting they donate money to help keep its doors open amid a legal fight against Proper Media, a small digital services company that owns, operates and represents web properties. Snopes' parent company, Bardav, Inc. and Proper Media both filed complaints against each other earlier this summer following the contentious termination of a contract between the two.
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Jeff Sessions wants police to take more cash from American citizens
His predecessor, Eric Holder, had curtailed the practice.
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At Site of Scopes Trial, Darrow Statue Belatedly Joins Bryan’s
A test of Bible Belt tolerance: Can the town of the Scopes “monkey trial” stomach a new statue of the famed agnostic lawyer Clarence Darrow?
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The Bob McDonnell effect: The bar is getting higher to prosecute public corruption cases
A federal appeals court overturned convictions of former New York State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver, citing the Supreme Court’s decision on former Va. Gov. McDonnell.
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Opinion | Carl Reiner: Justice Kennedy, Don’t Retire
Take it from me. Your 90s are the best years to work.
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Opinion | Trump’s Life-Tenured Judicial Avatar
Newly installed Justice Neil M. Gorsuch has quickly established himself on the Supreme Court as a hard-right conservative.
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Justices to Hear Case on Religious Objections to Same-Sex Marriage
A Colorado baker who refused to create a wedding cake for a gay couple is appealing a discrimination ruling, citing the First Amendment.
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Opinion | Justice Ginsburg and the Price of Equality
In a decision with an unexpected ending, the justice struck a blow against another law that treated men and women differently.
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Justices to Hear Major Challenge to Partisan Gerrymandering
The challengers in Gill v. Whitford, No. 16-1161, say partisanship in redrawn districts can be measured.
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Justices Strike Down Law Banning Disparaging Trademarks
The government may not deny trademark registration to disparaging terms, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday in an important statement on the meaning of the First Amendment’s protection of free speech. The decision was unanimous, but the justices were divided on the reasoning.
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Puerto Rico governor pushes statehood as vote looms despite no U.S. support
Rossello said he's 'not asking for a blessing but informing the members of Congress' that a vote will happen.
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Jelly Belly sued by woman claiming she didn't know jelly beans contain sugar
When it comes to food, it turns out you can sue over just about anything these days. A California woman is suing the makers of Jelly Belly jelly beans, claiming she was tricked into believing one of the company's candy products was free of sugar. The plaintiff, Jessica Gomez of San Bernadino County, first brought the case against the candy company earlier this year, blaming "fancy phrasing" for her confusion over the ingredients, according to Legal News Line.
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Bill O’Reilly Is Gone, But Fox News’s Legal Nightmare Continues
The Murdochs hoped firing Bill O’Reilly would signal a changing culture at Fox News. “We want to underscore our consistent commitment to fostering a work environment built on the values of trust and respect,” Rupert and his sons, James and Lachlan, wrote in a memo to Fox News employees on Wednesday. But the dismissal of Fox News’s highest rated host isn’t going to end the crisis at the network. The toxic culture, fostered for 20 years by former CEO Roger Ailes, is proving far more difficult to remedy.
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Potential US Commerce, Transportation Secretaries Voice Support of Jones Act - O'Bryan Law
The Jones Act is absolutely the backbone of both American maritime law, and the American shipping & shipbuilding industries. Nearly every aspect of American maritime law is affected by the Jones Act, from requiring American vessels to be used to transport goods within American waters, to requiring American shipbuilding operations be kept at home, to …
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Judge disciplined for offering to pay teenage girl's fine
A judge has been disciplined for offering to pay a fine for a teenager who stabbed her abuser in the stomach. The 15-year-old girl had admitted attacking the man, who sexually assaulted her as a child. After giving her a two-year youth rehabilitation order, the judge offered to pay a fine, known as a victim surcharge, on her behalf. But following complaints, Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC was disciplined for not demonstrating impartiality.
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Trump University lawsuit nears $25m payout
Donald Trump is nearing settlements in several fraud lawsuits relating to Trump University, the BBC has learned. The US president-elect is being sued by former students who paid $35,000 (£28,000) for real estate "secrets" from his "hand-picked" instructors. Mr Trump was criticised as a candidate for saying that the California judge hearing the case could not be impartial because he is of Mexican heritage. The businessman faces three fraud lawsuits in California and New York.
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The Provocative Life of Judge Richard Posner
Once in every great while, nature and nurture combine in a single person the qualities of erratic genius, herculean work ethic and irrepressible ambition.
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Judge Richard Posner On SCOTUS: ‘The Supreme Court Is Awful’
Judge Posner thinks that only two justices are qualified to sit on the high court.
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Fearing Trump, Bar Association Stifles Report Calling Him a ‘Libel Bully’
Alarmed by Donald J. Trump’s record of filing lawsuits to punish and silence his critics, a committee of media lawyers at the American Bar Association commissioned a report on Mr. Trump’s litigation history. The report concluded that Mr. Trump was a “libel bully” who had filed many meritless suits attacking his opponents and had never won in court. But the bar association refused to publish the report, citing “the risk of the A.B.A. being sued by Mr. Trump.”
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Fly Fishing and the Art of Criminal Defense
When I landed a job as a public defender in my hometown, Reno, Nev., fresh out of law school in 2004, I had no practical experience with the criminal justice system.
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