#Legal
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Feds say Yale discriminates against Asian, white applicants
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department investigation has found Yale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law,...
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
Employees & Their Families Sue Employers Over COVID-19 Exposure - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: My partner and I have owned and operated our business for twenty-three years. When the pandemic first hit, we …
Politics | Politics
Alexandria rape suspect freed due to coronavirus kills accuser: police
Police in Virginia say that a rape suspect who was released from jail in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic went on to kill the woman who had accused him.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
Employees Push Back Against Returning to Work, Choosing Unemployment - Workplace Coach Blog
Question: We didn’t expect the pushback we got from two of our furloughed employees when we called them back to …
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
6 ?s to Answer Before Returning Your Workplace to a "New Normal" - Workplace Coach Blog
You’ve been operating your company with a skeleton crew. In less than ten days, you plan to resume “new-normal” operations. Before you welcome your furloughed employees back to the workplace, make sure you can answer these six questions. Can you imp
Science & Technology | Technology
Apple will soon let developers challenge App Store rules | TechCrunch
Apple has announced an upcoming change to App Store rules that could mark a major shift in how the marketplace operates. Developers will soon be able to challenge not just the rejection of an app, but the rule that prompted that rejection. Bug fixes will
Science & Technology | Technology
Big Tech's Section 230 law: What it is and why some want it changed
The Justice Department is hosting a workshop to examine the scope of the Big Tech protection law known as Section 230.
News | JEWISH COMMUNITY
Brooklyn grand jury fails to indict woman accused of anti-Semitic attack
Jasmine Lucas, 24, was held for seven days in Rikers Island on a charge of second-degree robbery as a hate crime after her New Year’s Day arrest in Williamsburg.
Science & Technology | Technology
Web scraping is now legal - Towards Data Science
In late 2019, the US Court of Appeals denied LinkedIn’s request to prevent HiQ, an analytics company, from scraping its data. The decision was a historic moment in the data privacy and data…
Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The West Bank
How the Palestinians Manipulate the International Criminal Court Against Israel | HonestReporting
A sustained campaign has turned the ICC against Israel, and made it into a political tool, despite its lack of jurisdiction, and against the intentions of the court's founders.
News | Jewish Community
Judaism, Jails and Justice: A Conversation With Judge Jack B. Weinstein
The 98-year-old federal jurist speaks about criminal justice, the Aleph Institute, and the Rebbe’s influence on his life and work
Pets & Animals | Animals
Animal cruelty now a federal crime after Trump signs bipartisan bill into law
A bipartisan bill that makes animal cruelty a federal crime has passed Congress, and the president signed it into law on Monday.
News | In The News
The tests that determine drunk driving are often unreliable, and judges are starting to question them
Alcohol breath tests, used by police stations across the country to convict drunk drivers, often produce inaccurate results, a New York Times investigatio...
Science & Technology | Technology
Yahoo data breach settlement: How to claim $358 or credit monitoring - CNN
Was your Yahoo account among the 3 billion struck by multiple data breaches between 2013 and 2016? You might be eligible for a $358 payout or two years of free credit monitoring.
Visual Arts | Photography
Photography Cheat Sheet: Privacy and Copyright for Photographers
Today's photography cheat sheet is all about the rights and responsibilities of photographers when it comes to matters concerning copyright and privacy.
Politics | Politics
“He Said Not to Tell Anyone”: How Trump Kept Tabs on Jeffrey Epstein
In the months before he ran for president, Donald Trump was in conversation with National Enquirer owner David Pecker about his old acquaintance, Jeffrey Epstein, and how his sexual abuse scandal might affect the Clintons.
Pets & Animals | Animals!
Feds announce new guidelines for service and emotional support animals on planes - CNNPolitics
Airlines are prohibited from banning specific breeds of dogs on board flights as service or emotional support animals, the US Transportation Department said Thursday, amid controversy over safety and passengers abusing the policies for emotional support a
Politics | Politics
Is This the End of Office of Special Counsel?
Ordinary prosecutors are not allowed to comment about why they decided not to prosecute the subject of an investigation. The Mueller Report, when made public, violated that salutary tradition. It contained negative information about people, including the
Politics | BDS
Ilhan Omar Is Wrong. Here Is Why Anti-BDS Laws Are Perfectly Constitutional.
Jew-hater extraordinaire Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) — she of "Jews have dual loyalty" and "support for Israel is only due to monetary interest" fame — is at it again.
News | Interesting Stories
Hotels Face Growing Backlash Against Resort Fees
Government officials and hotel booking sites have opened two new fronts in the war against hidden resort fees. Consumer Reports explains.
Politics | Politics
Flight Logs Put Clinton on Pedophile Billionaire’s Sex Jet
Bill Clinton took repeated trips on the " Lolita Express"—the private passenger jet owned by billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein—with an actress in softcore porn movies whose name appears in Epstein's address book under an entry for &q
Politics | The "Squad"
AOC to face lawsuit over blocking Twitter users, following appeals court ruling on Trump | Fox News
Former Democratic New York Assemblyman Dov Hikind told Fox News on Tuesday he's preparing to sue Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., for blocking users on Twitter based on their personal viewpoints, following a federal appeals court ruling barring Pres
Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The West Bank
Dershowitz: Trump's ambassador is right on Israel's annexation. His posturing, pro-Palestinian critics are wrong
David Friedman is right: International law supports Israel retaining some of the West Bank. I should know – I helped draft it.
Politics | Op-Ed
Mueller sets a new standard for innocence: Prove you did not commit a crime - Conservative Review
It was never Mueller’s job to prove a negative.
News | The News
It’s Barr’s ‘Baby’ Now, Not Mueller’s
For nearly two years, Robert Mueller worked for the U.S. Department of Justice as a special counsel appointed by then-Acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Despite the Left’s attempt to deify Robert Mueller as an omnipotent figure somehow unbound by the
News | News
Chalking tires to enforce parking rules is unconstitutional, court finds
A federal appeals panel ruled in a Michigan case that a parking officer who marks your tires with chalk is trespassing.
News | The News
Washington Man Refused To Let Cops Into His Home Without A Warrant. He Was Convicted Of Obstruction.
While the media decries the fact that President Donald Trump won’t be charged with obstruction for tweets critical of the investigation into the nonexistent crime of collusion, a man in Washington state knows what it’s like to be convicted of obstruct
Business & Finance | Marketing
Creating Content That Doesn’t Require Your Legal Department
Over the years, I have worked with companies who are used to having their legal department review all of their content before it’s released to the public. When I tell them that by shifting what they write about, they can ultimately speed up their intern
Politics | Politics
Trump’s golf course employed undocumented workers — and then fired them amid showdown over border wall - The Washing
About a dozen employees, some of whom had worked at a Trump golf course in New York for years, were let go Jan. 18.
News | Interesting Stories
Girl Scouts sue Boy Scouts over program's name change
The Girl Scouts of the United States of America filed a trademark infringement lawsuit Tuesday against the Boy Scouts of America for dropping the word "boy" from its flagship program in an effort to attract girls.
Politics | Politics
Chevron Ecuador Case: Its Attempted Shakedown Had Many Stakeholders | National Review
A rock star, an aide to Andrew Cuomo, journalists, and Ecuadoran government officials had stakes in a shakedown of the oil company. It almost worked.
News | The News
9 Serious Problems With All The Accusations Made Against Kavanaugh
There are multiple red flags with the newest allegations of sexual misconduct that were made on Wednesday against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Politics | POLITICS
Here Are Trump's Two Best Defenses To The Cohen Campaign Finance Allegations
President Trump is the world’s worst client. He speaks when he should shut up; he doesn’t listen to his lawyers; he takes action that exacerbates legal difficulties.
Science & Technology | TECH
How doorbell cameras are creating dilemmas for police, neighborhoods
Police departments want to know about crimes, suspicious activities caught on home security cameras before homeowners post videos on social media.
News | Abortion
Trump Blows Away a Penumbra
Liberals are hysterical because a long era of judge-made law may be about to end.
Politics | Politics
In Denmark, Harsh New Laws for Immigrant ‘Ghettos’
The Danes, who have struggled to integrate non-Western families, are getting tough: From age 1, immigrant children will receive mandatory instruction in “Danish culture.”
Politics | Politics
Q&A: Do migrants who enter illegally get 'due process'?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump claims this week on Twitter that America's immigration problems could be solved by "simply" stopping migrants at the border and denying their access to a judge after entering the country illegally.
Politics | Politics
Supreme Court rules in favor of Ohio 'voter purge'
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld Ohio’s "use it or lose it" practice of cleaning up its voter rolls.
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
Should You Form An LLC Or An S-Corp, And What's The Difference?
Deciding how your business gets taxed is an important but sometimes complicated question for new business owners.
Politics | Politics
Five takeaways from Trump adding Giuliani | TheHill
The president has turned to the former New York City mayor for help with the Russia investigation.
News | Interesting Stories
State launches Aetna probe after stunning admission - CNN
California's insurance commissioner has launched an investigation into Aetna after learning a former medical director for the insurer admitted under oath he never looked at patients' records when deciding whether to approve or deny care.
Politics | From CNN
Charge upgraded against suspect in Charlottesville rally killing
An Ohio driver accused of plowing into a crowd protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing one woman, is facing an upgraded murder charge.
Advice & Self-Help | Advice
How to break a lease: Pros and cons of breaking your rental contract — and tenants’ legal rights
Want to break an apartment lease agreement? Here's what to know about leaving your apartment — without hurting your credit score or having your landlord take you to small claims court.
Politics | Politics
Mystery Solved: Now We Know Why Comey Did Nothing About Hillary
It's no wonder James Comey refused to press charges against Hillary Clinton for her egregious security breaches: He may have been guilty of the same thing.
Entertainment | Celebrities!
Bill Cosby Mistrial: Legal Experts Debate How It Happened and What's Next | Hollywood Reporter
"Are either of you surprised? Can’t say I am," says THR senior editor Eriq Gardner as a trio of trial watchers discuss the reasons for the hung jury, the celebrity factor and whether a retrial makes sense: "It’s always nearly impossible
Politics | Politics
If the president says it, is it no longer classified? - CNNPolitics.com
Was it legal for President Donald Trump to disclose classifed information to Russian officials?
News | Interesting Stories
Exclusive - Uber faces criminal probe over software used to evade authorities
The U.S. Department of Justice has begun a criminal investigation into Uber Technologies Inc's use of a software tool that helped its drivers evade local transportation regulators, two sources familiar with the situation said.
Politics | Politics
James Comey Says Confidential Hillary Clinton Emails Were Sent to Anthony Weiner
Comey also defended his decision to re-open the Clinton email investigation
Politics | Politics
James Comey: Loretta Lynch's tarmac meeting with Bill Clinton was the turning point in the email investigation
FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday said former Attorney General Loretta Lynch's tarmac meeting...
Sports | Cycling
This Has Got To Stop!
Two cyclists are killed every day in the U.S. at the hands of drivers. We looked at data from riders like you, the media, and law enforcement to find out what we can do about it.
Politics | Politics
Monitoring May Have ‘Incidentally’ Picked Up Trump Aides, House Member Says
The White House seized on the comments as evidence of wiretapping, but the remarks indicated that the intelligence targets were foreign officials, not President Trump.
Politics | Politics
Here’s what Trump was thinking when he made those bombshell wiretapping allegations
President Trump made headlines on Saturday after he sent a series of explosive tweets claiming that the phones in his Manhattan skyscraper were tapped by former President Barack Obama during last year’s campaign. On Sunday, the White House released a st
Politics | Politics
Donald Trump’s inauguration cake is a lesson in intellectual property law — Quartz
Cake hasn't been controversial since the 1800s when French queen consort Marie Antoinette allegedly declared France's poor, who had no bread, should eat brioche instead (in English: "let them eat cake"). But at US president Donald Trump's ina
Politics | Obamacare
Stop pretending that Obamacare can save everyone
Repealing it wouldn’t be immoral, as many liberals argue.
Politics | Politics
Rep. Gowdy Demands Comey Explain Why Clinton’s False Statements Aren’t Evidence of Guilt
Rep. Gowdy Demands Comey Explain Why Clinton’s False Statements Aren’t Evidence of Guilt At a congressional hearing Thursday, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) grilled ...
Politics | Politics
FBI Leaks: Clinton Foundation Probe a 'Very High Priority,' Will Likely Lead to an Indictment
The FBI is in revolt and leaking like faucets a few days out from the election.
Politics | Politics
What to Know About the New Clinton-Related Emails
The revelation that the FBI is working to review a cache of newly discovered emails potentially tied to the agency’s probe of Hillary Clinton’s private email server has jolted her campaign and put FBI Director James Comey in the crosshairs
Politics | Politics
Clinton emails: 'Quid pro quo' bid to bury Benghazi message - BBC News
The State Department denies one of its officials pressured the FBI to change the classification of a Hillary Clinton email in a "quid pro quo".
Politics | Politics
Yes, Hillary Wants to Get Rid of the Second Amendment
A “gun violence prevention proposal” such as Hillary’s is simply a smokescreen over the ultimate aim of gun confiscation.
Politics | Obamacare
Judge strikes down Obama health law insurance subsidy in victory for House GOP - The Washington Post
Decision stayed pending certain administration appeal to D.C. circuit court
Business & Finance | Business & Finance
Startups are Personal, Part VIII: Protect Your Intellectual Property From the Start - Forbes
We end our lessons learned series (co-authored by me and Mike Willee) with our favorite topic, intellectual property (IP). Many entrepreneurs fail to recognize the importance of IP—let alone the value of an IP protection plan in the earliest stages of t
Sports | Cycling
The Free Rider Myth - Who Really Pays for the Roads?
The idea that people riding bikes don't pay for the roads is pervasive, and completely untrue.
News | Interesting Stories
LA Parking Restrictions Also Confusing To City Parking Engineers
A parking management engineer says they do not have a "comprehensive database" of which parking restrictions correspond with which streets.
Family & Parenting | Kids
California Student Data Release: Court Changes Course | Patch
Pleasanton, CA - Parents worried about the release of sensitive records sent an avalanche of objection letters to the court.
News | Interesting Stories
Knife Found Buried on OJ Simpson's Estate Years Ago Finally Turned Over to LAPD
The bloody knife reportedly found on O.J. Simpson's estate was stored in a police officer's house for years.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Justice Clarence Thomas breaks 10-year streak, asks question in court - CNNPolitics.com
For the first time in a decade, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas spoke during oral arguments.
News | Interesting Stories
Apple says investigators ruined best way to access terrorist data - CNET
A backup feature might have provided the FBI with a way to access data from the iPhone of a San Bernardino terrorist. But a change to the Apple iCloud password foiled that idea.
News | News
Heavily armed Louisiana police captain taunts local gangsters in video
A Louisiana police captain sent out a blunt message Wednesday for members of a local street gang. 'You will be hunted. You will be tracked,' Captain Clay Higgins (pictured) said.
Science & Technology | Technology
Apple Unlocked iPhones for the Feds 70 Times Before - The Daily Beast
A 2015 court case shows the tech giant was willing to play ball with the government before—and is only stopping now because it might ‘tarnish the Apple brand.’
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
A 19-year-old made a free robot lawyer that has appealed $3 million in parking tickets
It's a simple bot that helps with court appeals — but could it replace the need for human lawyers?
Science & Technology | Technology
NSA chief: ‘Paris would not have happened’ without encrypted apps
National Security Agency Director Adm. Michael Rogers warns that encryption is making it “much more difficult” for the agency to intercept the communications of terrorist groups like the Islamic State, citing November’s Paris attacks as a case where
Family & Parenting | Kids
10 million California student records about to be released to attorneys - San Jose Mercury News
In a massive data release, California public-school records on about 10 million students -- including their Social Security numbers -- are about to be handed over to attorneys for a group suing the state, with both parties blaming the other for the impend
Politics | Politics
What Justice Scalia’s death means for pending Supreme Court decisions
Justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court’s conservative firebrand, died Saturday, leaving the fate of a controversial and high-stakes term very much up in the air.
News | Interesting Stories
Wife crashes her own funeral, horrifying her husband, who had paid to have her killed - The Washington Post
"Surprise," she said. "I'm still alive." Now he's in jail.
Politics | Politics
APNewsBreak: US declares 22 Clinton emails 'top secret'
The Obama administration confirmed for the first time Friday that Hillary Clinton's unsecured home server contained closely guarded government secrets, censoring 22 emails with material requiring one of ...
News | News
Radical romance: SoCal jihadists committed to terror 2 years ago, says FBI boss Comey | Fox News
FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday that husband-wife team that carried out the San Bernardino, Calif., terror attack appeared to have been “radicalized” at least two years earlier, before they even started dating online.
Politics | Politics
House passes bill that could limit Syrian refugees - CNNPolitics.com
The House easily passed a bill Thursday that would suspend the program allowing Syrian and Iraqi refugees into the U.S. until key national security agencies certify they don't pose a security risk.
News | News
Supreme Court gives broader immunity to police using deadly force in chases
The Supreme Court made it harder Monday to sue police for using deadly force against fleeing suspects, ruling that officers are immune from lawsuits unless it is “beyond debate” that a shooting was unjustified and clearly unreasonable.
Politics | Politics
California's Prop. 47 revolution: Voters were sold a bill of goods
As crime rates rise, Californians are realizing that they were sold a bill of goods on Proposition 47, the 2014 ballot measure that converted some felonies to misdemeanors. The campaign spin was all about reducing the punishment for drug possession. But p
Business & Finance | Business
LinkedIn pays big after class action lawsuit over user emails
The company known for using reminder emails to get you to use its professional networking service will now have to pay a hefty sum for taking the tactic a bit too far.
News | News
Hillary Clinton's defense of her personal email server just got a little weaker
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary...
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Hillary Clinton Email Inquiry Weighs if Aides Erred at ‘Send’
An investigation raises complex questions about whether State Department officials broke laws or rules by sending information to Mrs. Clinton’s personal email account.
News | News
Second Review Says Classified Information Was in Hillary Clinton’s Email
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign disagreed with the conclusion of the inquiry looking into messages received by the former secretary of state.
News | News
‘It’s Not Classified Because It’s Marked; It’s Marked Because It’s Classified’
It appears now that Hillary Clinton’s main rhetorical defense against the increasing evidence that her private server contained classified information is that it wasn’t “marked classified.” A fair number of people have been repeating this as if it
News | In The News
StarKist Settles Tuna Suit, Consumers Can Get $25 or $50 in Tuna - NBC News
If you've bought StarKist tuna in the past six years, you can get $25, or $50 in tuna, in a new class action settlement.
Politics | Politics
Hillary Clinton’s e-mail server turned over to FBI
A New Jersey-based private data firm says the transfer occurred Wednesday afternoon.
Politics | Politics
Judge explodes over Hillary email delays
An irritated federal judge Thursday put the Hillary Clinton email scandal into stark terms, grilling the State Department on a pattern of delayed document releases that has turned a possible bureaucratic logjam into a major problem for the leading Democra
Politics | Politics
Obama’s ICE Director: No Immigration Enforcement Until Amnesty Is Passed - Breitbart
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) repeatedly pressed Saldaña on why the Administration was taking no action against sanctuary jurisdictions.
News | Interesting Stories
People can fight traffic tickets without paying fine first, Judicial Council says - LA Times
California court leaders voted unanimously Monday to bar courts from charging drivers bail before they can challenge traffic tickets.
News | Interesting Stories
How a gang member’s ‘butt dial’ helped solve a Valley murder case
RESEDA >> In the anatomy of solving a Los Angeles homicide, nothing helped break the case for West Valley Division police detectives better than the “butt call” from a fleeing gang member. It was a cool, cloudy afternoon loo
Science & Technology | Tech
NSA's bulk collection of Americans' phone records was illegal, court says
A federal appeals court in New York ruled that the bulk collection of Americans' phone records by the National Security Agency (NSA) is illegal.
Music | Music News
How Marvin Gaye's Family Reacted to 'Blurred Lines' Verdict
The family of late musician Marvin Gaye is hopeful for harmony.
Politics | From the HuffPost
A Former Senator Just Dealt A Serious Blow To The Legal Case Against Obamacare
The former senator who nearly blocked Obamacare in Congress may have just helped save it from the Supreme Court. By now, you may have heard about King v. Burwell, the lawsuit brought by some of the Affordable Care Act’s conservative and libe...
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Business & Finance | Business
What It Means When Law Firms And Startups Give Away Legal Documents | TechCrunch
Over the past five years, law firms in Silicon Valley, New York and Boston have put online – for free – the documents that startups need to execute basic..
Politics | Obamacare
Supremes to White House: What about ‘death panel?’
The Supreme Court is telling the Obama administration to present its case for Obamacare’s Independent Payment Advisory Board – the provision that critics have described as a “death panel” – even if it doesn’t want to
Politics | Politics
The Second Amendment's Defining Moment
In March 2008 I chatted with a silver-haired law school professor under the marble pillars of the U.S. Supreme Court building. He was very excited. The court was to about hear Heller v. D.C. The case would decide whether the Second Amendment to the U.S. C
Miscellaneous | Los Angeles Stuff
What should a parking ticket in L.A. cost?
How much should a parking ticket at an expired meter cost? In the city of Los Angeles, that ticket will set you back $63 — and if the ticket is sitting on your windshield, you probably think that's too much to pay. The pricing of fines is just one i
