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Walmart’s Reign of Terror
The Supreme Court will now hear Walmart’s appeal to a ruling in a class-action sexual-discrimination suit that began back in 2001, when plaintiffs argued that female employees receive lower wages and...
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Female Inmate Sues Prison for Housing Her in a Male Facility
Deena Kaye Myers was born with male genitalia, but due to severe birth defects was surgically altered to be female. Hers is not the most straightforward gender history, but her birth certificate reads...
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An Idiot’s Guide to the NFL Labor Dispute
Even you—yes, you—can understand the NFL labor dispute. We channel our inner middle school teacher and break it down. The dispute between the NFL owners and the NFL Player’s Association sounds scary...
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NBA Referee Sues AP Writer Over Tweet
NBA refereeing isn’t very good. From casual fans to beat writers to coaches, everyone knows it. And no one’s afraid to say so. Or, at least, no one was afraid to. During a January 24 game between the...
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How Gender Gets Stopped at the Border
‘If you permit countries to implement rates of duty purely based on gender, you create the opportunity for mischief.’ Michael Cone is fighting for equality in the U.S. tariff system. Looking to go...
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Music: Old Guy Tries Suing Wu-Tang Member over @Marvel Intellectual Property
In "hurry up" news, Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah has some legal problems on his way, but they're operating at a turtle's pace. The man who composed the original 1966 theme to Iron Man has...
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Scandal: Google Wallet vs. Paypal NFC Transfer Widget
Google Wallet stepped on the scene a month before PayPal's NFC transfer widget. Paypal's NFC will let users pay for items from friends by touching your phones together until they buzz. Google's...
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Men Need to Mentor Women Too
Men in positions of power need to overcome their fears, Hugo Schwyzer writes, and start making themselves available to members of the opposite sex. I received two similar emails last week asking the...
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Man Suing Apple Over Siri
Nicole Johnson can’t help but wonder if Mr. Sandman is next. I have several Apple products, but I do not own an iPhone. I’m an Android girl; I love my Motorola smartphone. I never understood the mass...
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Holy Crap Part Deux! Belvedere In The News Again!
Julie Gillis wonders if there was consent to use the image in the Belvedere ad that implied rape. So, turns out that the image used in the Belevdere Vodka ad (you know, the one that offended tons of...
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Is ‘The Bachelor’ Racist?
Eli Kaplan asserts that almost everyone he knows is prejudiced. And he knows a lot of people. So, ABC’s The Bachelor show is being sued for being racist. Hmmm… Why is this a shock? Most people are...
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“I’m not shocked by the employment of pedophiles. The shock is the response...
This is a comment by wellokaythen on the post “Penn State Scandal Helped UofM Report Child Porn“. “It’s the foot-dragging and cover-ups that are the most scandalous. Considering that there must be a...
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Irresistible Attraction: Some Christian Thoughts Regarding James Knight...
Four Christian responses to the myth of “irresistible attraction.” I have some introductory rambling thoughts on the evangelical sub-culture and irresistible attraction. I don’t pretend to know the...
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Pennsylvania Suing NCAA Over Penn State Restrictions
The state is suing in federal court for removal of the penalties imposed in response to the Sandusky abuses. In the wake of the public outcry over the Sandusky abuse scandal, many people blamed Penn...
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Dear John: Are Her Feelings More Important Than The Mortgage?
An unreasonable spouse over insurance, missing information about a sister, and a broken ankle on a neighbor’s icy porch. This article originally appeared at GoLocalProv.com. Dear John, My wife and I...
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Iowa Court Rules in Favor of Disabled Workers
Court awards $240M to disabled workers in a groundbreaking Iowa case. It took less than eight hours of deliberation for an Iowa jury to rule in favor of the 32 disabled men who worked for a...
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If Cheerleaders Don’t Convert You, Chuck Norris Will
Sorry, Chuck, winning a lawsuit so cheerleaders can hoist Bible banners at Texas high school football games actually isn’t a win for religious liberty. You know, I always hedge when people ask me...
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Torture Victims Sued By Torturers. Seriously.
Truth is stranger than fiction, and more depressing. Before the human rights abuses of the Iraq War vanish entirely down our cultural memory hole, let’s take a moment to remember the well-documented...
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GoldieBlox Removes Beasties Song, Ends Lawsuit
Band’s wishes finally honored. The short, strange saga of the Beastie Boys song “Girls” and the viral video for toy manufacturer GoldieBlox is over. Rheanna Murray stated in a New York Daily News...
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What Exactly Do We Owe Our Kids?
In light of a recent news story about a teenager suing her parents for college tuition, Larry Bernstein wonders what essential items parents should be obligated to provide for their children. — “I...
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