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Free Speech on the Internet: Silicon Valley is Making the Rules
Right now the rules of what you can—and can’t—say on the internet are being rewritten by twenty-something tech executives. Cross your fingers. Original post on tnr.com Comments on reddit.com
Why it’s time to rein in CEO pay – Global Public Square
By Heather Gautney, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Heather Gautney is an assistant professor of sociology at Fordham University, and author of ‘Protest and Organization in the Alternative Globalization Era.’ The views expressed are her own. Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
US Begins Regulating BitCoin, Will Apply “Money Laundering” Rules To Virtual Transactions
Last November, in an act of sheer monetary desperation, the ECB issued an exhaustive, and quite ridiculous, pamphlet titled Original post on zerohedge.com Comments on reddit.com
Catholic Church’s celibacy rule ‘can change’ according to Pope Francis
Supreme Court rules against publisher on copyright protections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday said U.S. copyright holders cannot block the resale inside the country of products they make elsewhere, a major case affecting the annual importation Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
EU lawmakers to close deal on banker bonus clampdown
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union lawmakers are expected to agree on Wednesday to bar bankers in Europe from getting bonuses bigger than their salary, introducing the first cap of its kind globally.One Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Susan Illston, U.S. district court judge, declares national security letters unconstitutional.
They are used by the FBI to bypass courts and conduct secret surveillance. But now, in what could prove to be a major blow to the Department of Justice, a federal court has found that National Security Letters are unconstitutional. In a ruling released today, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston… Original post on slate.com Comments on reddit.com
Judge Halts New York City’s Super-Sized Sugary Drink Ban
New York Supreme Court Judge Milton Tingling ruled Monday that the city may not enforce the new regulation, which would have put a 16-ounce limit on sugary drinks — both bottled and fountain. Original post on cbslocal.com Comments on reddit.com
In Asia, tide slowly turning against shark fin soup
Will lovers of the deluxe Chinese dish eat shark species into extinction? But in Asia, the soup’s culinary home turf, the dish is increasingly regarded as, well, tasteless. Anti-finning advocates, armed with gruesome facts about threatened shark species, are attacking shark fin’s reputation as a status-boosting delicacy. Their mission: to see the culinary tradition die off before the sharks do. Original post on globalpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Bicyclist who killed pedestrian will be tried for manslaughter
A judge rules that Chris Bucchere, 36, should face the felony charge in the death of Sutchi Hui, 71, who was struck down in a San Francisco intersection. Original post on latimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Gang of chimpanzees kills their alpha male – life – 07 March 2013
Four lower-ranking chimpanzees have banded together to assassinate their group’s leader and take his place Original post on newscientist.com Comments on reddit.com
How AT&T Is Planning to Rob Americans of an Open Public Telco Network – Wired Opinion
AT&T has a sneaky plan. It wants to exploit a loophole in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s rules to kill what remains of the public telecommunications network — and all of the consumer protections that go with it. Original post on wired.com Comments on reddit.com
China tightens concert rules after Elton John’s ‘disrespectful’ Beijing show – World news
Officials considered ban on foreign artists without university degrees, after star dedicated gig to Ai Weiwei, say sources Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Dad must pay child support for 3 kids that aren’t his: Court rules – Canada – News
A father has been ordered to pay child support to his ex-wife despite results of DNA testing that found three of the four children he helped raise are not biologically his, a Quebec Superior Court ruled. Original post on torontosun.com Comments on reddit.com
7-year-old playing an imaginary game at school gets suspended for real – KDVR.com – Denver News, Weather – Sports from FOX 31 News in Denver, Colorado
LOVELAND, Colo. — A 2nd grader has been suspended from school in Loveland for a make believe game he was playing.The 7-year-old says he was trying to save the world. But school administrators say he broke a key rule during his pretend play. Original post on fox31news.com Comments on reddit.com
Apple v. Samsung: Judge Rules Samsung Did Not Willfully Infringe – Gadget Lab
Apple and Samsung have been at odds in court over design and utility patents covering the iPhone and iPad, as well as its user interface. Photo: Jon Snyde Original post on wired.com Comments on reddit.com
Mathematical breakthrough sets out rules for more effective teleportation – Research – University of Cambridge
iPad hasn’t cornered market on round corners, says Dutch court – Apple
Following in the U.K.’s footsteps, a Dutch court has found that Samsung’s Galaxy tablets do not infringe Apple’s design patents for the iPad. Read this article by Zack Whittaker on CNET News. Original post on cnet.com Comments on reddit.com
Military judge rules alleged WikiLeaker suffered illegal pretrial punishment
A military judge on Tuesday reduced the potential sentence for an Army private accused of sending reams of classified documents to the WikiLeaks website. Original post on foxnews.com Comments on reddit.com
Florida: Changing Car Color Does Not Justify Traffic Stop
Florida Court of Appeal rules repainted cars should not be automatically subject to traffic stops. Original post on thenewspaper.com Comments on reddit.com
Wegelin case highlights private banking changes
A new era of increased regulation and stringent tax rules is weighing on the Swiss private banking industry and is poised to spur further mergers and acquisitions Original post on efinancialnews.com Comments on reddit.com
FDA begins implementing sweeping food-safety law
Two-year-old legislation is first major revamping of nation’s food-safety system in more than 70 years. Original post on washingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
F.A.A. Rules Make Electronic Devices on Planes Hazardous
If the Federal Aviation Administration does not re-evaluate its ban on device use during takeoff and landing, someone will be hurt, but not because of interference with the plane’s avionics. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Justice Sonia Sotomayor refuses to block Obamacare morning-after pill rule – Chicago Sun-Times
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday denied a request to block part of the federal health-care law that requires employee health-care plans to provide insurance coverage for the morning-after pill and similar emergency contraception pills. Hobby Lobby Stores and a sister company, Mardel Inc., sued the government, claiming the mandate violates the religious beliefs of its owners. Original post on suntimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Loud-Ass TV Ads Are About to Be Outlawed
Who says members of Congress (and the FCC) never get things done? Original post on motherjones.com Comments on reddit.com
News Corpse – Bill O’Reilly’s Rules Of Civility: From The Magistrate Of Pinheads And Loons:
Last night on the O’Reilly Factor, Bill O’Reilly delivered his nightly Talking Points Memo on a subject with which he has profound familiarity: Incivi… Original post on newscorpse.com Comments on reddit.com
Egyptians fear decades of Muslim Brotherhood rule, warn Morsi is no friend to US
News Analysis TAHRIR SQUARE, CAIRO — This was the place where the revolution began: the roundish square where Egyptians celebrated Mubarak’s fall. This is where they are shouting on bullhorns again, outraged because they say the Muslim Brotherhood has stolen the revolution and … Original post on nbcnews.com Comments on reddit.com
New FCC rules will let a single company own a town’s ISP, newspapers, 2 TV stations and 8 radio stations
Josh from Free Press sez, Original post on boingboing.net Comments on reddit.com
Drone policy draft: White House starts writing policy for drone strikes around election
After four years in which more than 300 drone strike killed some 2,500 people, President Obama and his team thought it was finally time to develop some actual, written-down rules on when the United States could kill someone. And what led them to this conclusion? Could it have been a… Original post on slate.com Comments on reddit.com