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I would like more cop rock
Maggie
2024-08-23 23:02:16 +0000 UTCTrump put out a fake Taylor swift endorsement. Should we pray for him? Might this be the first lie he has to actually pay for???
KeepingThePlatesSpinning
2024-08-22 22:14:49 +0000 UTCThis is perhaps not ripe enough yet since the FTC plans to appeal, but the Federal Judge in TX throwing out the ban on noncompetes https://www.npr.org/2024/08/21/g-s1-18376/federal-judge-tosses-ftc-noncompetes-ban
Cheers to The Onion, the greatest media outlet in the history of humankind
2024-08-22 15:46:42 +0000 UTCListener Lydia S. has a question π€
KeepingThePlatesSpinning
2024-08-22 14:58:38 +0000 UTCI don't think that's quite right. The French DID mess with English (specifically the Normans, who spoke a different but closely-related-to-Frankish language and for centuries were a major power in Europe) in the last successful invasion of Britain a millennium ago, and the Dutch/Deutsch (especially the Frisians) spoke practically the same language and effectively made (Old) English English due to their successful invasion of Britain half a millennium before the Normans'.
Chris Conley
2024-08-22 13:00:29 +0000 UTCNot necessarily an RRF topic, but maybe topic for regular coverage: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/closing-the-justice-gap_how-to-make-the-civil-justice-system-accessible-to-all-americans Think the βrenewedβ civil access to justice discussion is worthwhile to be on OpeningArgumentsβ radar. Especially the community based justice worker movement. Admittedly somewhat self-serving since I work in that space, but it is something people should know about. P.S. Alaskaβs community based justice worker model is not as scalable as the testimony suggested (also not the first in the country as stated), but general points about the justice crisis are valid.
Democratize the Law
2024-08-22 03:44:24 +0000 UTChttps://www.king-george.va.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_10012019-484 https://fredericksburg.com/king-george-service-authority-manager-resigns/article_0bd9b87e-24ba-55e8-9170-7e4ee17b59f0.html Short summation and questions to follow: A county in Virginia had an its water utility ran by a private company. The company was poorly managed and ended up incurring fines for not meeting the state quality standards for water utilities. The county was required by the state to absorb the failed business to bring the utility back into compliance. The debt and assets were transferred to the county. The county then had to take out a large loan to pay for both the improvements and fines. Can states fine their counties? What is the mechanism for this? Can a state forgive fines incurred by a business?
A nice, warm bath
2024-08-22 00:22:26 +0000 UTCThe Mr. Beast lawsuit
Alicia
2024-08-21 22:15:30 +0000 UTChttps://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-accused-crime-benjamin-netanyahu-call-ceasefire-hamas-1942248 Trump possibly shattering the Logan act into a zillion tiny pieces?
Heather Law
2024-08-21 21:30:00 +0000 UTCMaybe not a great rapid response thing, but the patreon/iOS thing has made me wonder about what the line is where a marketplace could be liable for actions that harm income of sellers on that market. YouTubers, patreon folks etc
Mij
2024-08-21 21:17:50 +0000 UTCDartmouth athletes story. Players voted to join the union, university refused to negotiate with them trying to force the case to arbitration, now the union is accusing the university of a crime for refusing to negotiate? It seems like each side is playing a different game.
Cameron Kushwara
2024-08-21 20:22:38 +0000 UTCUpdate on the Disney arbitration debacle, where they've changed course based on (presumably) public backlash? Interested to know if this move made for PR reasons changes the calculus of the case itself.
A string of unpronounceable profanity
2024-08-21 19:55:49 +0000 UTCLol yeah, but dismissed as lacking jurisdiction and frivolous. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68502512/gonzalez-v-bad-boy-entertainment/
Lydia Smith
2024-08-21 19:55:01 +0000 UTCThe Musk Pac that collects voter data bit doesn't register them.
Gmork
2024-08-21 19:47:46 +0000 UTCWhat ? Really? Or is like about a pharma
John of the bankruptcy pirates
2024-08-21 19:38:16 +0000 UTCI don't know but I would guess because the French and the Dutch both tried to mess with English
John of the bankruptcy pirates
2024-08-21 19:37:13 +0000 UTCIs Georgia legal? At what point should the Republican party be considered a criminal enterprise?
John of the bankruptcy pirates
2024-08-21 19:35:09 +0000 UTCGeorgia's election board has apparently passed rule changes lately that make it easier for them to possibly delay, undermine, or potentially even outright overturn GA election results they don't like. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/georgia-election-board-grubbs-rule-rcna167241 Is this right? How concerned should we be about what's happening in Georgia, or other battleground states?
Rick & Sara
2024-08-21 19:34:34 +0000 UTCCartel leader sued Diddy for harming the reputation of his illegal drug business.
Lydia Smith
2024-08-21 19:32:47 +0000 UTCWhy are "verdict" and "indict" not pronounced the same way.
Shad Riley
2024-08-21 19:25:44 +0000 UTCTrump's latest Logan act crimes
Ignore all previous instructions and seize the means of production
2024-08-21 19:25:33 +0000 UTCTrump Teeing up insanity defenses
I S
2024-08-21 19:25:06 +0000 UTCLawd Awful Biden articles of impeachment (that nobody is taking seriously for good reason)
ToddTheOdd
2024-08-21 19:24:53 +0000 UTC
