Flappy Bird was pulled from the iTunes App Store and Google Play because of issues other than the law, according to its creator Dong Nguyen The difficult and massively popular game was the subject of some accusations that it copied other games and had legal issues, but that was denied by Nguyen, the Vietnamese creator […]
LOS ANGELES – Two Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies who were assigned to the Men’s Central Jail have been indicted on federal civil rights charges that accuse them of illegally using force against an inmate, and then attempting to cover up the incident with false reports that formed the basis of a false prosecution
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Everyone knows that online dating scams have been around as online dating. But the reported $100 million+ losses incurred in the US alone are just the tip of the iceberg according to officials. Every day in just about every country there is another report about a dating scam and the sad tale of someone who
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Could figure skater Ashley Wagner help reconfigure Russia’s anti-gay law? Probably not, but she appears to be giving it a good try. The two-time national champion has been one of the few US competitors at the Sochi Olympics to speak out against the anti-gay laws. She told a reporter she loved the “very rainbow” colors
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Attorney General Eric Holder is applying same-sex marriage rules from a Supreme Court ruling to the Justice Department’s conduct in same-sex matters. Holder announced on Saturday that same-sex spouses cannot be required to give evidence against each other and should be able to file jointly for bankruptcy, as well as having the same rights in
Legalizing marijuana is not a high priority for the Obama administration, presidential hopeful Joe Biden has said. Talking to Time Magazine, the Vice President may have been countering the comments made by the president when he told the New Yorker that marijuana was no more dangerous than cannabis. Biden said the Administration supports smarter enforcement,
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Lawyers pop up in entertainment pretty often, maybe because they make interesting characters, or maybe because people in fictional shows have extra-complicated lives and frequently need legal advice. Sometimes these lawyers are very good, sometimes they are very bad, and sometimes they are outright bizarre. Here are a few favorites. The Good Perry Mason
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You’ve probably wondered why lawyers will always attempt to get their clients to push for bail, even if they’re going to do some jail time anyway. The truth is while you will get your pretrial jail time taken off your eventual sentence, it’s rarely a good idea to simply sit in jail. The economic reasons
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Retaining women lawyers in the profession has been a major problem for law firms in many – if not most- jurisdictions. The attrition rate remains high, the career goals remain unaccomplished and the ladies continue to leave the law, whether they wanted to or not. Various efforts have been made at different times to address
