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utilities

Energy Companies Win Permission To Steal $3 Billion From Customers

Westerners are stuck paying $3 billion to energy companies that colluded to gang-rape the free market. California, Washington, and Nevada were planning to return the money to customers, but the Supreme Court recently ruled that the industry manipulated the market, fair and square. More »

10:45 AM on Sat Jun 28 2008
By Carey
7,186 views, 48 comments

file sharing

Arizona Judge Rejects RIAA's "Shared Directory = Piracy" Argument

Although it won't affect other cases, the RIAA was handed a small smackdown this week when a U.S. district judge rejected their request for a summary judgement, and ruled that putting song files in a shared directory was not enough proof that infringement had occurred. More »

8:14 PM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Chris Walters
4,019 views, 26 comments

justice

Tax Runner Wesley Snipes Sentenced To Three Years In The Slammer

Gather round, tax kooks, and listen to the tale of Wesley Snipes. He's the guy who didn't pay his taxes while raking in millions, and then tried to collect $7.4 million in tax refunds. Now he's going to jail for three years thanks to a federal District Judge who doesn't care much for tax protesters and their zany theories. More »

11:09 AM on Sat Apr 26 2008
By Carey
6,991 views, 80 comments

lawsuits

Class Actions: T-Mobile's Mandatory Arbitration Clause Ruled "Unconscionable"

A class action lawsuit can proceed in Washington after the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled T-Mobile's mandatory binding arbitration clause "unconscionable and unenforceable under Washington state law." More »

11:33 PM on Thu Jan 24 2008
By Meg Marco
3,860 views, 16 comments