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Here's Who The NRA REALLY Represents
In its early days, the National Rifle Association was a grassroots social club that prided itself on independence from corporate influence.While that is still part of the organization's core function,...
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Shoppers Are Suing Bottled Water Manufacturers For Repackaging Tap Water
Do you know where your bottled water comes from?The owners of a Chicago plumbing supply store say they thought they did.Since 2008, they had five-gallon bottles of Ice Mountain spring water delivered...
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A Woman Is Being Sued For Posting A Negative Review On Yelp
A client who left a bad review on Yelp about a contractor she hired to work on her home is now being sued for defamation by the contractor, who says that she is dodging paying for repairs and waging a...
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The Tale Of UBS's Libor Rigging Reads Like A Modern Crime Thriller
Corruption, bribes, collusion, panic and downright stupidity – the tale of UBS’s scandalous Libor rigging between 2005 and 2010 reads like a modern crime thriller.At least 45 individuals at the Swiss...
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Why The Entertainment Industry's Release Strategy Creates Piracy
In the empirical literature over copyright enforcement and the internet one correlation keeps resurfacing: the fewer legal options there are, the more piracy there is.If you want people to buy media,...
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Banker 'Sacked For Being Too Successful' Could Get A $18 Million Payout
A banker who claimed that he was dismissed for being “too successful” could be awarded an £11 million payout after winning a five-year battle against his former employer.Raphael Geys, former managing...
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Gawker's Jaw-Dropping Robert Bork Obituary Has People Up In Arms
Yesterday's news of Robert Bork's death left most Americans with a vague recollection of the Supreme Court nomination he'd somehow lost out on, if anything at all.But Bork's death and legacy meant far...
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A New York Law Student Flipped Out And Demanded The University Re-Administer...
At least one Brooklyn Law School student is in an uproar after human error gave some of his classmates a slight competitive advantage during finals, Above the Law reports.Students at Brooklyn Law were...
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The Best Legal Quote Of The Year Comes From Dominique Strauss-Kahn's...
Vivia Chen over at The Careerist has rounded up some of the best quotes uttered by lawyers this year.And while all were pretty funny, one stood out above the rest as the most entertaining.“I dare you...
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There Was A Disturbing Spike In Sexual Assault Reports At Military Academies...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reported sexual assaults at the nation's three military academies jumped by 23 percent overall this year, but the data signaled a continued reluctance by victims to seek criminal...
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Why Americans Flock To Gun Stores After Mass Shootings
After a shooting Friday that left 20 first-graders dead, Americans flocked to gun stores to buy the exact same semiautomatic weapon used in the massacre.Apparently, big spikes in gun sales are quite...
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The Bully From 'A Christmas Story' Says He's Been Tricked Out Of A Lot Of Cash
A Christmas Story's legendary bully is headed to court, saying a company that licensed the rights to make toys based on the film has been cheating him for years.Zack Ward, the actor who played Scut...
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Kim Dotcom Is Going To Spend The Holidays In New Zealand After All
A US bid to extradite Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom from New Zealand for alleged online piracy has been delayed for a second time and will not be heard until August next year, his lawyers said...
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These Outrageous Weapons Are Legal In Most States
As the government debates gun control, let's go over exactly how many varieties deadly weapons can be purchased by civilians in most US states.Weapons like miniguns and streetfighter weapons like...
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$30 Million Maple Syrup Theft Sheds Light On A Canadian Cartel
One of the stranger stories of the year was the theft of $30 million worth of maple syrup in Quebec in August. The Canadian province had been called the "Saudi Arabia of syrup", and experts worried...
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A Doctor Explains Why Home Alone's Star Character Was So Malicious
Home Alone's Kevin McCallister was every little kid's hero growing up. He gets abandoned by his family and then has to defend his home against two dimwitted but tenacious thieves.Kevin does everything...
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LAST CHANCE: Subscribe To A Newsletter For A Chance To Win An iPad Mini
Just in time for the holidays we're giving you have a chance to win an iPad mini. Become a newsletter subscriber now and you'll have a chance to win Apple's latest tablet. If you're the lucky winner...
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Travelers Would Rather Be Fingerprinted Than Deal With Airport Staff
A new survey finds that most travelers are willing to do a lot to get through the airport check-in and security as quickly as possible.For many of them, that means dealing with as few human beings as...
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Video Game Lobby: Don't Forget Studies Have Shown No Link Between Games And...
The Entertainment Software Association, the trade group for video game designers and production houses, has broken its silence following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, The Hill...
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How A Tiny Law Firm Got To Defend The Biggest Conservative Causes Of 2012
Back in 2011, legal superstar Paul Clement abruptly left international firm King & Spalding after it caved to political pressure and stopped defending the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act.Clement,...
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