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European Commission removes offensive blog post that called critics of copyright bill a "mob"

Earlier today I shared my views on what needs to improve with respect to strategy and execution in order to prevent the EU's "copywrong" bill from being adopted. Later I became aware, through one of German Pirate Party MEP Julia … Continue reading

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Lawsuit: Surgeon removes woman’s kidney he thought was tumor

WELLINGTON, Fla. (January 14, 2019) – A Florida woman has filed a lawsuit after having a perfectly healthy kidney removed because her surgeon mistook it for a cancerous tumor. Maureen Pacheco was suffering from back pains from a car accident and … Continue reading

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Amazon Removes Products Featuring Nazi Symbols

The retailer said it would no longer let third-party merchants sell goods with Nazi and white nationalist symbols on its platform, after pressure from nonprofits and lawmakers. Read more detail on Recent Business Law posts –

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HHS removes sex discrimination prohibition language from civil rights office website

Sunlight Foundation: “The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has altered messaging on its website related to Section 1557, the provision of the Affordable Care Act prohibiting discrimination, including sex discrimination. Advocates and experts say the … Continue reading

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Supreme Court removes split-California initiative from November ballot, with possibility of a vote at a future election

Concluding that “significant questions have been raised regarding the . . . validity” of the initiative seeking to split California into three states, the Supreme Court this afternoon — ruling in Planning and Conservation League v. Padilla — ordered the initiative … Continue reading

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