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Spotify to Dole Out $43M in Rightsholders Settlement
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Spotify will pay $43.4 million to settle a copyright lawsuit after the company was accused of distributing songs without paying for “mechanical licenses.” So reports Forbes.
Read more...SCOTUS to Take on Ohio Voter Suppression Appeal
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The Supreme Court will hear a case regarding the state of Ohio’s system for purging its voter rolls. So reports CNN.
Read more...Portland Train Slasher Goes on Tirade During Arraignment
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Jeremy Joseph Christian, who was charged in the fatal stabbing of two men who intervened when Christian allegedly began shouting religious slurs at women who appeared to be Muslim, was said to have gone on a courtroom tirade yelling about “free speech” during his arraignment. So reports America Online.
Read more...NJ Mosque Project to Move Forward, Organizers to Recoup $3.25M
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The Islamic Society of Basking Ridge will collect attorney’s fees and damages and be permitted to construct a mosque after initially being denied. So reports Time.
Read more...Charges Dropped After NHL Catfish Toss Prank
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After initially bringing charges against a Stanley Cup Final’s spectator for tossing a dead fish onto the ice, prosecutors made an about face. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...After Changes to LGBT Law, NBA Moves All-Star Game Back to NC
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The 2019 NBA All-Star game will be played in Charlotte, North Carolina, after changes were made to a state law restricting LGBT rights. So reports Syracuse.com.
Read more...Man Acquitted of Murder After Girlfriend Chokes to Death on His Penis
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Richard Henry Patterson of Florida was acquitted of second-degree murder after his girlfriend Francisca Marquinez choked to death on his penis during oral sex. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Lawsuit Alleges Miss. Education Hasn’t Lived up to Civil War-era ‘Readmissions Act’
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A federal lawsuit filed in Mississippi by the Southern Poverty Law Center on behalf of four parents alleges the Jackson Public School District and the Yazoo City Municipal School District are not providing a mandatory “uniform system of free public schools,” as required by federal law. So reports NBC News.
Read more...Target to Pay $18.5M in Data-breach Settlement
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Retailer Target will pay $18.5 million after settling with 47 states regarding a 2013 data breach. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Texas Poised to Pass School Bathroom Bill
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A "bathroom bill" that would direct transgender public school students to use “separate, single-occupancy restrooms” is poised to pass the Texas Legislature. So reports the Associated Press.
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