Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, on June 25, 2017. Susan Walsh/AP A judge refused to delay the upcoming trial of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes. Judge Amit Mehta said arguments for the delay were "incorrect" and "bewildering." […]
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Supreme Court hears arguments in Apple App Store price fixing suit
Apple now has its last chance to fend off a lawsuit accusing it of price fixing on the App Store. The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments from Apple on November 26th as the company rejects claims that it uses its absolute control of iOS app downloads to keep prices high and take a 30 […]
Colin Kaepernick’s collusion case against the NFL has reportedly already uncovered evidence that shoots down one of the biggest arguments against him
Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Colin Kaepernick’s collusion case against the NFL outlines evidence that teams thought he was good enough to be a starting quarterback in the league, ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio reported on Monday. While Kaepernick has stayed unsigned since last year, some have argued that it was because he wasn’t a good enough player to warrant […]
The Supreme Court broke 2 of its strictest rules for the travel ban arguments — and it shows how seriously they’re taking the case
Associated Press/Andrew Harnik The Supreme Court made two major exceptions to its rules on Wednesday to accommodate oral arguments for President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The justices allowed audio of oral arguments to be released on the same day, and granted the plaintiff’s lawyer extra time. The moves indicate how significant the case is, and […]
Political arguments inside Google have gotten so bad that 100 employees formed a group to stop cyberbullying (GOOG, GOOGL)
Around 100 U.S. Google employees have banded together to form a group promoting new policies to fight cyber bullying inside the company. Employee grievances such as false HR complaints and inflammatory conversations within internal chat groups led to the group being formed last fall. The group is hoping Google will tighten conduct rules for internal […]
15 arguments against taxing cryptocurrency trades
GUEST: Last year, Congress passed a law treating every crypto-to-crypto trade as a taxable event. That’s a mistake. Cryptocurrencies are too novel, fraught, and susceptible to unintended consequences to be taxed the same way as stocks and precious metals are. Here are 15 reasons why these trades shouldn’t be taxed. 1. Scam coins abound…Read More
Nasdaq pours cold water on the arguments fueling a civil war on Wall Street
Thomson Reuters Traders have long griped about the cost of accessing exchanges’ proprietary data, but they’re overlooking key facts says Ed Knight, Nasdaq’s General Counsel. In this op-ed, Knight says exchange innovation has actually democratized data and costs have only increased for traders because they have more options and products to use. We operate in […]
Dancing On Ice 2018: Stephanie Waring WARNS of judge arguments ‘My blood might boil’
The 39-year-old confessed that she doesn’t take criticism well, which could be a problem when she has to face the judging panel, made up of Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Jason Gardiner and Ashley Banjo. She explained: “I wear my heart on my sleeve and I’m quite sensitive. I will try to take it on the […]
The Very Bad Arguments for Killing the Estate Tax
The estate tax, which the House GOP bill would repeal and the Senate GOP bill would cut, is a microcosm of a long economic debate in the United States. One must emphasize here the prefix micro in microcosm. Revenues from the estate tax, which only applies to inheritances worth more than $ 5.5 million, will […]
This Teen Shared A Conversation She Had With Her Sister And Now People Are Sharing Their Own Text Arguments
“My sister and I argue about small things a lot, but at the end of the day we always make up, and we love each other a lot,” Trinity said. “Even when I’m mad at her, I’ve got her back. She’s pretty much my own built-in best friend.” The mom also said that while the […]