U.S. Government’s Witness Against Assange Admits He Lied
An informant publicly recanting critically important testimony against Julian Assange seems unlikely to change the trajectory of his trial.
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Amazon Arrogance Backfires, Tries to Smear Incoming FTC Chair Lina Khan as Needing to Recuse Herself Because She Knows Them Too Well
Amazon looks to be having a meltdown over new FTC chief Lina Khan. Good.
Read more...Pentagon Papers Case Fifty Years On: Some Personal Reflections
Fifty years ago today, the United States Supreme Court allowed the publication of the Pentagon Papers to proceed.
Read more...Quick Comment on the Dismissal of Antitrust Suits Against Facebook
Facebook looks to have done well in having two high profile antitrust suits dismissed. But they should keep the campagne on ice.
Read more...J & J Agrees to Pay New York $230 Million to Settle Opioids Lawsuit; Global Settlement Soon?
New York State and J & J Agree on an opioids settlement, which should increase pressure for a global, multi-state settlement with the opioids industry.
Read more...Supreme Court Rules 9-0 Against NCAA, Opening Door to Further Antitrust Challenges of Student-Athlete Compensation Bans
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Monday NCAA antitrust decision opens the door to further more sweeping challenges of the organization’s business model.
Read more...Supreme Court Dismisses Obamacare Challenge, Leaving Existing Health Care Insurance System in Place
United States Supreme Court upholds Obamacare in the third challenge it has heard on the legislation.
Read more...Biden Taps Lina Khan to Chair the FTC
Hours after the Senate confirmed her nomination to the FTC, Biden tapped noted Big Tech critic Lina Khan to chair the agency.
Read more...Store Drop-Off: Another Recycling Fail
WalMart’s misleading claims about recycling set back efforts to shift away from unnecessary plastic packaging and single-use plastics.
Read more...Private Inequity: NYT Examines How the Private Equity Industry Avoids Taxes
Comprehensive NYT story examines how the private equity industry games the tax system, while the hapless IRS stands on the sidelines.
Read more...Shale Oil Fraud Case Reveals Executives Ignore Their Own Engineers and Mislead Investors
Emerging shale oil fraud cases: employees warn management that they’re misleading investors but rather than changing course the employees were ignored or fired.
Read more...Space Trip: Bon Voyage Jeff!
A story in yesterday’s WSJ says space tourists fly at their own risk. But do they?
Read more...Washington Post Publisher Says Biden DOJ ‘Intensified’ Trump-Era Attacks on Press Freedom
“The egregious acts by the outgoing Trump Justice Department, and the apparent doubling down on them during the Biden administration, should alarm all Americans, regardless of political persuasion.”
Read more...Decisions Finally Coming in Long-Running Battle with Hedge Fund Titans in Kentucky Pension Case, Mayberry v. KKR
Mayberry v. KKR, centering on the alleged abuse of the clueless Kentucky Retirement Systems by Wall Street titans, may finally restart.
Read more...How Third-Party Auditors Make Oil Industry Fraud Possible
Oil companies hire accountants to legitmate inflated financial claims. Investors and regulators are targeting these auditors for fraud.
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