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DOJ internal watchdog to investigate FBI's Clinton inquiry

Justice Dept. internal watchdog to investigate FBI’s Clinton inquiry The inquiry by the Justice Department's inspector general, likely to keep open the wounds of the bitter 2016 presidential race, will focus on whether "policies or procedures were not followed" by the FBI and Justice …

California law school grads suing schools; neither party has a good point

California law school grads suing schools; neither party has a good pointAttorney Michael C. Sullivan, representing California schools in a spate of fraud suits brought by students over shady job-placement numbers: "What I find most ironic is that those individuals advertised themselves to law …

'Escape from Tomorrow', filmed in Disney World without permission, debuts at Sundance

‘Escape from Tomorrow’, filmed in Disney World without permission, debuts at SundanceSteven Zeitchik of the LA Times: To make the movie, [Randy] Moore wouldn’t print out script pages or shot sequences for the 25 days he was filming on Disney turf, instead keeping all the info on …

Federal Trade Commission to data brokers: Show us your data

Federal Trade Commission to data brokers: Show us your dataJessica Guynn of the LA Times: The FTC wants to know what the brokers do with the information. It also wants to know if the data brokers let consumers review and correct their personal information or opt out from having their personal …

Marriage rights tide turns decisively against US bigots

Marriage rights tide turns decisively against US bigotsI hope this is the beginning of an acceleration in the death of “traditional” marriage in the United States of America. Fear, ignorance, and religion are all equally insufficient and shameful excuses to deny universal marriage rights for one …