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Alex Jones, an American radio show host and far-right conspiracy theorist. (Image: Reuters) Alex Jones, a United States entrepreneur, radio host, Donald Trump supporter, and spreader of conspiracy theories, has been fined $45 million in penal damages , and $4.1 million in compensatory damages for the hurt he inflicted on families of schoolchildren who had been shot dead in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre. This is significant, not only for the media in the US, but also for media around the world. Falsehoods, which spread online with grievous effects on some people, can be nailed in the courts and their purveyors, brought to book — that is the clear message. Jones has two more prosecutions to survive, for the same lie, in which different sets of parents are suing him, and he might accumulate even higher penalties. If fake news can be nailed in the US, where the Supreme Court has generally chosen to protect hate speech as an exercise of the right to free speech, why … [Read more...] about Lessons for India to learn from the Alex Jones case

Colorado regulators say a well-known Denver gay bar discriminated against a gay man last year by denying him entry while dressed in drag, also finding the bar has a history of discriminating against women and effeminate men. The ruling from the Civil Rights Division at the state’s Department of Regulatory Agencies adds some weight to the balance scales between anti-discrimination and liquor laws that bar owners must consider for screening patrons. “It is a really nuanced, interesting case,” said Pete Meersman, president and CEO of the Colorado Restaurant Association. “It seems to me that you are between a rock and a hard place.” An investigation by DORA’s division of civil rights found the bar violated Vito Marzano’s right to public accommodations on Aug. 31, 2013, when it turned him away because of his appearance, according to the document. “The law is new and developing. I think you will see more cases that are consistent with this ruling,” said Darold Killmer, a … [Read more...] about Ruling: Denver’s Wrangler bar discriminated when it turned away gay man dressed in drag

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Uber co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick speaks at the TiE Global Entrepreneurs Summit in New Delhi ... [+] in December 2016. Udit Kulshrestha/Bloomberg By Alan Ohnsman and Matt Drange A federal judge has ordered Uber to return documents stolen from Google and set strict limits on the engineer who took them from working on Uber's driverless vehicle program. The preliminary injunction is the latest blow to Uber in its legal battle with Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo over trade secrets theft, but it fell short of an outright ban on Uber's work on self-driving cars. The ruling was unsealed early Monday, less than a week after U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup referred the case to the Justice Department for possible criminal actions by engineer Anthony Levandowski . Alsup also denied Uber’s request to have the matter resolved in private arbitration, a decision that ensures the high-stakes legal … [Read more...] about Uber’s Legal Woes Worsen As Judge Bars Top Engineer From Working On Self-Driving Car Tech

Chief Justice NV Ramana with Justice Uday Umesh Lalit. (Image credit: ANI) Chief Justice of India NV Ramana has named Justice Uday Umesh Lalit as his successor to the top post. Ramana is set to retire on August 26. When appointed, Justice UU Lalit , 64, the Supreme Court's second senior-most judge, will have a brief tenure because he is also retiring in November. He will be succeeded by Justice DY Chandrachud. Lalit will be second judge elevated directly from the bar to become chief justice of india. Justice SM Sikri was the first. Maharashtra-born Lalit began his legal career in 1983. He practised in the Bombay High Court till 1985 and moved to Delhi in 1986. In 2004, he became a senior Supreme Court advocate. Having experience in criminal law, he handled many high-profile cases. He has represented Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the Tulsiram Prajapati fake encounter case. Close Lalit has also served as the special public prosecutor in the 2G scam … [Read more...] about Who is Justice UU Lalit? His cases and important judgments

Colorado might soon see a new legal profession. The Colorado Supreme Court is considering whether to create a new legal license that would allow non-attorneys to practice some limited areas of family law. The controversial proposal would create a new “licensed legal paraprofessional” position: licensed experts allowed to represent clients in some divorce and child custody cases. The paraprofessionals could draft and file court documents, represent clients in mediation, accompany clients to court and answer a judge’s factual questions, though they could not examine witnesses, advocate or make arguments in court. Proponents say the program will offer litigants a more affordable option than traditional representation by an attorney and will decrease the number of people in the family law court system who appear without any representation — currently, about 73% of litigants in domestic relations matters represent themselves, according to a 197-page proposal for a statewide licensed … [Read more...] about Non-attorneys practicing law? Colorado eyes new legal license for divorce, child custody cases

The Only Black Guy in the Office is copublished with Levelman.com . advertisement advertisement It wasn’t even noon and I was already on my fifth backhanded compliment of the day. I stepped into our Seattle office wearing a navy blue suit from SuitSupply, tailored to fit me like a glove. The occasion? A benefit dinner I was attending after work. Since it was billed as an elegant affair, I knew better than to show up in my usual threads . This outing required my Sunday best—on a Thursday. But once I strolled through the revolving doors of my workplace, my confidence quickly dissolved into mild discomfort. “Whoa!” said Braden on the elevator ride up to our company’s floor. He was not reciting the Black Rob song. advertisement advertisement “Look at you!” Janice gasped as I pulled a seltzer from the fridge. “You clean up nice!” added Todd, making a pit stop to lean against the wall of my cubicle instead … [Read more...] about Is my casual attire too loose for corner-office consideration?

It's August, which means it's the time of year when people start thinking about upgrading their laptop for work or school, or even just to have at home. After a year when all of those things sort of merged together, people depend even more on having the right laptop to get work done. If you're in the market for an upgrade, here are the six best laptops for getting work done: 1. M1 MacBook Air Sure, you could argue the M1 MacBook Pro is technically more of a "power user" laptop, but I think it's a close enough call that the MacBook Air is a far better option for almost anyone. Unless you really like the Touch Bar, or are a fan of, well, the sound of a fan (which the MacBook Air lacks), there's very little reason to opt for the 13-inch MacBook Pro. The latest version of the MacBook Air still has the same Retina display, same slim design, and same number of USB-C ports (2) as the previous model. What's new is that it now sports the M1, the same chip in the … [Read more...] about Ready to Upgrade? These Are the 6 Best 13-inch Laptops for 2021

Normandie Pizarro MANILA, Philippines — The nearly two-month search for retired Court of Appeals (CA) Associate Justice Normandie Pizarro has ended after results of a recent DNA test confirmed that it was his mutilated body that was found in Tarlac province just a week after he was reported missing, officials said on Tuesday. Eric Distor, director of the National Bureau of Investigation, said the fingers of the victim’s left hand and his entire right hand had been cut off, apparently to prevent investigators from identifying the body through fingerprints. DNA tests conducted on the cadaver recovered in Capas, Tarlac, on Oct. 30 matched those of the former CA magistrate by 99.99 percent. The test results were released only on Monday night, and it was not immediately explained why it took so long. Pizarro’s car was found abandoned on a roadside in San Simon, Pampanga, on Oct. 24, a day after he was reported missing. Justice Undersecretary Adrian Sugay said Pizarro was last … [Read more...] about DNA test confirms mutilated body that of retired CA justice

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Washington DC does not lack for very good restaurants, but several of the best can claim to be under the control of one man. In the case of ten restaurants in the city, that master restaurateur is New Delhi-born Ashok Bajaj, who might be compared to New York’s Danny Meyer or Chicago’s Rich Melman, operators for whom the word “sufficient” is not to be found in their vocabularies. The Washington Post called him “a major force” on the fine dining scene; The New York Times called him “arguably the most successful restaurateur in Washington”; and GQ magazine named him one of the "50 Most Powerful People in Washington." Remarkably, Bajaj has achieved all he has by diverting from his safe zone of Indian cuisine into Italian, American and French, and my recent visit to Washington proved he’s lost none of his knack for quality control. He is known to his patrons and staff as a restaurateur who visits each of his … [Read more...] about With Ten Restaurants In DC, Ashok Bajaj Is The City’s Gastronomic Powerbroker

President Marcos Jr. had strong words for the country’s place in the international community. Halfway through his State of the Nation Address, he professed that “the Philippines shall continue to be a friend to all, an enemy to none.” Apparently, that claim comes with a giant asterisk that reads: “*Except to the International Criminal Court (ICC) system.” Last Monday, Mr. Marcos announced that the Philippines will not be rejoining the Rome Statute. Honestly, this was just about as surprising as the tune of Sinatra’s “My Way” in your local karaoke bar. We all knew it was coming. It was just a matter of time. And though I may disagree with the administration’s decision, we have to face the music: As a matter of sovereign discretion, no state is ever bound to ratify—let alone rejoin—an international treaty. But what does come as a surprise are the misconceptions that have been spewed along the way. On one hand, some have been quick to condemn Mr. Marcos’ decision as a foretelling of … [Read more...] about ‘Friend to all, enemy to none’