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In shocker, Trump judge supports DeSantis in Disney feud

1 year 7 months ago
Disney has lost a round in its fight with Ron DeSantis: In a legal victory for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a federal judge in Tallahassee dismissed on Wednesday a lawsuit filed by the Walt Disney Co. over the state’s dismantling of the entertainment giant’s special taxing district. ....Judge Allen Winsor of the U.S. District Court ...continue reading "In shocker, Trump judge supports DeSantis in Disney feud"
Kevin Drum

How home builders have handled the changing weather

1 year 7 months ago
With a swing from cold, icy weather to rain and now warmer temperatures, home construction can be affected at times. McBride Homes workers told FOX 2 what they've had to endeavor with all the weather changes.
Haley Fitzpatrick

FTC Rightly Warns That Tech Companies Can’t Hide Behind Questionable Claims Of ‘Security’ To Block Interoperability

1 year 7 months ago
One of the things we talk about quite a lot on Techdirt is how the “easy” policy ideas that many people have aren’t quite so easy, because everything has tradeoffs. You want strict privacy laws? Well, that might create issues for free speech and competition. You want stronger liability on social media services? Well, that’s […]
Mike Masnick

St. Louis Starbucks workers stopped a robbery. Then Starbucks fired them — is that legal?

1 year 7 months ago
Was it legal for Starbucks to fire two baristas who fought back against a robbery? This month’s Legal Roundtable convenes to discuss the legal merits behind a wrongful termination suit by a St. Louis Starbucks employee. Attorneys Sarah Swatosh, Eric Banks and Bevis Schock also discuss what’s next for Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s lawsuit against the People’s Republic of China and a purported class action lawsuit over the city's aborted curbside recycling program.