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We’re All High School Debaters Now

I went to judge a national debate tournament and came away less worried about the teenagers than the politicians and pundits who argue just like them. The post We’re All High School Debaters Now appeared first on Washington Monthly .

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Elon Musk’s $3.5 trillion Tesla-SpaceX merger talks put his accountability to the testThe SpaceX IPO pushed Musk past $1 trillion on paper. Pension funds, a federal judge, and workplace-safety data show how little stands between him and the companies he runs.

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Mario-Rosales-IJ-2Federal appeals courts rejected qualified immunity for cops and a judge who flouted longstanding constitutional principles.

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Justice Kagan warns Supreme Court rulings are fueling polarization and undermining democracyWASHINGTON — Justice Elena Kagan on Tuesday said voting and elections decisions from her conservative Supreme Court colleagues have helped make the country more politically polarized and less democratic. In a speech two weeks before the pivotal midterm elections for control of Congress, the liberal-leaning justice sharply criticized how the

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Apple Could Owe Even More After $5.7 Billion Patent VerdictApple could face additional payments on top of a $5.7 billion patent verdict, with Taction Technology asking a federal judge for more damages, interest, and royalties on future iPhone and Apple Watch sales.

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Your guide to the L.A. County Superior Court Judge Office 65 electionJustin Allen Clayton and Anna Slotky Reitano are competing for the Superior Court Judge Office 65 seat. Here's what you need to know about the race.

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DOJ begs judge to hide Dem raid warrant that's not 'fully executed' until after midtermsPresident Donald Trump's Justice Department asked a judge for a delay that would keep the warrant for the unusual raid on the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) secret through the midterm elections. Lawyers in U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office asked Chief Judge James Boasberg in a motion filed Wednesday to push back the deadlines for answering three…

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Judge rips Trump ally’s ‘clearly intentional’ deception with historic penalty: reportA judge unloaded on a company run by one of President Donald Trump's most powerful tech allies for years of deliberate deception. New Mexico state court Judge Francis Mathew ordered Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Platforms to pay a $25 billion civil penalty for misleading the public about Facebook's privacy practices after the Cambridge Analytica scandal,…

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UK Chancellor to Court Entrepreneurs with Cuts to RegulationChancellor of the Exchequer John Healey will aim his first budget later this month at “bloody-minded entrepreneurs” by cutting the cost of business, he said in an interview.

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New York body armor prohibition struck down by judgeAccording to a Trump-appointed judge, bullet-proof vests and other types body armor are “arms” protected under the Second Amendment.

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Soros AG Behind $25 Billion Judgment Against Meta That Promises To Police SpeechA Democratic attorney general whose political rise was boosted by over $100,000 from George Soros secured a $25 billion judgment against Meta on Wednesday — the largest in the history of mankind — in a case that charged Meta with misleading users about its privacy practices. A judge found the company guilty of 43 million […] The post Soros AG Behind $25…

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