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Winklevoss twins must accept Facebook deal, court rules
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, founders of social networking website ConnectU, after a court hearing in a lawsuit against Facebook Inc and Mark Zuckerberg. The Winklevoss brothers argued their settlement with Facebook was unfair.
Updated: 04/12/2011 03:30P
Microsoft: Google Lied About Apps for Government Certification
The DoJ brief cites an e-mail from December in which a security officer within the General Services Administration (GSA), which issues FISMA certifications, says that Apps for Government does not have FISMA accreditation, according to the Los Angeles
Updated: 04/12/2011 03:29P
DOJ Programs Hit by Budget Deal
By David Baumann | April 12, 2011 3:25 pm Justice Department programs would be cut by $946 million this fiscal year if Congress passes and President Barack Obama signs legislation implementing the budget deal agreed upon by congressional leaders and
Updated: 04/12/2011 03:28P
Migrant workers face US electronic crackdown
Last month, a bill similar to a controversial immigration law in Arizona was introduced to the California legislature calling for penalties for employing illegal day labourers and demanding citizenship verification for those applying for public
Updated: 04/12/2011 03:27P
Attorney General Bondi Warns Consumers of Home Loan Modification Scams
by Florida RealEstateRama Tallahassee, FL - April 121, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) — Today, Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a complaint against a home loan modification company for allegedly requiring consumers to pay an upfront fee for services.
Updated: 04/12/2011 03:27P
Out of place
Recently, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Mukul Wasnik was in Lucknow to review the implementation of the Protection of Civil Rights Act and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Uttar Pradesh.
Updated: 04/12/2011 03:26P
Appeals Court Upholds Firing of UWS Professor
Marder's lawsuit over the firing went to the state Supreme Court, which rejected all of Marder's arguments except one: the question of whether Marder's due process rights were violated. The high court remanded that portion of the case back to Douglas
Updated: 04/12/2011 03:26P
Marvell Execs Sue Goldman Over Dubious Margin Call
Law360, New York (April 12, 2011) -- The husband-and-wife co-founders of Marvell Technologies Group Ltd. hit Goldman Sachs Group Inc. with a lawsuit in California on Monday, claiming the Wall Street giant bilked them out of more than $100
Updated: 04/12/2011 03:26P
10 years' jail for family who don't report abuse - new law
Not protecting a child or vulnerable adult from death, harm, or sexual assault as a consequence of the actions of another person, will become a new offence under the amendment to the Crimes Act. Justice minister Simon Power introduced the fast-tracked
Updated: 04/12/2011 03:24P
Rwandan Genocide Court to Hear Cases Against Kabuga, Mpiranya
April 12 (Bloomberg) -- A United Nations court set up to prosecute suspects in the 1994 Rwandan genocide will start on May 16 examining evidence against two of the tribunal's most- wanted men, said Rwandan Justice Minister Tharcisse
Updated: 04/12/2011 03:24P