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Virginia should put civil court records online
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star in Virginia wrote a clear and succinct editorial in support of a First Amendment action brought by Courthouse News that is scheduled for a hearing on the state’s motion to dismiss next week before U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson. Reprinted with permission.
Uber Rape
An anonymous woman claims in Cook County court that a driver picked her up using his wife’s Uber account before having sex with her against her will.
EU Sex Shops
Cities in the EU cannot require sex shops to pay the costs of managing and enforcing a licensing regime when applying for a license – even if the fee is refunded when the license is refused, the European Court of Justice ruled Wednesday.
Universal Children's Day
Over one in four children in the European Union – 25 million kids – is at risk of poverty or social exclusion due to low household income and lack of steady work for parents, Eurostat reported Wednesday.
Wells Fargo
An Ohio woman claims in a class-action lawsuit that Wells Fargo ignored borrowers who made written requests for specific information about their mortgage loans.
Oakland Hills Fire Prevention
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency over its funding of a fire-prevention project at the site of the 1991 Oakland Hills firestorm, finding the settlement of a companion lawsuit mooted environmentalists’ claims.
Compulsive Gambling
An Ohio man claims in a federal lawsuit that Bristol-Myers Squibb’s and Otsuka's Abilify anti-depressant drug gave him a compulsive gambling habit.
Flo & Eddie v. Sirius XM Settled
With no details and little fanfare, the two front men of the 1960s rock group the Turtles have settled their long-running spat with Sirius XM over royalties and notified the federal judge hearing the case accordingly on Monday.