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Judge Refuses to Reinstate Fortnite Game on Apple Devices

October 9, 2020October 12, 2020 NICHOLAS IOVINO
Apple, epic, video games

Calling its decision to breach an allegedly anticompetitive contract with Apple a “self-inflicted wound,” a federal judge on Friday refused to reinstate Epic Games’ popular Fortnite game on the app store for millions of Apple device users.

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Civil Rights Government Politics Technology 

Fight to Block Trump’s Voter Fraud Commission Gets Heated

July 10, 2017July 10, 2017 BRITAIN EAKIN
Election 2016, epic, Fraud, Kris Kobach, privacy, restraining order, Trump administration, Voting

With only Arkansas having submitted voter data sought by President Donald Trump, a federal judge promised to rule quickly on whether privacy interests warrant a restraining order.

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Government International National Politics 

Russian Ties Inspire Suit to Obtain Trump Tax Returns

April 18, 2017November 22, 2017 BRITAIN EAKIN
Donald Trump, epic, FOIA, IRS, Jared Kushner, Russia, Taxes, Trump family

Aiming to pin down lingering questions about the president’s financial ties to Russia, a public interest group has sued the IRS to try to force the release of Donald Trump’s individual tax returns.

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Government 

Recidivism Predictors

March 8, 2017 BRIEF
criminal justice, epic, FOIA, Justice Department, sentencing

Noting that the criminal-justice field increasingly relies on risk assessments despite questions about their legitimacy in predicting recidivism, a nonprofit brought a federal complaint for Justice Department records on such practices.

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Government Technology 

Judge Calls Strike One on Heavy FBI Redactions

February 23, 2017February 24, 2017 DANIEL W. STAPLES
epic, FBI, FOIA, privacy

A public-interest group vowed to fight on Wednesday after the FBI won another chance to defend its heavy redaction of documents concerning how it ensures the privacy of personal information it gathers.

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Government Politics 

Interest Group Hounds Feds for Russian-Hacking Info

January 26, 2017January 26, 2017 BRITAIN EAKIN
Donald Trump, Election 2016, epic, FOIA, hacking, national intelligence, Russia

With the extent of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election still a mystery, a nonpartisan public-interest group brought a federal complaint to uncover the full intelligence report.

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