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more about #justice more comments → iplaudius: The judge added, in an aside, “And don’t even get me started on Ivy League universities and tax-free real estate.” more » crookedE: This is fantastic. more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: You're attacking Columbia? What fun! more » Perhaps Not: FUCKING YES. Long time coming. As one of your alums, I say "Suck it, Columbia." A liberal arts university with an eight billion dollar endowment shoul... more » DennyCrane: So, you're saying Columbia is Casey Johnson? more » TableNein: All this story is missing is Justin Long and Jonah Hill as the unlikely heroes. more » Astigmatism: Lovely; now wait for this to be overturned on appeal. This goes squarely against both Kelo and the Court of Appeals' ruling last week in the Atlantic... more » resipsaloquacious: I'd like to drop some personal blight on that statute's book. more » misslinda: I blame James Franco. more » TheSometimesWhy: What's amazing to me is how so many comments here tout the same old line about this practice being the "industry standard" as justifying it as an ethi... more » rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny: It's still better than "within five days of publication" like my last would-be boss tried to sneak past me. more » D2theMatthews: Where's your Freelancer's Union now? more » Swifter: This is a standard business practice. more » daveyjonesisdead: Early payment discounts are pretty common, but usually are involved when the purchaser is paying a lot of money. This sort of flips it on it's head an... more » BxgrlJeri: I will gladly pay you on Tuesday for a hamburger today. more » -
#shutupcollege
Court: Columbia Lies, Is Dumb
An appeals court ruled that Columbia University can't use eminent domain to grab property it wants for its expansion just by calling its neighborhood "blighted." The judges pointed out: Columbia is so freaking shady. More » -
#ripoffs
Time Inc. Will Pay You Promptly, If You Pay Them for the Service
Time Inc. has opened up a fantastic new market: charging its freelancers for the privilege of being paid for their work in a timely fashion. More » -
#jurisprudence
The Man Who Was Really There
Firas Al-Qaisi is an Iraqi attorney who risked his life helping the American forces in Baghdad which led to weeks of torture and dentention by Shiite militias. Now he's suing the U.S. for $200 million for trying to murder him. More » -
#stopit
New York Subway Riders: Kinda Grope-y
Ew, guys, seriously: Stop groping women on the subway. Complaints of sexual abuse in New York subways are up four percent this year, to 587. More » -
#justice
Andrea Peyser Hopes Ugly Fat Lady Just Dies
If you're a sexxxy lady, reactionary New York Post sex columnist Andrea Peyser will rhapsodize about your long, smooth legs. But if you're an ugly, fat, liberal lady (by Peyser standards), Andrea Peyser wishes you death. Lonely, ugly, fat death. More » -
#justice
Black Eyed Peas Manager to Walk Free After Perez Hilton-Punching
From the start it has been one of the most annoying criminal cases, and now it's ending as irritatingly as it began. Canadian prosecutors dropped assault charges against Black Eyed Peas manager Liborio Molina after he apologized to Perez Hilton. More » -
#justice
Louisiana judge Keith Bardwell, who stood up against interracial marriage, has resigned. What a character!
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#polanskiwatch
1970's Prison Stay Furnished with Director's Chair for Polanski
While jail is no fun for anyone, it's least fun for movie directors, accustomed to playing dictator over a set of hundreds. But in the 1970s in California, incarcerated directors don't have to just spend their days dreaming. More » -
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#trials
Brooke Astor's Swindling Son Guilty
The trial of Brooke Astor's son, who was charged with defrauding her because he's a greedy old prick: that was still going on, this whole time! Until now, because the verdict's in. More » -
#collateraldamage
Sure Polanski's Future's in Doubt, But What About The Ghost?
Yeah, yeah: Roman Polanski may go to prison for having sex with a drunk pre-teen girl, but what about the real victim here? His latest and possibly last movie, The Ghost... More » -
#justice
Roman Polanski FAQ's
As the world has learned, 77-year-old director Roman Polanski was arrested and faces extradition to the US over a 31-year-old rape case. Seemed a good moment to sort out what the h- this is all about.
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#justicedenied
The Victim of the Fox News Central Park Road-Rager Speaks!
The cyclist who says he was dragged around Central Park by a Fox News writer, who won't face any charges in the incident, tells us neither cops or prosecutors tried very hard to investigate the incident. More » -
#justice
Sonia Sotomayor Too Fiery For Her Gym
Why did this come out after she was sworn in, hmm? Sonia Sotomayor had her Equinox Fitness membership canceled because she insisted on always breezing in without showing her I.D. card. What a reverse-racist! [NYM] -
#honors
Barack Obama will award Harvey Milk a posthumous Medal of Freedom.
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#justice
Report: Charges Dropped Against Henry Louis Gates
CNN is reporting that the Cambridge Police Department has dropped all charges against Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, who was arrested last week outside his home for disorderly conduct.
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#justice
Pack Your Bags, Jesse Watters: There's a Judge in D.C. in Need of a Good Stalkin'
David Malakoff, the former NPR editor and reporter who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, has been let off without prison time by a federal judge. Bill O'Reilly, call your office. More » -
#crooks
Mark Dreier will spend twenty years in prison for defrauding investors out of $400 million.
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#scandals
Egyptian Billionaire Sentenced to Death For Murdering Pop Star
Egypt just sentenced a billionaire real estate tycoon to die for killing his girlfriend, a Lebanese pop singer. In America, we protect the billionaires, and leave killings of music stars (Tupac, Biggie) unsolved forever. We can learn from these Egyptians! More » -
#justice
SCOTUS: Ashcroft, FBI Only Guilty of Loving America Too Much
Good news if you are a Bush administration official who authorized abuses of power after a 24 marathon: you can't be sued! More » -
#kariferrell
Confirmed: Hipster Grifter in Custody
The Philadelphia police have confirmed to us that Kari Ferrell, a.k.a. the Hipster Grifter, was booked into custody last night at 10:35 p.m., as a fugitive from another jurisdiction. Looks like Kari told the truth! More »
