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Finally, the 'Harlem Shake' Is Getting a Federal Investigation

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:51:28 +0000

A bunch of students from the Colorado College ultimate Frisbee team managed to pull off a “Harlem Shake” video (yes, another one) while on an airplane. Federal authorities were not pleased. Setting aside the question of what school sends its Frisbee players on a trip that requires a flight (isn’t that what the quad is [...]

Is the 'X-Men Origins' Movie Good Enough to Go to Federal Prison Over?

Kathy Landin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:55:15 +0000

On Monday, the New York man who uploaded an unfinished and unreleased “workprint” of ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ to the internet in March of 2009 was sentenced to serve one year in prison. About a month before the film was set to be released to the public, Gilbert Sanches posted the “workprint” on the file-sharing site [...]

Federal Judge Blocks Law Requiring Graphic Photos on Cigarette Packs

Shauna Wright — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:28:43 +0000

In a 29-page decision on Monday, US District Judge Richard J. Leon blocked the implementation of a law on graphic cigarette photos. It would’ve required tobacco companies to include explicit photos detailing the dangers of smoking on cigarette packages.

The 36 images proposed by the Food and Drug Administration include a picture of diseased lungs next to healthy lungs, a man exhaling smoke through a hole in his throat, and a male cadaver with chest staples down his torso.