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Over the past few months, we have covered the unfolding saga (here and here) of the Central States Pension Fund, which handles retirement benefits for current and former Teamster union truck drivers across various states including Texas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri, New York, and Minnesota, and is one of the largest pension funds in the nation, […]

Submitted by Tom Engelhardt via TomDispatch.com, There are the news stories that genuinely surprise you, and then there are the ones that you could write in your sleep before they happen. Let me concoct an example for you: “Top American and European military leaders are weighing options to step up the fight against the Islamic […]

The Federal Government announced an increase in fuel price on Wednesday that saw the price of fuel spike to N145 from N82.50. The government announced that it was focusing solely on price modulation effectively ruling out subsidy and relying on market forces to determine the price of petrol. This news was welcomed with mixed reactions […]

The Minister for State for Petroleum Resources was on Channels TV Sunrise show on Thursday explaining the reason for the hike in petroleum prices which has taken a lot of Nigerians by surprise. While responding to questions on how they arrived at the pump rice band of between N135 – N145 per liter, the minister […]

Nigeria has lost billions to subsidy payments. According to Nigeria Extractive Transparency Initiative, Nigeria has paid N4.5 Trillion on subsidies in the past 7 years, that is, N1.5 trillion shy of the current annual budget. That amount could have funded Dangote’s $14 billion refinery (N2.8 Trillion) poised to be the world’s largest refinery and still […]Read More

If the accusations of Facebook’s former news curator are to believed, the social media company’s news platform isn’t quite as neutral as many people have come to believe. Yesterday, the US Senate Committee called for Facebook Chairman Mark Zuckerberg to respond to a Monday report that the company consistently suppressed conservative news stories from making […]Read More

As a member of the U.S. Army Reserve, Michel Davis served for half a year in Iraq and three years in Afghanistan. And while he was fighting abroad, taxes were piling up on his Philadelphia home. Eventually, Davis’s home was foreclosed upon, despite his repeated attempts to limit delinquent property taxes and penalties under the […]

If you’re a fan of Jeopardy!, the long-running game show hosted by Alex Trebek, then you already know: Monday’s Double Jeopardy! round featured a whole column dedicated to law firms. Three contestants, all teachers, went head-to-head to see who had the quickest buzzer finger in town — and who knew the most about the law. […]

The past few years have seen a major change in public attitudes towards and legal protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. Last year, gay rights advocates won a stunning victory in the Supreme Court, as the Court recognized a constitutional right to marriage equality. This week, the Obama administration squared off against North […]

There’s a massive showdown coming to the Supreme Court — over cheerleader uniforms. On one side is Star Athletica, an upstart purveyor of spirited outfits for spirited squads. On the other is Varsity Brands, hometown heroes and long-time reigning champs, at least when it comes to everything cheerleading. Caught in the middle are thousands of […]

Welcome to the firm, robot lawyers! Last week, BigLaw firm BakerHostetler announced that it was partnering with ROSS Intelligence to bring artificial intelligence to its Bankruptcy, Restructuring, and Creditor Rights practice. ROSS will be used to help BakerHostetler’s non-robot lawyers research more quickly and intelligently. Will other firms follow their lead? A New Kind of […]

You want to be the best boss you can be. Not only do you give your support staff a good wage and decent perks, you remember their birthdays, you promote an open office environment, you try not to make unreasonable demands. Well guess what? It doesn’t matter. According to a recent study, you can bring […]