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U.S. judge throws out Abu Ghraib detainees' torture case
2013-06-27 03:57:32| IT Services - Topix.net
CACI International Inc has won the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing it of conspiring to torture detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, as the defense contractor benefited from a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision over alleged human rights abuses on foreign soil.
US: Judge throws out bid to block Anheuser-Busch InBev, Modelo deal
2013-06-05 16:36:22| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
A US district judge has dismissed a last-minute legal bid by a group of consumers to block Anheuser-Busch InBev's acquisition of Grupo Modelo, according to reports.
Judge Throws the Book at AT&T Hacker 'Weev'
2013-03-19 00:17:00| TechNewsWorld
Andrew Auernheimer, a hacker known as "Weev," was sentenced Monday to 41 months in prison for obtaining the personal data of more than 100,000 iPad owners from AT&T's publicly accessible website and sending the information to the media. The ruling immediately sparked an outcry from a digital rights group that claims the punishment does not fit the crime.