How the IOC effectively maintains a gag order on nonsponsors of the Olympics
Aug 13, 2016 11:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Sports
If youre one of the billions of people around the world following the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in any form, youre probably aware of its most talked-about sports moments. Simone Biles of the United States (with dual Belizean...
FCC Gets Thrashed, Municipal Internet Services Quashed
Aug 11, 2016 07:44 am UTC| Technology Law
The Federal Communications Commission recently lost a court case wherein the main focus was the use of its authority to come between states and cities in their battle to expand municipal internet services. The cities in...
Corrupt Silk Road agent’s lawyer files to withdraw from appeals case
Aug 10, 2016 15:57 pm UTC| Digital Currency Law
The third lawyer representing the corrupt Silk Road investigator Shaun Bridges has requested to be removed from the case, saying that his recent appeal is frivolous. In a recent filing to the 9th Circuit Court of...
A tale of three surprisingly different street gangs around the world
Aug 10, 2016 15:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life Law
It can sometimes seem like there are gangs everywhere you look. At the Rio Olympics, fears of gang-related violence have resulted in intensive security much as in London four years ago. In Brussels, gang rivalries are the...
Brazil’s Dilma to face trial after Senate indicts her
Aug 10, 2016 11:31 am UTC| Commentary Law
Former President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff will face trial in an impeachment process after Brazilian Senate voted against her on charges of breaking the law. The senate members voted 59 to 21 in favor of indicting Dilma....
Nauru abuse reports warrant urgent action to protect children in offshore detention
Aug 10, 2016 05:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Guardian Australia has released more than 2,000 leaked incident reports from Australias offshore processing centre on Nauru. These reports cover the period from May 2013 to October 2015. They document numerous...
When doping wasn't considered cheating
Aug 10, 2016 05:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Sports
Trying to gain an advantage over your opponent is as old as sport itself. But whats considered fair and unfair is often up for debate. In cricket, theres sledging, which is when fielders verbally abuse batsmen in order...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight