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The Settlers of Catan
According to this W$J story, "the new golf" in Silicon Valley is The Settlers of Catan. Or just "Settlers" to...

Settlers Accused of Assaulting Palestinian Teacher and Then Tying Him to Post
In Hebron, a mob of Israeli settlers are accused of attacking 30-year-old teacher, Midhat Abu Karsh, from the southern West Bank village of As-Samu. They allegedly dragged him to a nearby settlement outpost where he was tied to an electricity pole...

Ronen on Settlers Implanted by Illegal Regimes
Yael Ronen (Minerva Center, Faculty of Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem) has posted Status of Settlers Implanted by Illegal Regimes Under International Law on SSRN. Here is the abstract:This article concerns settlers introduced into a territory under a territorial regime...

Reflections on the (criminal justice) blawgosphere
Here are three very interesting and thought-provoking posts about the history and state of the blawgosphere from the "practical blawgosphere": From Simple Justice, Are Law Professors Afraid of the Practical Blawgosphere? From CrimLaw, A Brief History of Blogging: Is It...

More Woes for Ubi with Settlers 7
Gamers are once again taking to Ubisoft's forums in order to bark about connectivity issues with the recent release Settlers 7.While the game does feature Ubi's DRM technology that requires a constant Internet connection, it appears this time around that the problem is related to authentication...

Photographer Attacked by Jewish Settlers While Taking Pictures of Palestinian Farmers
Jewish settlers attacked a photographer who was taking pictures of Palestinian farmers picking olives in the West Bank on Saturday — an attack filmed by AP Television. One man then hit a woman who tried to retrieve the camera that the settlers took from the photographer...

Payments Begin in Landmark $16 Million Medicaid Class Action
Payments Begin in Landmark $16 Million Medicaid Class Action

Refco
Ex-CEO Gets 16 Years

Nail Guns
Injury Rate More Than Doubles in Three Years

FDA Issues Early Safety Communication About Meridia Diet Pill
Meridia Diet Pill FDA Issues Early Safety Communication

False Arrest
City of Greer pays $50,000 settlement after imprisoning a woman whose charges had been dismissed years earlier.

Xolair
FDA Issues Early Communication over Safety Data