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Fate of Manhattan Judge On Sick Leave Since 2014 Up in Air

Justice Daniel McCullough, currently at a New York rehabilitation facility on sick leave, has yet to decide on retirement or applying for disability benefits and has been collecting an annual salary of $193,000 during his time off. So reports The New York Daily News.

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Assange: I’ll Face U.S. Courts If My Rights Are Protected

After former President Barack Obama commuted the sentence of ex-military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange doubled down on his offer to be extradited to the U.S. provided his rights will be protected. So reports Newsweek.

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Sir Paul Seeks to Win Back Rights to Beatles Songs

Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney is suing Sony/ATV Music Publishing to get back the rights of songs he wrote himself or with bandmate John Lennon. So reports CNN.

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Former Apprentice Contestant Sues Trump for ‘False Statements’

Former "The Apprentice" contestant Summer Zervos is suing President Donald Trump for defamation. So reports NBC News.

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Zuckerberg to Testify in Alleged Stolen ‘Oculus’ VR Tech Case

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify in a $2 billion lawsuit that features accusations Oculus, owned by Facebook, stole technology from ZeniMax Media. So reports Newsweek.

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Chicago PD Engaged in Systemic Rights Violations: Report

The U.S. Justice Department found the Chicago Police Department to have engaged in a "pattern and practice of violating residents' constitutional rights" over the course of years. So reports The New York Daily News.

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Short-lived Penn. AG Beemer Settles in ‘Lewd Email’ Probe

Acting Pennsylvania Attorney General Bruce Beemer settled with Buckley Sandler, who was tasked with investigating a series of “lewd emails” sent on government servers. So reports Newsworks.

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Chris Christie ‘Probable Cause’ Ruling Sent Back to Lower Court

New Jersey state Superior Court Judge Bonnie Mizdol overturned a lower court ruling that found probable cause of misconduct against New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. So reports Time.

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VW Employees Indicted, Company to Pay Record $4.3B Penalty

Six Volkswagen employees were indicted for their alleged role in "an elaborate and wide-ranging scheme to commit fraud and then cover it up" after the company was found to have lied about their product's gaseous emissions. So reports ABC News.

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