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California Supreme Court to hear Oral Argument on Proposition 8
Wednesday, 4 Mar, 2009 – 2:58 | Comments
California Supreme Court to hear Oral Argument on Proposition 8

Tomorrow, the California Supreme Court will hear oral argument on the now-infamous Proposition 8. For those visitors from other parts of the country, or our international friends, here is a quick summary of what Proposition …

Finally Released After All These Years: The Secret Bush Memos
Tuesday, 3 Mar, 2009 – 2:52 | Comments
Finally Released After All These Years: The Secret Bush Memos

Recently, the now infamous memos issued by the administration of Former President George W. Bush were released by President Obama to the public. These memos were issued in the days following the horrific attacks on …

Thoughts On The Pirate Bay “Spectrial”
Wednesday, 25 Feb, 2009 – 19:04 | Comments
Thoughts On The Pirate Bay “Spectrial”

On January 31, 2008, Swedish prosecutors filed charges against four young men in what would become known as the “spectrial“ of the digital era. These men are the individuals behind The Pirate Bay, a foreign …

California’s Economic Crisis: Part 3 – The Idea Factory
Monday, 23 Feb, 2009 – 19:03 | Comments
California’s Economic Crisis: Part 3 – The Idea Factory

Welcome to the final installment of California Economic Crisis. In this third chapter, TLL explores ways that California could have avoided ending up so deep in the red. And there are a few ideas here …

California’s Economic Crisis: Part 2 – The Nitty Gritty and the Path to Poorness
Saturday, 21 Feb, 2009 – 19:01 | Comments
California’s Economic Crisis: Part 2 – The Nitty Gritty and the Path to Poorness

California’s budget has just been signed by Governor Arnold, at just before 2 pm on Friday. Now that the budget is in fact effective, what does it really mean for Californians? And how did California …

California’s Economic Crisis: Part 1 – Progress (?) and Education
Saturday, 21 Feb, 2009 – 18:58 | Comments
California’s Economic Crisis: Part 1 – Progress (?) and Education

California’s Economic Crisis is the first in a multi-part tale of political blunders, late night senate meetings, and economic clusterfucks. The story will follow the way California is dealing with its budget deficit, and such …

Rotten Apple
Sunday, 15 Feb, 2009 – 15:59 | Comments
Rotten Apple

In a move sure to draw the ire of many an iPhone owner, Apple has recently made the bold claim that Jailbreaking is illegal. The full claim can be found here, but the short of …

ADA Scandal Soils Santa Clara DA’s Office (say that 3 times fast)
Thursday, 12 Feb, 2009 – 18:39 | Comments
ADA Scandal Soils Santa Clara DA’s Office (say that 3 times fast)

Now here’s an interesting one. TLL recently learned that Santa Clara County Assistand District Attorney Benjamin Field has been suspended for 4 years for abusing his power as a D.A. Among the legal violations Mr. …

Madoff Madness
Wednesday, 11 Feb, 2009 – 18:34 | Comments
Madoff Madness

Oh Bernie. I can’t hate on you. (Yes I can). You single handedly pulled off one of the world’s most ballsy crimes. You then got caught, not because it was your fault exactly,but because of …

Epic Fail!
Wednesday, 11 Feb, 2009 – 18:32 | Comments
Epic Fail!

American Journalism has failed you, the public. Unless you are independently searching for your news like you should be, major news networks are failing to bring you the stories that are relevant to your lives. …